SirRichardRear
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Hi All, Anthony Vapes back here my review of the Joyetch Espion Mod. Disclaimer: This product was sent to me from Joyetech
Review Disclaimer
I review products for what they are with no account of where it comes from or who makes it. The test results are the results for what is in my hand. Due to possible QC difference your experience may vary. I spend more time with products then most reviewers and try to be thorough, do disassemblies to check for design flaws, do accuracy testing, and stress testing, something that is typically done in maintenance industries to try and “force” a failure or diagnose a potential failure point to give me an idea of a devices longevity. With that said, there is no way for myself or anyone to predict if a device will last 6 months, 1 year, 5 years etc. Any manufactured item from cars to phones to computers to mods have a possibility of arriving DOA or having a small % failure rate. There is no way to predict this or quantify this. That’s why warranties and lemon laws exist. I can only review what I have in my hand for better or for worse. Contrary to popular belief, there is no special review samples of higher quality. Most of the time personally i get retail versions, the few times i’ve gotten early releases they are usually worse than the final retail version.
Introduction:
The Joyetech Espion is the latest mod from joyetech and should be a welcome addition for those vapers who aren’t into the fancy looking stuff. It’s a simple looking 1 color box with a large color screen on the front and 3 buttons (mode, up, and down) and a large side mounted fire button. It’s available in 3 colors. Black, Gunmetal, and Blue
Manufacturer's Specs
Chart:
Spreadsheet:
Stock Shot Colors:
Size comparisons
Handchecks:
Internal 510 pin
Initial Impressions and features
When I first got this Mod, I really liked the looks and design of it. Matter of fact they sent it with some marketing material with a picture of a guy who looks like a james bond actor dressed to the nines. Like the theme of the mod is supposed to be simple and classy which is something we haven’t seen as much of lately with many mods going the route of lots of colors and LEDs and such. This mod however is just a sleek simple looking box with a simple and comfortable shape.
Watt Mode Performance (update)
Let’s get into some data. I ran my normal testing. Testing resistances were done at .12 , .15, .2, and .51 ohms. wattage points were max (200), 150, 100, 75, 50, and 25. At .12 ohms it maxed out at 178 watts and 39 amps. The 39 amps is in line with the average dual battery mods nowadays so no complaints there, although not the 50 they advertise. The rest of the testing it hit on the low side which is pretty normal as well for such a low resistance. Anywhere from 1-12 watts with the lower wattages being more accurate. At .15 it maxed out at 199 watts. The rest of the testing it was low 1-7 watts but again better at lower wattages. 100 or less was never off by more than 4. No issues there. For the .2 test it maxed out at 206 watts so it does meet and exceed the published 200 watt spec. The rest of the testing it was 1 watt low to 5 watts high. At 100 or less it’s never off by more then 2. Very accurate here for sure. For the .51 testing due to the way the chip works the max setting i can achieve is 158.8 due to the 9V limit built into the chip. So i didn't test at 200, The highest i tested at was 150. On the 150 setting it maxed out at 160 watts and 9.046 volts so it does meet the 9V spec promised and has a boost circuit as well. The rest of the testing it was a little high form 2-6 watts.
Overall i found this to be a good performer in power mode. Like all joyetech (and their sister companies) they list their mods at 50 amps. It’s untrue and I wish they would change it. None of their dual battery or single battery mods can put out 50 amps. It does however do 40 so it performs like most good mods in that regards. As far as the watts go it does do 200 and a few extra so accurately rated there and as far as volts goes it does do 9 Volts so accurately rated there as well. The 9V limit shows it has a boost circuit which is great. It read resistance very accurate as ell and auo reads it. Does Not ask for new coil or anything. The mod and chip itself handled my stress testing very well. It didn’t get hot at all. The top plate however does take heat transfer from the atty so if you atty runs hot, it’ll heat up that top plate. Not a big deal but worth mentioning. It also has a preheat option (power and duration) that works well. Output was smooth and consistent the whole time. Overall an excellent performer in power mode that is accurately rated.
Temperature Control
Using SS316 wire with the default SS mode and also TCR mode using 00092. I tested 8 builds ranging from single round spaced single and dual coils, to fancy single coil and Fancy dual coil builds and a fancy triple coil build. On an overall basis it’s hard for me to recommend any settings on the mod. While i was able to get a good vape at times it was usually short lived. I found myself fiddling with temp all the time even on the same builds. It lacked consistency. Sometimes uping the temp 40-50 degrees to get the same puff i just had. Some builds required 600f to get even a little bit of vapor, while other times i had to be below 400f to not get a dry hit. Overall it was far too inconsistent for me to say any good settings to use. It wouldn’t surprise me if someone threw 1 build on it and liked it or hated it based on just that. But the more builds throw at it, the more frustrating it becomes. So overall it gets a fail from me in temp control for it’s lack of consistency or ability to dial in “good settings” for use
Review Disclaimer
I review products for what they are with no account of where it comes from or who makes it. The test results are the results for what is in my hand. Due to possible QC difference your experience may vary. I spend more time with products then most reviewers and try to be thorough, do disassemblies to check for design flaws, do accuracy testing, and stress testing, something that is typically done in maintenance industries to try and “force” a failure or diagnose a potential failure point to give me an idea of a devices longevity. With that said, there is no way for myself or anyone to predict if a device will last 6 months, 1 year, 5 years etc. Any manufactured item from cars to phones to computers to mods have a possibility of arriving DOA or having a small % failure rate. There is no way to predict this or quantify this. That’s why warranties and lemon laws exist. I can only review what I have in my hand for better or for worse. Contrary to popular belief, there is no special review samples of higher quality. Most of the time personally i get retail versions, the few times i’ve gotten early releases they are usually worse than the final retail version.
Introduction:
The Joyetech Espion is the latest mod from joyetech and should be a welcome addition for those vapers who aren’t into the fancy looking stuff. It’s a simple looking 1 color box with a large color screen on the front and 3 buttons (mode, up, and down) and a large side mounted fire button. It’s available in 3 colors. Black, Gunmetal, and Blue
Manufacturer's Specs
- Size: 83 x 44 x 28mm
- Battery: 2x 18650 cells (NOT included)
- Output wattage: 1 - 200W
- Mode: Power/TC(Ni, Ti, SS)/TCR (M1, M2, M3)/RTC
- Display: 1.45-inch TFT color screen
- Resistance range: 0.05 - 1.5 ohm (TC/TCR mode)/ 0.1 - 3.5ohm (Power/Bypass mode)
- Temperature Control Range: 100℃-315℃/200F-600F
- Max charging current: 2A
- Max output current: 50A
- Max output voltage: 9V
- 1 Joyetech Espion Box Mod
- 1 MicroUSB Cable
- Instructional Manual
Chart:
Spreadsheet:
Stock Shot Colors:
Size comparisons
Handchecks:
Internal 510 pin
Initial Impressions and features
When I first got this Mod, I really liked the looks and design of it. Matter of fact they sent it with some marketing material with a picture of a guy who looks like a james bond actor dressed to the nines. Like the theme of the mod is supposed to be simple and classy which is something we haven’t seen as much of lately with many mods going the route of lots of colors and LEDs and such. This mod however is just a sleek simple looking box with a simple and comfortable shape.
Watt Mode Performance (update)
Let’s get into some data. I ran my normal testing. Testing resistances were done at .12 , .15, .2, and .51 ohms. wattage points were max (200), 150, 100, 75, 50, and 25. At .12 ohms it maxed out at 178 watts and 39 amps. The 39 amps is in line with the average dual battery mods nowadays so no complaints there, although not the 50 they advertise. The rest of the testing it hit on the low side which is pretty normal as well for such a low resistance. Anywhere from 1-12 watts with the lower wattages being more accurate. At .15 it maxed out at 199 watts. The rest of the testing it was low 1-7 watts but again better at lower wattages. 100 or less was never off by more than 4. No issues there. For the .2 test it maxed out at 206 watts so it does meet and exceed the published 200 watt spec. The rest of the testing it was 1 watt low to 5 watts high. At 100 or less it’s never off by more then 2. Very accurate here for sure. For the .51 testing due to the way the chip works the max setting i can achieve is 158.8 due to the 9V limit built into the chip. So i didn't test at 200, The highest i tested at was 150. On the 150 setting it maxed out at 160 watts and 9.046 volts so it does meet the 9V spec promised and has a boost circuit as well. The rest of the testing it was a little high form 2-6 watts.
Overall i found this to be a good performer in power mode. Like all joyetech (and their sister companies) they list their mods at 50 amps. It’s untrue and I wish they would change it. None of their dual battery or single battery mods can put out 50 amps. It does however do 40 so it performs like most good mods in that regards. As far as the watts go it does do 200 and a few extra so accurately rated there and as far as volts goes it does do 9 Volts so accurately rated there as well. The 9V limit shows it has a boost circuit which is great. It read resistance very accurate as ell and auo reads it. Does Not ask for new coil or anything. The mod and chip itself handled my stress testing very well. It didn’t get hot at all. The top plate however does take heat transfer from the atty so if you atty runs hot, it’ll heat up that top plate. Not a big deal but worth mentioning. It also has a preheat option (power and duration) that works well. Output was smooth and consistent the whole time. Overall an excellent performer in power mode that is accurately rated.
Temperature Control
Using SS316 wire with the default SS mode and also TCR mode using 00092. I tested 8 builds ranging from single round spaced single and dual coils, to fancy single coil and Fancy dual coil builds and a fancy triple coil build. On an overall basis it’s hard for me to recommend any settings on the mod. While i was able to get a good vape at times it was usually short lived. I found myself fiddling with temp all the time even on the same builds. It lacked consistency. Sometimes uping the temp 40-50 degrees to get the same puff i just had. Some builds required 600f to get even a little bit of vapor, while other times i had to be below 400f to not get a dry hit. Overall it was far too inconsistent for me to say any good settings to use. It wouldn’t surprise me if someone threw 1 build on it and liked it or hated it based on just that. But the more builds throw at it, the more frustrating it becomes. So overall it gets a fail from me in temp control for it’s lack of consistency or ability to dial in “good settings” for use