Review of El Thunder by ViVA la Cloud

The guys from ViVA la Cloud suddenly burst into the media space with a successful project of the same name, dedicated to various vape devices, liquids, and now just news related to the entertainment industry. It was quite unexpected to learn about the appearance of a mechanical mod from them back when it was not yet mainstream. By now, three versions of the El Thunder mod have been released (and each of them was naturally refined and improved, a constant contact spacer and other small and not so additions appeared), there is a Lite version, an aluminum version, a version for 20700 batteries, and very soon there will be an RDA – MDLR.

Vila la Cloud – El Thunder – packaging

As a rule, packaging is designed to protect the product inside, here is a slightly opposite case. The tube made of thin veneer, although it looks chic, but the contents are frankly weakly protected and will most likely be damaged at the first “unpleasant” incident. buy vapes online canada However, it is worth admitting that such a presentation is very beautiful and at least attracts attention.

The front side is decorated with an inscription with the name of the mod – El Thunder and a small 18+ icon.

Vila la Cloud – El Thunder – what’s in the box

Inside, the mod is additionally wrapped in fairly thin foam plastic (not much protection, but still it is there).

Vila la Cloud – El Thunder – Delivery set

From the additional materials in the kit, you can find a short instruction combined with a diagram of the device and an additional silver-plated spacer for drippers with a too long pin.

Appearance and characteristics

Length 84 mm

Diameter 26 mm (painted slightly thicker)

Diameter of the evaporator seat 24 mm

Mod material Brass L63

Button / pin material Brass L63

Contact group Spacer with galvanic silvering

Batteries format 18650

Vila la Cloud – El Thunder – Instructions

Instructions for the mod: El Thunder is a mechanical mod with an innovative button, with a 510 hybrid connector, made of brass, easy to clean, with constant contact and a bottom button. The warnings indicate that the mod should not be given to inexperienced vapers, do not use batteries with damaged insulation, install the battery with the positive contact to the ventilation hole in the button, do not use caustic substances to clean mods with paint and be sure to contact the seller or manufacturer in case of damage to the contact group. On the back of the insert there is a diagram of the device, quite accurate, but with minor technical flaws (threads are not marked) and without dimensions, but with the names of the components.

Vila la Cloud – El Thunder – appearance

El Thunder, like any traditional mechanical mod for one battery, is a pipe. A small depression approximately in the center of the mod does not change its essence, but allows you to achieve a recognizable contour, a comfortable grip and prevents slipping out of your hands even in winter gloves. Inside the recess is the name of the device and its serial number. If desired, you can also put a vape band here, which will cover this recess and decorate it a little and turn the mod into a smooth “pipe”. There can be a huge number of color options.

Vila la Cloud – El Thunder – 510 connector

I got the gray version, the coating on which is simply gorgeous! It is quite thick (the mod has added 0.3 mm in diameter), tenaciously rough and reliable (after three weeks of not the most careful daily wearing in a pocket with keys, the paint does not even think of giving up its positions).

Vila la Cloud – El Thunder – button

On the bottom side there is another chamfer, it slightly adds convenience to the grip when pressing the button. The button itself is simply brass and smooth (it just begs to put some kind of engraving on it, although a button with an engraving can be purchased separately). For safety reasons, the button is recessed into the case by about 0.5 mm and is equipped with a hole for gas outlet.

Vila la Cloud – El Thunder – disassembled view

The mod case itself looks extremely unusual: 12 tricky petals at first glance look incomprehensible and strange. Although, it turned out to be very easy to figure out how it all works:

Vila la Cloud – El Thunder – operation diagram

The button with its “body” enters these petals and creates a sliding and at the same time constant and self-cleaning contact, in which neither the spring (since one side of it rests against the plastic of the spacer), nor the cover, nor the threads (that is why I do not pay attention to the paint stains that got on the threads) take part. This can be easily verified by simply trying to press the button without screwing on the cover – and it works! The constant contact works according to the classic principle for mech mods: the spacer touches the battery contact, and the protrusion on the button, when squeezing the spring, closes the circuit to the spacer, not the battery.

Summary and conclusions

What I liked

Beautiful packaging

Hybrid connector

High-quality and tenacious paint

Quality of manufacture

Pleasant button without distortions in operation

Constant contact

New implementation of the contact group

Evaporators do not stick

Threads and spring do not participate in the circuit

The presence of an additional spacer for drippers with a long positive pin.

What is simply good:

Can be decorated with a vape band

There is a hole for gas outlet and a battery protection rim under the hybrid connector

Brief instructions with important warnings and a diagram

No button lock

Various color options