In this review, I will tell you about a starter kit consisting of a compact battery pack and a disposable tank from Geekvape called LUCID KIT.
As a rule, all starter kits almost never imply subsequent upgrades, in the case of Pods, everything is generally clear – such functionality is simply not technically provided. But if a 510 connector is used in the battery pack, then the manufacturer tries with all its might to tie the vaper to its own system (often inventing evaporators for the complete tank that are incompatible with nothing else). In the LUCID KIT, marketers from Geekvape completely broke all the templates and included in the kit with a battery pack with a replaceable battery – a disposable (!) maintenance-free (!) tank, which after a couple of weeks of use has one way – in the trash. And you – a trip to the nearest vape shop for a new, this time normal tank or dripper. In principle, it’s a great plan, the guys just sell a battery pack with a “sample” (like printers, in which the complete cartridge is filled to 20 percent of its normal capacity), just to show how it all works.
Geelvape LUCID KIT – packaging
The kit is sold in a fairly large cardboard box, on the front side of which there will be an image of the mod in the current color, the name of the device and a mention of the chip used. new zealand vape shop christchurch On the back of the dust jacket there is a short description, delivery set, manufacturer’s address, certificate icons, a sticker with a serial number and another one with an authenticity verification code. The side surfaces are nothing special except for the corporate orange color of the Geekvape company – no different, and the main packaging is completely black, even the logo in the center is in the same color, only glossy.
The holographic sticker with a bearded man in glasses on the corner of the box has nothing to do with the Geekvape company, it is a special sign that the MEGABUZZ store seals verified devices with before sending them by mail.
What’s in the box
The delivery set is quite large, but essentially useless: instructions in several languages, a card with advertising, a card with a guarantee, a card with warnings about batteries, a very simple USB – micro USB cable for charging, a spare cap for sealing the tank, the tank itself and, of course, the battery pack.
Appearance and design
The battery pack is made in the likeness of the most famous initiator of this format – Pico, the only differences are the “+” and “-” buttons moved from the bottom to the side, just under the screen, and the charging port – on the contrary, to the side of the mod. On top, as is customary, the tank and battery compartment cover are screwed on. Of the decorations, there are protruding overlays on both sides, a pair of decorative strips above the Fire button and the inscription LUCID on the rounded side edge.
LUCID Battery Pack
The top edge is made of metal, as is the battery compartment cover, which has no paint coating at all, which means it will not peel off. The connector is also steel, but very small, with a spring-loaded brass pin. But there is a lot of free space around it, you can easily screw on an evaporator with a diameter of up to 25 millimeters.
At the bottom, there is only an inconspicuous inscription with the name of the mod, a couple of mandatory icons and a grill of triangular holes for ventilation. There are no legs, even minimal ones, so get ready for scratches on the not very wear-resistant plastic.
The battery compartment cover, as I wrote earlier, is all-metal and even feels excessively massive. Inside the cover there is a “-” mark, which shows which side to install the battery, inside the battery pack there is a spring-loaded brass contact and a stylized “+” sign in red.
The mod is turned on and off by pressing the Fire button five times. In the basic variwatt mode (A), you can see the battery charge, evaporator resistance, number of puffs, power (from 5 to 80 watts in 0.1 increments) and the preheat mark – the letter N on the screen. By holding down the “+” and “-” buttons at the same time, you will open the quick settings menu, in this mode it will be a menu for selecting the preheat power SOFT – weak preheat, NORMAL – no preheat or HIGH – high preheat.
By pressing the Fire button three times, you begin to cycle through the modes
(B) – Manual VPC preheat setting. Pressing “+/-” opens the settings menu (from 0 to 4.5 seconds and from 5 to 80 watts).
(B) – Temperature control mode on SS stainless steel. Pressing “+/-” opens the temperature coefficient settings menu (from 50 to 200).
(G) – Next, you can sequentially select the temperature control modes on nickel (NI), titanium (TI), or set the TCR directly without selecting the material.
(D) – In any temperature control mode, use the “+/-” buttons to select the desired heater temperature: cyclically from 200 to 600 degrees Fahrenheit, and then from 100 to 315 degrees Celsius
(E) – BYPASS mode, when everything that the battery can give goes to the evaporator
(Ё) – Settings menu (G)
TC WATT – power limitation in temperature control mode
SMART ON/OFF – disabling the automatic power selection mode depending on the evaporator resistance
SCREEN TIME – screen auto-off time
BRIGHTNESS – adjusting the screen brightness
HANDS MODE – rotating the information on the screen by 180 degrees
PUFF COUNTER – resetting the puff counter
DEFAULT – resetting all settings
EXIT – exiting the menu
Personal impressions
Geelvape LUCID KIT – comparison with other mods Geelvape LUCID KIT – comparison with other mods
About the tank very briefly: it works, gives a decent amount of steam and conveys the taste tolerably. I think it will last at least a month (if you use the most transparent liquid – maybe even two). Then you just throw it away, mentally mark yourself as having finished learning how to vape and go buy a normal atomizer.
With the mod, everything is much more interesting. This is a completely suitable substitute for Pico, in some ways even more profitable, because it can immediately accept atoms with a diameter of up to 25 millimeters. 24 mm look quite normal on it, and 22 is also “quite good”, mainly because of the harmonious depression of the main panel with the screen. The controls are simple and convenient, maybe a little non-standard at first glance, but you quickly get used to it. The monochromatic and dim display is not at all annoying, you will still only need to look at it during the initial setup and then a couple of times a day, checking the battery charge. The board’s capabilities cover almost all requests (there are the necessary settings, and even temperature control). The provocative appearance can be both a minus and a plus, here, as they say, “all markers are different.” And what can definitely be written down as a huge plus is the minimum cost for good functionality at the date of writing the review.