TESLA nano 60W TC

Thanks to the GearBest I could test the TESLA nano mod  - let's see wheter it is worth to spend about 40$.

TESLA nano 60W TC + Radius RDA

1. FINISH.

Is very nice - according to the manufacturer the body is made of zinc alloy, for me is just similiar to the steel. Anyway the Tesla is quite solid piece of mod - impression of solidity is at the level of HCigar vt40 or Dicodes No6, so it is very good.

Up/down buttons are quite big and easy to use and the FIRE button is just PERFECT -  big, with short jump and clear click, so far it fires 100/100. Spring loaded 510 connection handles well all my atomizers:

At the bottom we have typical vent holes and micro-usb port for charging:

Tesla looks very neatly but the ergonomy should be better (for me) - so far I can not find convenient position of mod in my hand. Of course it is highly individual - impresions will be different for each hand.

2. FEATURES.

* power: 60W,
* temp control: Ni200 and Ti,
* resistance in VW: 0,1 - 3,5 ohm,
* resistance in TC: 0,05 - 1 ohm,
* battery: built-in 3600 mAh LiPo,
* dimensions: 7x2,5x5,2 cm,
* weight: 210 g.

It is more than enough for me (I rarely use more than 30W and for TC usually  use Ni200).

Built-in battery. Hmm... for me it's disadvantage, but I can imagine that for some users it could be the advantage - we don't have to buy batteries and charger.

NOTE - the manufacturer recommends to use 5V/2A charger. It is typical specificaction of tablet (for example) chargers. Of course Tesla could be charging also by use of our mobile phone charger - but it will take 2-3 times longer. Real current consumption measured during charging is ~1.4A.

It is worth noting the "MECH" mode of Tesla - which means applying a voltage direct from battery, with no regulation.
Finally we can look at the display:

to see typical parameters for TC mods.


3. VW mode.

Measurements were done on real 0.23 ohm coil and Tektronix TPS2012 oscilloscope:

 

Of course it is not level of DNA or ProVari, the converter still "pumps" a voltage, so the graph is "thick", but most importantly there is no PWM modulation and such little oscillations are neutralized by thermal inertia of coil.
It should be emphasised the Tesla sets the voltage with very good accuracy. The SET-vs-GET power difference is below 5%. It is not so obvious for mods from China ;-)


4. TC mode.

Oscilloscope again, now the Ni200 coil:

Again it is not level of Dna or Dicodes but is quite decent, with no PWM modulation.


5. CONCLUSION.

Generally I do not recommend mods with built-in batteries. But recently friend of mine asked me about mod "without having separate charger and batteries". And I think I will recommend him the Tesla.


What I LIKED?
* very solid finish,
* FIRE button.

What I DISLIKED?
* ergonomics could be better,
* a little lag-time of powering.