REVIEW: Athena eNVy 22 Temperature Control Box Mod
I bought this device after researching the NEBOX from Kanger. I used my own money. What I am relaying here are my own opinions.There! That's out of the way...
I'll say it again because I want to be clear: This is the box Kanger should have made.
How much is it, and where can it be purchased? I’ve seen it as low as $39.99 at eFun.top. I paid $43.67 after a coupon at FastTech. It's now $45.60. In the states, I’ve seen it online at Vapes.com for $74.95. There is also the Beyond Vape Tandem 75 for $85.
This device feels solid, and well thought out. It measures around 26 x 82 x 58.5 mm. It is 208 grams without a tank. On the bottom is a chromed plate with wee little nubbins that keep the base of the mod elevated from surfaces eliminating scuffing (of course, if the mod is placed on a rough or uneven surface, scuffs will happen). In that chromed plate, there are three vent holes and four screws. There are also some specs and certifications laser engraved. The top cap is also chromed and has four screws, and a 23(ish) mm hole for the tank. No engraving up here. The remainder of the body, excluding the control area and screen, is anodized aluminum. Branding is pretty minimum. On one side, at the bottom, is the Athena logo. The opposite side, also on the bottom, is the model "eNVy 22." The flattened out screen and control area consists of, top to bottom, a fire button which appears to be milled metal, the
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Opposite the control area, under that 23(ish) mm hole, is the cage that the tank sits in. The depth of the cage, down to the spring-loaded 510 connector, is about 45 mm. I couldn't actually measure the depth, but my UD Bellus fit in there and is flush with the top of the device. The UD Bellus is 45 mm tall. I call it a cage, and it is. The cage is separated into two sections, top and bottom. On top, there is a rounded, wrap around with three long oval cutouts. Underneath that, it is open. I keep saying that the hole is 23(ish) mm in diameter. The device will take any 22 mm tank, and leave a little room for air. If the tank bells out like the Kayfun V4 or Billow V2, it will not fit. If the tank has outsized knurling like the UWell Crown, it will not fit. If the tank is actually 23 mm like the Lemo, it will not fit. When attaching a tank, screw it in rather loosely. I screw mine in with the drip tip (which is rather snug) and if the drip tip starts to turn instead of the tank, I feel like it's tight enough. I take the tank out by starting it with my fingers, and then unscrewing it with the drip tip. Really tightening down the tank can cause issues when removing the tank later.
I purchased this device in a deep brown color - almost looks deep purple in the right lighting, but it looks stellar with one of my dark wood drip tips. I've only found it available online in silver, black and blue. The blue is not Tiffany blue, praise be! It's closer to the iStick blue.
How about some specs?
- Watts : 5.0-75 W
- Work Voltage : 1.0-8.5 V
- Resistant Range : 0.05-4.0 Ohm (.05-.5 in TC and .1-4 in Normal)
- Micro USB port for charging and firmware updates
- Built in battery 3200mAh
- OLED screen
- Temperature : 100-300 C and 200-600 F temperature control
- Available colors: Silver, black, blue, brown, rose red
- Safety features: Overcharge protection, High Temperature protection (for the chip), Short-circuit and low-voltage protection, 10 second cutoff.
The menu system on this device is a little different, but still very easy to use. Here are the menu commands and choices:
- Five clicks to power on and five clicks to power off.
- Three clicks to enter menu
- Click up or down to move through the modes
- Mode 1 is power mode - wattege. Says "NORMAL"
- Mode 2 is bypass mode - direct voltage from the battery - mech mode. Says "BYPASS"
- Modes 3 and 4 are temperature control. One is in C and the other is F
- When in menu mode, press up and down simultaneously to reset the puff counter.
- Click the fire button to exit.
- When powered on, pressing the up and down button simultaneously for a couple seconds flips the screen.
- When powered off, pressing the up and down buttons simultaneously provides the version number and the mods born on date. Pressing the up and power button at the same time will flip the screen.
That's it. Simple!
When using the device, the up and down buttons act as they should. Pressing the up or down buttons increases or decreases the wattage in 1 watt increments, the temperature in C in 5 degree increments from 100 to 300, and the temperature in F in 10 degree increments from 200 to 600. Pressing and holding either button for 2 seconds engages an auto accelerator which can only be stopped by pressing the opposite button. The accelerator is speedy (and why not with 1 watt increments), and the wattage cannot be locked. In bypass mode, the up and down buttons do nothing.
The fire button either fires the device, powers it on, powers it off, or enters the menu.
All of the buttons are somewhat clicky with very short throws. Unfortunately, for those that check such things, the buttons do rattle a very little bit.
For charging, simply plug in a micro USB cable and use a 5V/1A wall wart. The device goes from empty to full in about 3 hours... maybe a bit more... It's nice, though, not having to lay the device over to get to the charge port. The manual states quite specifically that the device should not be used while charging.
I have run this device with my UD Bellus fitted with a .37 Ohm build at 43 Watts and 3.99 Volts and in Bypass mode, with a Kanger Subtank Mini with a .15 Ni200 coil in TC mode, and with an Erlkonigen built to .2 Ohms with Ni200. I've had no problems whatsoever. The battery life is pretty phenomenal. On a recent 5 day trip, I used two mods (the previously reviewed Esige Eiffel T1), and never had to charge either one. The eNVy 22 was in TC mode with the Erlkonigen attached and I went through 14 ml (2 tanks) of e-liquid.
It's interesting to note that this device caught more than my eye. Beyond Vape teamed up with Athena to have a version made just for them. It's been branded as the Tandem 75. As I understand it (but cannot confirm it), their model features some additional refinements such as .1 increments in wattage... Beyond Vape also has a 45 mm extension that can be purchased allowing the device to be used with an RDA (or a tank larger than 23 mm in diameter). How cool is that?
Finally, the manual says that the device can be upgraded, but at this time, Athena's website has no packages to download and no instructions for updating the device.
Pros:
- Firmware upgradeable*
- 75 Watts
- Comfortable, quality, protected, all-in-one design
- Simple menu
- Speedy accelerator
- Stainless steel and spring loaded 510
- Temperature control
- Bypass mode
- Internal 3200 mAh battery
- Decent price point
Cons:
- No firmware upgrade available yet, so no way of knowing if the promise of an upgrade is true*
- No wattage lock
- No adjusting wattage in TC modes
- Internal battery (only a con if you really wanted to swap batteries)
- No temperature control in Ti or SS*
- Speedy accelerator - Yeah, it can be a bit too fast some times
- No passthrough vaping
- No stealth mode, which, as I've state before, is really just a niggle...
- Platform for attaching shorter tanks or RDAs not included
Final grade
- Finish - 10/10 - I can find no flaws with the way this device is put together. The attention to detail really shines through from the silky smooth threads in the 510 to the wee little nubbins on the bottom to protect the mod from scuffs.
- Form - 9/10 - The device is comfortable to hold, but the grip has to be adjusted from time to time to avoid covering the air holes on the tank. Fortunately, the oval cutouts give a cue to where to place your fingers.
- Function - 8/10 - Although the device functions exactly as it should, I would really like to see some additional wire types added to the TC modes or TCR adjustments. With the accelerator being auto, and there being no wattage lock, it's too easy to accidentally step your wattage way up (75 Watts) or way down (5 Watts).
- Final - 9/10 - A grade!
*The manual says it's firmware upgradeable with a "special cable" but I saw no mention of the special cable or any firmware to download on the company's website, I have hope, though, as their newer mods support Titanium and Stainless Steel, They even have one that uses 3 x 18650s and will supposedly hit 240 Watts... hmmmm...
Very nicely done.......It makes me want to try one....
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DeleteHi, great review and even greater mod.But not perfect.The thing is a lump,but one with a great battery ,four times that of my Nebox.Feels bullet proof too.I got over 40 hours of use at medium to heavy vaping b4 it needed recharging,perfect for work.Its my carry mod now and I think the Nebox will be heading to E Bay.I would prefer a more prominent fire button lockable settings and it to be curved both sides,like the Nebox ,just little niggles.If anything happened to it I would replace without hesitation, if another or a 17 comes up on E Bay my name is on it.Highly recommended,thanks for the pointer.
ReplyDeleteI just purchased this mod and I'm not very satisfied with the NI200 TC mode. With the Nebox, the TC board will adjust the wattage to control the temperature of the coil. With the envy22, it's just pulsing high wattage to control the temperature. I've only tried it with the UD Zephyrus tank so far, so maybe a different tank will have different results. But this mod really needs a wattage setting for the temp control mode and it'll be perfect. I guess I can't get rid of my Nebox just yet :/
ReplyDeleteI have this mod and there is a wattage lock on mine which is two quick clicks of the fire button :)
ReplyDeleteMine has a wattage lock by 2 quick presses of the fire button, but I think I have the second version as a greater number of 22mm tanks fit in mine as it's slightly wider in the atty area :)
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