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TYRO NANO By Benedict Jones
Specifi cations:
- Dimensions: 105mm*19mm (height including drip tip)
- Battery capacity: 900mAh internal cell
- E-liquid capacity: 2ml
- Charging: Micro-USB
Vaptio is a company known for its focus on affordable, beginner-
friendly kits. The Tyro Nano is its latest device for new vapers and
this is how it stacks up.
Construction fi t and fi nish of the Tyro Nano is solid. This is a light
device but it doesn’t feel flimsy and seams are kept to a minimum. I
found that the o-rings which hold the tank section in place are very
snug. This is a good thing when the device is set up and fi lled with
e-liquid but out of the box, with no lubrication, it’s rather diffi cult to
disassemble. Removing the tank section for the fi rst time to install the
coil, forces the user to exert quite a bit of pressure on the glass and
for this reason, it would be better if the device was fully disassembled
when new.
User experience here is very simple. The single button on the Tyro
Nano acts as a fi ring mechanism and also powers the device on/
off with fi ve clicks. Unlike some other stick AIOs of this size, the Tyro
Nano does not have variable power, which may be preferable for
some users. The top fi ll mechanism is well designed, with a quarter
turn revealing two fi ll ports covered by a membrane. Despite the
relatively small size of the fi ll ports, I have experienced no overflow
issues when fi lling and the membrane does a good job of preventing
any leakage.
In terms of vape quality, the Tyro Nano does not live up to its full
potential. This device is compatible with Vaptio’s Cosmo coils, along
with the Aspire Nautilus fi tting, both of which are tried and tested low
wattage options. The problem here is not with the coils, which are
proven performers but with the airflow.
The Tyro Nano features two large, non-adjustable airflow inlets at the
base of the tank section. This allows far too much air into the system,
which then meets a bottleneck via the small inner diameter of the
1.6Ohm Cosmo coil. The result of this design is a loud, turbulent and
PROS CONS
- Well-executed top fi ll - Cool vapour
- Good battery life
- Poor airflow design
- Muted flavour
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rather open draw for a coil that is clearly optimised for low power
MTL vaping.
This turbulence and excessive airflow produces cool vapour with
somewhat muted flavour. Vaptio will need to rethink their airflow
inlets in order to solve this problem but this is a really easy fi x – a
single 1mm hole on either side would be much more appropriate than
the current cyclops style.
Battery life is good for such a small device and I found the 900mAh
internal cell to easily last a full day’s vaping, when fi lled with 20mg/ml
nicotine salt e-liquid. The device charges from flat to full in just over
an hour, which is well within acceptable limits considering run time.
In summary, the Tyro Nano certainly has a lot of potential and I think
the Cosmo coils will really shine for MTL vaping if the airflow design
can be modifi ed.