Vapefly TGO (Touch to Go)
Big thanks to Vapefly for supplying their latest release the Vapefly TGO. The Vapefly brand have been in existence since 2017 and have established themselves as purveyors of quality vaping equipment with their own R & D unit & the experience of the highly rated German103 team. With the TGO they have introduced fingerprint technology to a mod bringing security, child safety & prevents accidental misfire. Please read on to see if this indeed innovative or a pain in the backside.
In The Box
The TGO comes well packaged with a picture of the mod on the front with company branding. On the rear is the contents list, company details & scratch & check sticker next to the mod/colour information. Outer sleeve & box lid removed reveals the TGO pod & removing the top tray leaves you with a USB C charge lead, 2 coils, fold out manual & fingerprint set up how to card.
| Battery | 2300mAh built-in battery | |
|---|---|---|
| ā | ā | |
| Power | 5-70W | |
| Working Voltage | 1.2V-4.2V | |
| Coil | TGO mesh coil 0.3Ī©/0.6Ī© | |
| Charging Port | Type-C | |
| Time Cut off | 10s | |
| E-juice Capacity | 4.5ml | |
| Screen | 0.96 inch TFT screen | |
| Dimension | 5023102mm | |
| Material | Zinc alloy & PCTG | |
The first fingerprint Pod Mod
Child lock & private
0.02s fast unlock
Advanced fingerprint mode and communication mode
Smart protections: 3minutes Lock/Accidental Touch/Child Lock/Low Battery/High Temperature/10s Cut off/Short Circuit/Over Charge Protection
Colour Pearl White, Obsidian Black, Tiffany Blue, Camaro Yellow, Black Red, Ruby Red, Gunmetal|
Setting Up Fingerprint Lock
On first start up out the box you are prompted to set up the fingerprint recognition. Two ADMIN prints need setting up, 1 & 2. 3 to 6 can be set but are not required.
Power device on by clicking x5 times
Press fire button to access fingerprint screen
You will need x2 āadminā or user fingerprints
Choose fingerprint number with + and ā button
Press fire button to begin fingerprint capture
Repeat 6 times until green light flashes
To add other users fingerprints, press fire button and + and repeat
To delete fingerprint press fire and ā
I was pleasantly surprised how faff free this was having nearly thrown a phone through a window over its inability to recognise one fingerprint. As I tend to thumb fire right handed & index left handed, thatās what I set up. In use there were very few missed fires and it helps that the fire button needs a firm press to actually activate. What is really impressive is that it canāt be fired by inanimate objects like keys/change in a pocket & without having to put the mod into a locked mode. It locks the fire button after 3 minutes. The +/- buttons are locked by default requiring simultaneous +/- press to unlock, so no pulling the mod out of a pocket/bag & vaping on a volcano because power has been set to max. The fingerprint lock can be switched off for 24hrs by three presses on the fire button to put it in Communication mode. Three presses will reenable the lock.
In Use
Once the fingerprints are set itās time to get to the important stuff & see how it vapes. The pod is held in place by 4 strong magnets & thereās zero movement once in place. The coil is push fit taking note of the squared sides to line up correctly. A few drops of e-juice to begin priming the coil, push it in & time to fill. The pod has a clever top fill opened by pushing down on the raised arrow & pushing towards the airflow control (AFC). This is easier to do with the pod in situ as itās quite stiff at first. The pod has a black top, so itās better to remove the pod to see how much juice is in otherwise you risk overfilling & ending up with juice squirting out of the fill hole. There are cut outs in the mod body & by tilting it forward itās possible to see the juice level rising but is difficult to see in a dark environment. The AFC is knurled & easy to rotate without being loose. The fire button is quite large, to accommodate the fingerprint technology & has a solid feel when pressed but no clicking. Around the fire button is an LED that lights red if it doesnāt recognise the fingerprint & green when it does. Fortunately for battery life it only does this from a locked state along with haptic feedback. Below the fire button is a clear well presented 0.96ā TFT screen. At the top is mode & battery level. Below is a speedo style power meter which increases/decreases as you set the watts. Below that is the watts, Ohms & Volts & at the bottom puff/time counters & a fingerprint symbol to show itās set FP lock & greyed out when in Communication mode (24 hr unlock). A padlock symbol next to power shows the +/- buttons are locked.
When fitting the pod, you get the haptic feedback & auto selects the power, 30w for the 0.3ohm & 20w for the 0.6ohm coil. To adjust power simultaneously press both +/- and use either to go up/down. Both coils worked well at the pre-set & up to the max for my tastes & both are quite happy with 70/30 juice. AFC is a little vague until halfway closed & the vape becomes a bit more condensed without feeling restricted. The 2 extra airflow holes in the body under the juice windows meant this doesnāt shut down tight although this would also be determined by using MTL coils with a narrow bore. Flavour on both coils was good using my standard testing juice, a dessert Butter 03, & the fruity Pear Fizz was very good. As Iāve found out trying various pod/low ohm systems most are better with lighter fruity flavours, but a shade dull on desserts/custards, but these coils are in the top 2/3 Iāve tried.
Round up
To sum up, is the FP technology a positive or negative. It worked without issue unless I wasnāt contacting the fire button right so thatās user error not a mod problem. Once set up, not difficult to do, it worked as well as any other mod. Firing is quick & positive, display has all the info you need. Pods donāt leak (yeah) & the top fill works well if a little small/tight. Would be nice to have the option to swap drip tips but the built in one isnāt bad. Menu system is easy as thereās few options to actually change. You can select one of four modes from std, sport, eco & vpc plus puff reset after hitting the fire button 4 times & using +/- to scroll through. Runtime is decent on the 0.6 coil but unexpectedly lower on the 0.3 although charging wasnāt the quickest given itās USB C. Tested at around 1.5A charge current took 1.5hrs to charge from 20% to full. The finish on the mod is top quality. Paintwork is exceptionally good with a white pearlescent main colour & the GT sports car stripes in black on the review mod. Logos are subtle without detracting the look & buttons are all responsive & no rattling. Itās not the lightest mod pod for itās size but it looks & feels solid. Also bonus points for being compatible with Smok RPM40 coils giving a wider range to choose from.
To be honest the only gripe I have with this is every time I plugged in to charge the mod said it was fully charged until I unplugged/plugged the USB C lead. This happened on the supplied lead as well as 2 other leads. Since this was written Vapefly have been made aware & a firmware fix is planned
Thanks again to Vapefly for providing the TGO pod kit. More info here
wetsuits
but very interesting ! 
) just I donāt like fire buttons that you have to hit just right , picked up the LADON when it came out and I frigging Hate the fire button, have to hit it just right at the top of the button, very annoying.