itssme
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I love building mods.... my mec costs were low. You bought a Hammond box, a sledge and a few componants and some wire And you were done. Lets just say you could build a mec box for about £40.00 or much less in the day. If you are like me, I really like the idea of trying to tailor an individual mod for my requirements... how do we do to justify our input time and cost against a purchased mod? As it stands, here we have two great UK based suppliers... both offering DNA200 boards, delivered, one is £66.39 and another is £63.98 and great service but for a "Beta" unit.. I can buy the same board from an official DNA supplier for £56.11, delivered.
The Yihi J chip is a bit more difficult, I can find at least two UK based suppliers that are offering the same board between £62.00 and £73.98 delivered.
I can buy a board that operates similar to a DNA30 for less than £22.00, a 50Watt board that operates similar to a DNA40 for £24.00 delivered and a 150Watt board, delivered, for £41.21....all T/C boards, all that work within similar parameters... yes there are differences within these boards from the mainstream, but it is not a mile apart.
So you look at the mass produced mods.... Mods that lets say, have a DNA30 for less than £25.00, mods that are DNA40 based at less than £30.00...the Sigelies and Evics.......you can buy a good working unit, try it and then rob it for its board and still be many pounds in front of the base board prices.
I was going to build a high powered TC mod...but at the board prices as they stand I would be mad. The Yihi J board is at a bonkers price, especially considering it needs 2 batteries to gain all its benefits and the DNA200 is an unproven Beta board that requires a LiPo pack with more mAh than two good battery cells leaving you to hunt for a charger within a few hours vaping???
I tell you what I have done, I have bought a crap 120W mod with TC...with a Yihi chip....the paint will fall off after a bit and the case will look rougher than a Pit Bulls ass.....then I will mod it!!!!.....the cost of the unit???? £40.00 delivered!!!!
The Yihi J chip is a bit more difficult, I can find at least two UK based suppliers that are offering the same board between £62.00 and £73.98 delivered.
I can buy a board that operates similar to a DNA30 for less than £22.00, a 50Watt board that operates similar to a DNA40 for £24.00 delivered and a 150Watt board, delivered, for £41.21....all T/C boards, all that work within similar parameters... yes there are differences within these boards from the mainstream, but it is not a mile apart.
So you look at the mass produced mods.... Mods that lets say, have a DNA30 for less than £25.00, mods that are DNA40 based at less than £30.00...the Sigelies and Evics.......you can buy a good working unit, try it and then rob it for its board and still be many pounds in front of the base board prices.
I was going to build a high powered TC mod...but at the board prices as they stand I would be mad. The Yihi J board is at a bonkers price, especially considering it needs 2 batteries to gain all its benefits and the DNA200 is an unproven Beta board that requires a LiPo pack with more mAh than two good battery cells leaving you to hunt for a charger within a few hours vaping???
I tell you what I have done, I have bought a crap 120W mod with TC...with a Yihi chip....the paint will fall off after a bit and the case will look rougher than a Pit Bulls ass.....then I will mod it!!!!.....the cost of the unit???? £40.00 delivered!!!!
