INTRODUCTION
Hello everyone and welcome to another review. This is Pizza Dave and today I will be going over the SX Auto by Yihi. This device is the latest auto squonker to hit the market, and follows similar devices in the IPV3 Mini and Vsticking VKSMA. Both of those devices had the same, or at least similar, chipset within and worked upon the same principle. This principle is to have a pod style device, which pumps liquid from a tank in the device up to an RDA style atomizer head. In the case of the SX Auto, there is also an RDA available, making for a budget friendly rebuildable device for on the go. I already review the VKSMA recently, so let’s get right to it and see how this stacks up!
DISCLAIMER: This device was sent to my by Yihi for review.
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WHAT YOU GET
GROUP SHOT
PACKAGING
UNBOXED
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FIRST IMPRESSIONS
WOW. These are really some amazing looking devices. They have the look and feel of a high dollar device. FIt and finish is excellent and I really couldn’t believe how nice these are, but with them being Yihi it should be almost expected. Other than how they look, the device is very familiar. This is essentially the same thing as the IPV and Vsticking that were previously released. Small screen, compact size, 3.5mL bottle that pulls out the bottom, and some tiny RDA looking atomizers. In this one’s case, it also came with an RDA for a single coil, but I will get more into that down below.
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OPERATION
This one operates VERY similar to the Vsticking VKSMA. The chipset appears to be the same, except Yihi has worked on several aspects of this to perfect its operation. There is even a firmware update which came out yesterday. This update is designed for better control of the pump speeds. I don’t notice a massive difference from factory, but it is nice to see that they are continually working to improve it. The chipset, being a Yihi, is a bit wonky to get used to. Luckily, the manual that came with this spells things out rather clear. There is one change when it comes to DIY and Auto Mode, but I will cover that now as well. Anyways…… Here is is
MENU
Once you play with this for a day or two, the menus make sense. The first few times using this are confusing and highly frustrating. It could be cleaned up a little, but it works. Also, once you get it dialed in where you want it, you never have to mess around with this again. DIY mode has more options to fine tune your vape, but the manual spells each of these steps out clearly for you so I am not going to get into that.
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ADAS / RDA
The ADAs that come on this are about the same thing as what was with the VKSMA. These essentially look like 16mm rdas, prebuilt, with lots of cotton inside. These are non-rebuildable, and made to fit on top of this device. The ones I received were all a dark tinted color, but the RDA had an Ultem Cap. The .2-ohm runs a warmer than the .8-ohm and was used with 6mg freebase nictone. The .8-ohm runs cooler, and I used this with 35mg nic salts. The both have excellent flavor and perform great. I never had issues with dry hits or flooding, as I was able to dial in the pumping right to where I wanted it. I typically ran this somewhere around 60 on the .2-ohm and 40 with the .8-ohm. This will differ with liquid consistency, so you will have to play with this yourself.
The RDA for this is an excellent option for those who like to build. The build deck is easy to build on and wick. However, it is very difficult to work with in terms of preheating to burn off oils. The device, which has dry hit protection will not allow it, and turns the pump on automatically. I found that I had to stick a piece of long cotton in there, juice it up, then vaporized it, suck liquid down, vaporize it, suck liquid down. Then I would pull the cotton out and wick it the way I wanted to. I wish there was a “BUILD MODE” on the thing where it showed an ohm reading and allowed you to dry fire it. This would make the RDA absolutely amazing, as the way this vapes is top notch. Flavor is good, and wicking keeps up even more than the ADAs, so much so, that I ran the pump down at 20 with the RDA.
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PHOTO GALLERY
Hello everyone and welcome to another review. This is Pizza Dave and today I will be going over the SX Auto by Yihi. This device is the latest auto squonker to hit the market, and follows similar devices in the IPV3 Mini and Vsticking VKSMA. Both of those devices had the same, or at least similar, chipset within and worked upon the same principle. This principle is to have a pod style device, which pumps liquid from a tank in the device up to an RDA style atomizer head. In the case of the SX Auto, there is also an RDA available, making for a budget friendly rebuildable device for on the go. I already review the VKSMA recently, so let’s get right to it and see how this stacks up!
DISCLAIMER: This device was sent to my by Yihi for review.
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WHAT YOU GET
- 1 SX Auto Device
- 1 0.2ohm SX-ADA Atomizer
- 1 0.8ohm SX-ADA Atomizer
- Drip tip silicone cover on each ADA
- 1 Micro-USB Cable
- Paperwork
GROUP SHOT
PACKAGING
UNBOXED
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- Measurements: 81.8mm x 48mm x 20.3mm
- Battery: 1400mah
- Power Range: 5-35w
- Capacity: 3.5mL
- Other features: Auto squonking design with a tank on the bottom which automatically pumps liquid to the ada/rda.
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FIRST IMPRESSIONS
WOW. These are really some amazing looking devices. They have the look and feel of a high dollar device. FIt and finish is excellent and I really couldn’t believe how nice these are, but with them being Yihi it should be almost expected. Other than how they look, the device is very familiar. This is essentially the same thing as the IPV and Vsticking that were previously released. Small screen, compact size, 3.5mL bottle that pulls out the bottom, and some tiny RDA looking atomizers. In this one’s case, it also came with an RDA for a single coil, but I will get more into that down below.
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OPERATION
This one operates VERY similar to the Vsticking VKSMA. The chipset appears to be the same, except Yihi has worked on several aspects of this to perfect its operation. There is even a firmware update which came out yesterday. This update is designed for better control of the pump speeds. I don’t notice a massive difference from factory, but it is nice to see that they are continually working to improve it. The chipset, being a Yihi, is a bit wonky to get used to. Luckily, the manual that came with this spells things out rather clear. There is one change when it comes to DIY and Auto Mode, but I will cover that now as well. Anyways…… Here is is
- 5 clicks of the fire button will turn the device on. It is turned off in the menu.
- Presseing up and down together, when in Auto Mode, switches over to DIY.
- Pressing up and down together, when in DIY Mode, automatically detects resistance. Auto must be turned off in the menu.
- Lock or unlock the device with 3 clicks of the fire button. This locks out all operation.
- Press the up or down button to turn the pump speed up and down. If you hold up or hold down, it will manually pump liquid up or down.
MENU
- Click the fire button 5 times and it fires up a menu which will then have the following
- Power level - Cycle through P1, P2, or P3 power level
- Ni .2-ohm ADA SS .8-ohm ADA
- P1=15-20w P1=10.5-12w
- P2=25-30w P2=12.5-13.5w
- P3=30-35w P3=14-16w
- Temperature - Adjust vape temperature here
- Click on the little arrow and you get to more menu options.
- Units - Celsius or Fahrenheit
- Shutdown - Turn off Device
- Update - Click this to update firmware
- When in DIY Mode you can then adjust the resistance, or keeping cycling and you can change mode back into AUTO.
Once you play with this for a day or two, the menus make sense. The first few times using this are confusing and highly frustrating. It could be cleaned up a little, but it works. Also, once you get it dialed in where you want it, you never have to mess around with this again. DIY mode has more options to fine tune your vape, but the manual spells each of these steps out clearly for you so I am not going to get into that.
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ADAS / RDA
The ADAs that come on this are about the same thing as what was with the VKSMA. These essentially look like 16mm rdas, prebuilt, with lots of cotton inside. These are non-rebuildable, and made to fit on top of this device. The ones I received were all a dark tinted color, but the RDA had an Ultem Cap. The .2-ohm runs a warmer than the .8-ohm and was used with 6mg freebase nictone. The .8-ohm runs cooler, and I used this with 35mg nic salts. The both have excellent flavor and perform great. I never had issues with dry hits or flooding, as I was able to dial in the pumping right to where I wanted it. I typically ran this somewhere around 60 on the .2-ohm and 40 with the .8-ohm. This will differ with liquid consistency, so you will have to play with this yourself.
The RDA for this is an excellent option for those who like to build. The build deck is easy to build on and wick. However, it is very difficult to work with in terms of preheating to burn off oils. The device, which has dry hit protection will not allow it, and turns the pump on automatically. I found that I had to stick a piece of long cotton in there, juice it up, then vaporized it, suck liquid down, vaporize it, suck liquid down. Then I would pull the cotton out and wick it the way I wanted to. I wish there was a “BUILD MODE” on the thing where it showed an ohm reading and allowed you to dry fire it. This would make the RDA absolutely amazing, as the way this vapes is top notch. Flavor is good, and wicking keeps up even more than the ADAs, so much so, that I ran the pump down at 20 with the RDA.
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PHOTO GALLERY