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Today our guest is the box mod called Basium. It's the collaboration project of Dovpo and reviewer Vaping Biker
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Hey hey hey! Hello everyone! Alex from VaperMD is with you and i'm glad to welcome you on my channel
Collaboration. Yeah. Another collaboration of reviewer and Chinese company. So, they released this interesting squonk box mod which is powered by 2*18650, with a 6ml bottle and 180W board
It's pretty big and chunky box mod, but after all, it's powered by 2*18650's
Alright, let's not stretch the beginning, so let's dive down
Okay, unpretentious cardboard, but in the same time stylish box, on which it is written Basium Dual 18650, 180W squonk mod
And at the very bottom it says that this is a collaboration project with Vaping Biker
At the rear side of the box we have more detailed information of all features, of what's in the box, scratch code for authenticity check and lots of other necessary and not much information
Under the cover we are met by the additional documentation, which tells about battery safety, how to use this squonk mod and description why guys had decided to use super-simple board without any excesses
Also in the kit we have extra squonk bottle with plastic adapter
And, of course, the mod itself, which is packed in the plastic bag. And we don't have anything else in this box
Okay, now a little bit of specs. Mod is made out of zinc alloy and available in 5 colors - Black, Red, Blue, Green and SS
It features landing for atomizers with up to 25mm diameter. it's driven by the branded board by Dovpo, which can deliver up to 180W and 8V and minimal supported resistance is 0.08Ω
This mod is powered by 2*18650's and supports squonk mode, which is kinda obvious, since it's a squonk mod
And, as I previously said, it comes with two 6ml squonk bottles
And we, as always, start from the top and in order, where we have metal squonk 510 connector
As you can see, it's not centered, it's placed on the side to be opposite to bottle
This mod has no issues with the landing as well, but 26mm RDAs, for example, will get a slight overhang, but it won't be interfere you from using it
So maximum here is 26mm. Correctly - 25mm
Below connector there is control panel - Fire button, screen of a board and +/- buttons and, of course, a cutout in metal, through which the silicone bottle can be seen
This side is blank, here we have the name of a mod
This side is blank as well and at the bottom there is a battery door, which hides a compartment for dual 18650's
And special plastic slider for a bottle
On the sides, this slider has these notches, so you could to catch it by fingernail and pull it out
Moving forward. After you pulled this plastic slider out, you can take out the bottle, unscrew the cap and after that you can fill it up
Inside we have a silicone tube. Let's do an aptitude test for this bottle, as it being said
Press, block the air and remove the fingers. And, as you can see, the bottle holds vacuum perfectly
As I previously said, in the kit we have an extra silicone bottle, but as you can see it's white
But the capacity of it is the same - 6ml
And now let's take a look what's under the battery door. The door is holding firmly, it has contact group on it - A is negative, B is positive
And there is nothing left for us but to correctly insert the batteries - one battery goes positive side down, second battery positive side up. Contacts at the bottom is spring-loaded
After that close the battery door. This door has this lock on this side, so the door is holding firmly, it doesn't open by itself, it doesn't wobble nor rattle. It's great
And after you installed the batteries the board will turn On automatically
This is very simple board, it's very understandable and logical
So now I'll explain what's going on here
Okay, on the display we have battery life indicator - A and B. Also the mode, which we're currently in - VW(aka Power mode)
Lower, Wattage value, that you adjusted by +/- buttons
Amperage, voltage and resistance of your atomizer
Wattage can be adjusted by +/- buttons with 0.1W increments if you're below 100W
If we hold it, then, as you can see, Wattage adjusting with 1W increments. And once you go over 100W you will be able to adjust the Wattage with 1W increments
Also this mod has round robin feature - once you get to 180W the mod will stop and if you click once again you'll switch to the minimal value
Also, here you can change the mode from VW to VV(variable voltage). To do so you need to simultaneously press Fire and - buttons and hold it a bit
As you can see we're switched to VV mode and now we can adjust the voltage with 0.1V increments. And maximum voltage is 8V
And round robin back to 1V
Aside from that, mod has locking feature for +/- buttons. By pressing it simultaneously you'll lock it, while Fire button will remain functional at the same time
But +/- buttons will be inactive until you unlock it
Unlock it the same way and now the mod is basically ready to work
Because it's only left to turn it Off and On by the 5x clicks of Fire button. Mod says Goodbye to us. And when we turn it On
One two three four five
It just turn On without any long intros
It's great, very simple, understandable and logical board, I like it a lot for the fact, that it doesn't have any excesses
I think, friends, you noticed, that there is no MicroUSB slot for charging in this mod. But I agree with Dovpo on this one, because you shouldn't charge your batteries inside of your box mod, because sometimes it's not a safe thing to do
Better charge your batteries with external charger
Okay, I have a sample that I've been testing, this Red one, I have a liquid in a bottle. As you can see when I press it the liquid starts to go up. So put adapter inside like so and snap it
But, unfortunately, I have little issue with the Red version - this plastic part isn't snaps properly, so it protrudes a bit
And I think it's a con, because every sample should be precise and well built. For example, If I take Blue version - as you can see, everything is flush and nothing is protruding
Same goes for SS version - I'll snap bottle in place and as you can see this plastic part isn't protrude much
On the Red version, however, this is more critical, because it protrudes hard and mod is standing unstable on the table
So Dovpo should keep an eye on this issue to prevent it in the future
So, folks, everything is ready to get back to face-time, try how this mod works and I'll tell you about pros and cons I found
So thanks for your attention in close up
Let's go back up top
Opushki
So, as you can see, vorobushki, everything is working
And let's discuss pros and cons, without which no review is complete
First con I'll give to Red version for the fact, that here that plastic slider with a bottle is protruding
It protrudes the way that you can feel it and mod stands unstable on the table
I wish that every device has passed through more thorough quality control and such samples didn't appear on the market
Next con is kinda subjective and it's like my personal preference. I never liked brick-like devices. Yeah, that old Cuboid which I didn't like because of its design - and here we have brick-like design as well. And I don't really like it
Okay folks. I'm done with cons, let's talk about nitpicks
And I have only one nitpick - it'll be not very comfortable to use this mod if you're left-handed
Once you take box mod in the left hand and press the Fire button with your thumb - the bottle will be right under your thumb, so it'll be uncomfortable to squeeze the bottle
So this box mod is designed for right-handed, because when it's in right hand - Fire button is under your thumb and the bottle is under these two fingers, so squeezing it will be convenient
So if you're left-handed person you will have to press Fire button with your index finger and use these fingers to squeeze the bottle
So it's average convenience for left-handed person
And now let's talk about pros
And first pro I'll give to this box mod for good quality of manufacturing. Nothing wobbles nor rattle
Yes, this slider part in Red version is a letdown, because in Blue and SS versions everything is flush
Other than that I have no complaints about quality of manufacturing
Next pro I'll give for simple and understandable board without excesses. There's no any extra stuff, no unnecessary modes
Yes, of course people who use TC - this mod is not for you, since it doesn't have TC or TCR mode. It has only VW and VV mode and nothing more
And I like it
Anyway, slider with a bottle is convenient thing. You pulled it out, take out the bottle, fill it up and put it back. It's convenient
6ml capacity. Decent capacity, it's really nice capacity to use this mod for a fairly long period of time while it's filled
Decent battery life. Yeah, dual 18650's do its job. So a pro goes for battery life
Next pro I'll give for landing for large atomizers - up to 26mm, but it's better to use 25mm. And I think it'll be enough
And last pro, as strange as it sounds, I'll give for lacking of MicroUSB slot for charging batteries inside of the box mod
Those of you who watch my videos know, that I don't like this thing with charging batteries via MicroUSB
I always strongly recommend you to charge batteries with external charger to not harm your batteries and your box mod
So lack of MicroUSB slot in this box mod I'm considering as a pro
That is all, folks. I'm done with cons, pros, nitpicks, other weird stuff
Let's talk about price
Average price of this box mod on the market is around 65$
Unfortunately, I didn't found it on popular sites so I'll put a Google link in the description
And I'll say this - 65$ is the great price for this box mod. It has good battery life, it has great landing for attys and super simple board
So using it is sort of pleasure for people who don't care about its design. To me - I don't really like the design of this box mod
So, in my turn I want to congratulate Vaping Biker with release. I wish him good sales and popularity of this device
And Dovpo - big thanks for sending me this device for review and for the fact, that you cooperate with bloggers
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Take care of yourself and your mods
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