REVIEWS
REVIEW BY BENEDICT ‘NED’ JONES
Tank Specifications:
Dimensions: 25 x 43mm (widest point 28.5mm with
bubble glass)
Materials: Stainless steel + glass
E-liquid capacity: 5ml
Drip tip: 810 fitting
- Great all-round performance
- Good coil longevity
- Build quality
- No lock on the top fill
Famovape seem to have come
out of nowhere and already have
some very solid releases under their
belt. The Fat Baby Mesh tank was their
first notable product and at the time it was
one of the best mesh tanks in an emerging
field. The mesh arena has only become more
competitive and the Vector is a larger tank that
clearly aims to compete with some household names
such as the Geekvape Alpha and Freemax Mesh
Pro, so is it worth checking out?
The first thing I noticed about the Vector is that it’s a marked
improvement in build quality when compared to Famovape’s
older tank. The Fat Baby Mesh was by no means poor in this
sense, but the Vector feels sturdier and is certainly comparable to
more well-established manufacturers’ offerings. The tolerances here
are spot on, with the sliding top fill mechanism and airflow control rings
both having a satisfying resistance, without feeling too stiff. Although the top
fill is nice and firm, it would have been nice to see a locking feature, since
these mechanisms tend to loosen up over time. The airflow inlets on the Vector
are ludicrously large. I found it far too airy for me wide open but closing the ring
down doesn’t cause any turbulence or noise issues, so this just means more versatility.
Two mesh coils are included with the tank and I must admit they appear to be modelled
on the Freemax Mesh Pro, meaning that they are huge. This extra space allows for massive
surface area mesh screens and giant wicking ports, both of which lend themselves to high
wattage performance. The single core mesh coil has a rather large bore and normally this means
a loud vape, but for whatever reason this is not the case here. With the airflow set at approximately
half open, the single coil provides a smooth and dense vape at around 75W and it’s no slacker when
it comes to flavour or vapour output. The longevity of this coil is nice too, likely owing to the substantial
wicking ports, I was easily able to run 80ml of moderately sweet e-liquid through this coil before noticing
a substantial drop in performance.
The dual mesh coil is probably what most people are interested in. Multi-core mesh coil-heads are now the gold
standard of high wattage stock coil vaping, and in recent times this has been exemplified by HorizonTech, Geekvape
and Freemax tanks. Famovape’s dual mesh coil stands toe-to-toe with all of these. It’s an even smoother vape than
the single mesh, and of course with more coils it can handle more heat, which in this case results in even better flavour
and vapour production. Longevity is also fantastic, the dual mesh coil blasted through over 100mls of moderately sweet
e-liquid before performance declined. Running the dual coil at 90W will of course guzzle e-liquid, but if you’re looking at tanks
of this class, that comes with the territory.
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