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Hi All, Anthony Vapes back here with my review of Desire Cut Squonk Mod. Please see bottom for disclaimers and links.
Introduction:
The Desire Cut Squonk Mod is the latest mod from longtime vape manufacturer Desire Designs. Mostly known for their RDA like the yuri, mad dog, and rabies, Desire has began making mods this year and with the cut, they aimed to fill a need in the squonk market. The Cut is a single battery squonk mod that can take a 21700, 20700, and 18650 (with included adapter) wrapped up in a solid package with a unique design. It’s available in 4 colors Purple, Red, Black, and White. Looking around online I see them for 60-70 USD on various sites.
Manufacturer's Specs: Mod
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Initial Impressions and features
When I first got this Mod, i was pretty impressed with the build quality. It’s quite heavy and a solid metal mod that’s night and day from the normal 3d printed box style mods or even the thinner metal ones like the VTinbox. This mod has some heft too it for sure. It’s also a different shape and size from many single battery squonk mods who all use a similar layout. I expected it to be bigger since it can handle a 21700 battery but it’s not bulky. It’s just a taller and thinner shape with 5 sides to it instead of the normal 4 sides of a mod that is rectangular-ish. It’s a very comfy design that feels nice in the hand and has a good size screen on it. One of the largest i’ve seen from a squonk mod. Overall I was pretty happy with it from the start
Watt Mode Performance
Now let’s get into some data. I ran my normal testing. I used the ijoy 5 leg 20700 batteries for the testing. Testing resistances were done at .12, .15, .2, and .65 ohms. wattage points were max (108), 80, 60, 40, and 20. At .12 ohms it maxed out at 94 watts and 28 amps. For the rest of the testing it was pretty accurate 2-3 watts weak at 60 or less and 8 watts weak at 80. Pretty normal for single battery mods to hit a little weak at this resistance At .15 it maxed out at 107 watts. The rest were pretty good again hitting high 1-5 watts. For the .2 test it maxed out at 112 watts. Again pretty accurate but a little on the high side 2-4 watts. For the .65 testing it maxed out at 101 watts and 8.1 volts. For the rest of the testing 1-8 watts high. The volts shows there is a boost circuit like most single battery mods.
Overall I felt the performance of this mod was good. It’s mostly just a few watts high never more than 5 or 6 really but usually just a couple watts high and with the really low .12 ohm build a few watts low. Pretty damn accurate when compared with other squonk mods and right on par with the VT inbox and pulse 80w mods i tested and a little better than the RSQ. I was able to get 112 watts max, so I consider it to be accurately rated at 108 watts. The 8.1 volt limit shows there is a boost circuit. Their site lists the max Volts at 8V which is an accurate rating. They list an amp limit of 35 on their site, The max i got is 28 which makes it a little overrated but right on par with most single battery mods where the amp limit is between 25-30 on average so no complaints there. The watt curve mode also works very good as well and is a nice feature only found in 1 other squonker with the pulse 80w.
Simplified TLDR Power Performance summary
Mod performance is really good. Mostly hits just a few watts off on the high side similar to the pulse 80w mod, but a little on the low side for a .12 ohm or lower build. Accurately rated for watts (112), amp limit 28 which is average for single battery mods but a little short of the 35 listed. Volts tested at 8.1 so yes boost circuit as most single battery mods are and meets their 8V posted limit
Temperature Control Performance
Using SS316 wire and both SS mode and TCR mode, I tested 6 builds. 1 simple round spaced, 1 simple round dual, 2 medium to large fancy single coils builds, and 2 medium to large fancy dual coil builds. The default mode is way too anemic. Even turning it all the way up was a poor vape. So i went to TCR mode and played around with the TCR values to find what felt correct. I found 130 to be the best TCR for SS316 on this mod instead of the technically correct values of 88-92. With a TCR set at 130 i was able to get a good vape mostly consistently. 460F provides a warm vape as it should and most vapers will find their preferred temp in the 400-480F range. Dry hit protection is great on this mod and the throttle is nice and smooth. No non DNA squonk mods have been good at TC really and not many that can take a 21700 battery so i do have to grade it on a curve a bit and consider the temp control to be good enough provided you use TCR mode and the 130 value for SS316 wire. You can get a good vape with some tweaking but it’s still a little inconsistent, and as of now that’s the best we have on the market in non DNA squonkers. You can also adjust the power in TC mode as well to change ramp up which works well and has no power limit in TC mode. It’s not something i’d recommend for temp control however, but no worse off than any other non DNA squonker i’ve reviewed and actually a bit better than most.
Introduction:
The Desire Cut Squonk Mod is the latest mod from longtime vape manufacturer Desire Designs. Mostly known for their RDA like the yuri, mad dog, and rabies, Desire has began making mods this year and with the cut, they aimed to fill a need in the squonk market. The Cut is a single battery squonk mod that can take a 21700, 20700, and 18650 (with included adapter) wrapped up in a solid package with a unique design. It’s available in 4 colors Purple, Red, Black, and White. Looking around online I see them for 60-70 USD on various sites.
Manufacturer's Specs: Mod
- Size: 86mm x 45mm x 33mm
- Battery: Single 21700/20700/18650 battery(Not included)
- Power range: 5-108W
- Output current: 35A
- Output voltage: 0.5-8V
- Resistance range: 0.08ohm-3.0ohm
- Temperature limit: 200-600℉
- Screen: 0.96-inch
- Thread: 510 thread
- New CUT 108W-Chip
- State breath display lamp
- 0.96 inch screen display
- 7ml large juice squonk bottle
- Maximum output of 108W
- 1x Desire Cut Squonk MOD
- 1x USB Cable
- 1x 18650 battery adapter
- 1x Manual
- 1x Warranty Card
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Initial Impressions and features
When I first got this Mod, i was pretty impressed with the build quality. It’s quite heavy and a solid metal mod that’s night and day from the normal 3d printed box style mods or even the thinner metal ones like the VTinbox. This mod has some heft too it for sure. It’s also a different shape and size from many single battery squonk mods who all use a similar layout. I expected it to be bigger since it can handle a 21700 battery but it’s not bulky. It’s just a taller and thinner shape with 5 sides to it instead of the normal 4 sides of a mod that is rectangular-ish. It’s a very comfy design that feels nice in the hand and has a good size screen on it. One of the largest i’ve seen from a squonk mod. Overall I was pretty happy with it from the start
Watt Mode Performance
Now let’s get into some data. I ran my normal testing. I used the ijoy 5 leg 20700 batteries for the testing. Testing resistances were done at .12, .15, .2, and .65 ohms. wattage points were max (108), 80, 60, 40, and 20. At .12 ohms it maxed out at 94 watts and 28 amps. For the rest of the testing it was pretty accurate 2-3 watts weak at 60 or less and 8 watts weak at 80. Pretty normal for single battery mods to hit a little weak at this resistance At .15 it maxed out at 107 watts. The rest were pretty good again hitting high 1-5 watts. For the .2 test it maxed out at 112 watts. Again pretty accurate but a little on the high side 2-4 watts. For the .65 testing it maxed out at 101 watts and 8.1 volts. For the rest of the testing 1-8 watts high. The volts shows there is a boost circuit like most single battery mods.
Overall I felt the performance of this mod was good. It’s mostly just a few watts high never more than 5 or 6 really but usually just a couple watts high and with the really low .12 ohm build a few watts low. Pretty damn accurate when compared with other squonk mods and right on par with the VT inbox and pulse 80w mods i tested and a little better than the RSQ. I was able to get 112 watts max, so I consider it to be accurately rated at 108 watts. The 8.1 volt limit shows there is a boost circuit. Their site lists the max Volts at 8V which is an accurate rating. They list an amp limit of 35 on their site, The max i got is 28 which makes it a little overrated but right on par with most single battery mods where the amp limit is between 25-30 on average so no complaints there. The watt curve mode also works very good as well and is a nice feature only found in 1 other squonker with the pulse 80w.
Simplified TLDR Power Performance summary
Mod performance is really good. Mostly hits just a few watts off on the high side similar to the pulse 80w mod, but a little on the low side for a .12 ohm or lower build. Accurately rated for watts (112), amp limit 28 which is average for single battery mods but a little short of the 35 listed. Volts tested at 8.1 so yes boost circuit as most single battery mods are and meets their 8V posted limit
Temperature Control Performance
Using SS316 wire and both SS mode and TCR mode, I tested 6 builds. 1 simple round spaced, 1 simple round dual, 2 medium to large fancy single coils builds, and 2 medium to large fancy dual coil builds. The default mode is way too anemic. Even turning it all the way up was a poor vape. So i went to TCR mode and played around with the TCR values to find what felt correct. I found 130 to be the best TCR for SS316 on this mod instead of the technically correct values of 88-92. With a TCR set at 130 i was able to get a good vape mostly consistently. 460F provides a warm vape as it should and most vapers will find their preferred temp in the 400-480F range. Dry hit protection is great on this mod and the throttle is nice and smooth. No non DNA squonk mods have been good at TC really and not many that can take a 21700 battery so i do have to grade it on a curve a bit and consider the temp control to be good enough provided you use TCR mode and the 130 value for SS316 wire. You can get a good vape with some tweaking but it’s still a little inconsistent, and as of now that’s the best we have on the market in non DNA squonkers. You can also adjust the power in TC mode as well to change ramp up which works well and has no power limit in TC mode. It’s not something i’d recommend for temp control however, but no worse off than any other non DNA squonker i’ve reviewed and actually a bit better than most.