Our subject today is the ninth in the Eleaf iStick mod line. Meet the iStick TC 100W.

iStick TC 100W packaging

The new iStick comes to the buyer in a small cardboard box with a picture of the mod on the top cover. Next to the print there is a green icon with the inscription Upgrade Firmware. Obviously, many users will appreciate the ability to update the software, especially if the new firmware adds functionality to the device.

iStick TC 100W delivery set

iStick TC100W

Micro USB cable

User manual

Under the mod in the box there is a manual and a cable for charging the device from USB. canada vape The manual is quite detailed, with a description of the functionality and all the details on managing the mod in English, French, German, Spanish.

Appearance and controls of the iStick TC 100W

Eleaf sent a commercial sample of the device for review in black, with no inscriptions indicating otherwise. Among the possible color options are black, gray and white. Here the manufacturer offers us to play with different covers, as was already the case with the iStick TC60W.

iStick TC100W Specifications

Dimensions: 52.3mm x 23.3mm x 94.5mm

Weight: 181g

510 connector

Type of batteries used: high-current 18650 from 25A (flat plus)

Operating modes: variable wattage/bypass (mechanical mod)/TC (Ni200/Ti/SS/three adjustable presets M1, M2, M3)

Power range: 1-100W (up to 120W in firmware 1.10)

Supported resistance: 0.05-1.5 Ohm (in temperature control mode), 0.1-3.5 Ohm (in variable wattage and mechanical mod mode)

Adjustable temperature range: 100－315°C/200－600°F (thermocontrol mode)

Available colors: gray, black, white

On the top of the mod there is a 510 connector and a Fire button lock button. The connector does not cause any complaints: steel thread and a spring-loaded brass positive pin with a good power reserve.

The Fire button itself is made very unusually for iStick mods and is more reminiscent of products from SmokTech X CUBE or Wismec Presa: here you press one of the covers that closes the battery compartment, or rather, the one left from the screen. The click is very soft, but clear, the pressing is pleasant. It works when you press not on the entire surface, somewhere in the area of ​​the upper two-thirds of the cover, it is not at all necessary to aim at the upper edge. The button is located in the battery compartment, the upper magnet of the cover falls on it. It doesn’t matter how you hold the mod, just squeeze it slightly in your hand, the pressing always happens clearly: both when the button-cap is under your fingers and when it rests on your palm. A very convenient solution.

iStick TC100W Functionality and Control

As for the screen, we have a typical iStick, with a small but quite informative display. In all modes, there is a graphical display of the battery charge. Switching between modes is done by pressing and holding the Menu button, you can scroll in a circle. UPD An interesting feature of the mod was discovered by accident: if the resistance of the coil is higher than 1.5 Ohm, all modes except for variwatt and ByBass become unavailable.

In variwatt mode, the screen displays the set power (up to tenths of a Watt), the resistance of the atomizer (up to hundredths of an Ohm), the calculated voltage supplied to the atomizer at the set power (up to hundredths of a Volt). When you press Fire, the puff time is counted down (up to 10 seconds) and the set power is shown.

Impressions and conclusions

Impressions of the mod are rather mixed. After a week of use, I really liked both the appearance of the iStick TC100W and the unusual button (it actually turned out to be very convenient). The coating seems quite strong; not a single scratch appeared on the mod in a week.