Hello and welcome to yet another one of my reviews. Today I will be discussing the Voopoo Drag 3 mod with the new TPP pod tank and coils that were sent to me for the purpose of doing a fair and honest review. I own several different Voopoo devices and am very familiar with the PNP series coils and pod tanks. I however, have not had extensive experience with the earlier versions of the Drag mods besides the Drag Max which I do own. I will try to cover the features to the best of my ability and obviously give my opinion on the mod and tank. So, without further ado, let’s go take a look.
What’s in the box?
1* DRAG 3 Device
1* TPP Pod Tank (5.5ml)
1* TPP-DM2, 0.2ohm
1* TPP-DM1, 0.15ohm
1* Type-C Cable
1* User Manual
Specifications:
Features:
1. Upgraded GENE Fan 2.0-Born for power
2. Brand new TPP system: Single mesh with dual heating zone of the TPP coils for more efficiently and evenly heating and 5.5ml TPP atomizer
3.Super Mode/RBA Mode/Smart Mode + TC Mode (firmware download required)
4.Dual 18650 battery & Type-C charging
5.Classic silver-plated outfit regression
First Impressions:
Let me start with the packaging. For such a nice kit, the packaging was not impressive. The outer sleeve slid off to expose the very nice looking Drag 3 mod and the new TPP tank. Once I removed those and lifted the insert up to get to the accessory pack, I found the accessory box with a pull tab to lift the accessories out of the box. The accessory pack was so tight in the outer box that the pull tab ripped down the face of the box and ruined the accessory pack box. I know packaging isn’t everything but I feel like such a beautiful mod kit deserves better packaging. This same thing also happened when trying to remove the accessory pack for the Drag X Plus. I definitely think Voopoo can improve on product packaging.
Now that this negative is out of the way, let’s move on to some positives. To me the Drag 3 and TPP tank are a very attractive combination. I received the Prussian blue version which I very much like since blue is my favorite color. I was a little surprised that the Drag 3 wasn’t a really heavy device. It has a decent weight to it with the two 18650 batteries installed but is not so heavy as to make me tired from holding it like I have experienced with some dual battery mods in the past.
The kit included the Drag 3 mod, TPP pod tank, DM1 coil rated at 60-80 watts, DM2 coil rated at 40-60 watts, USB-C charging/update cable, and user manual.
The Drag 3 Mod
The Drag 3 mod in my opinion is very nice looking. The silver with the Prussian blue that I received is a nice match On the face of the device starting from top to bottom is the round fire button which is a little clicky and does not rattle at all. Below that is the 1.08 in. TFT display with the + and – buttons below that followed by the USB-C charging port near the bottom. Facing the display, the right, rear, and left sides are covered with a soft padded leather wrap that is almost like a brushed leather or something. On the right side is the Voopoo name stamped into the leather and on the left side in much larger letters is DRAG 3 stamped into the leather with the word GENE written on the silver metal closer to the front in somewhat small font. On the rear of the device is the new metal badge that says DRAG. This is supposed to be the badge for all future Drag devices produced. I like the looks of it. On top is the 510 connection held in by two screws and the gold plated center pin is spring loaded. On the bottom is the battery door with three arrows indicating which way to slide the door in order to open it to install the batteries. On the door that flips up, there is a + and – symbol indicating how to install the batteries correctly.
The Drag 3 comes with three available modes which are Smart VW, RBA, and Super. Super is only available when the resistance is between .1 and .3 ohms and the wattage setting is greater than 80 watts. There is a software download available that will allow you to also have Temperature Control but it is not on the device as it is packaged. I’m not really sure why that is. Why not have all four modes available right out of the box? I’m guessing because not that many people use TC as use VW but if it were me then I’d have it already installed on the device. I did in fact go to the Voopoo website and download the update. It’s not hard to do. First you go to Support at the top of the page. That will take you to a page with a listing of devices. Click on Drag 3, and then software. It will show two downloads available. First download and install the configuration software. Then download the update and from inside the Voopoo program choose the file from your download folder and update the device. You will then have the latest software which includes the Temperature Control mode. I am not a big TC user but did try it out and it seemed to work pretty well.
The button and menu operation are as follows.
- Press the fire button five times to turn the device on and off
- Press the fire button three times to change between modes
- Press the fire button and the + button to lock or unlock the entire device
- Press the fire button and the – button to clear the puff counter
- Press the + and – buttons to change between the two display options which are Iron and Core
I personally like the core display option since it makes the display and numbers a little easier for me to read. The Drag 3 contains the Gene Fan 2.0 chip which boasts .001s firing. I have no way of measuring this but do think that the mod fires very quickly.
The TPP Pod Tank
The TPP (Tank Pod Push) pod tank is somewhat similar in my opinion to the PNP tank. With differences being the removable drip tip and metal top cap. Also the TPP tank is 5.5ml capacity while the PNP is 4.5ml. The base of the pod has three strong magnets to hold it in place. The coils are a push in style just like the PNP tank coils were. On the bottom of the pod is also the rubber fill port plug. In my opinion, the fill port could have been a little larger. When installed, the coil sticks out about 1/8 of an inch or so in order to reach the electrical contacts inside the 510 threaded base that the pod sits inside of. There is a shoulder inside the base that the surface of the pod where the fill port is rests. I do wish that the top cap of the TPP tank opened for top filling instead of having the fill port on the bottom of the tank like the PNP tank had. One nice thing is that the tank is fairly transparent which makes filling and monitoring the liquid level much easier.
I did notice on the TPP tank that without firing and the airflow closed about half way that I did get a whistling sound. It isn’t obvious at this setting when firing but when closed down even further while firing there is a whistling noise. It’s not a deal breaker but I don’t much care for the noise. This being said, I doubt that people will run the airflow that tight with the included coils but can’t say that for sure. I tried it just to test it but tended to run either coils over half way open.
The new TPP coils are quite different in appearance as the opening on the sides is one large bone shaped opening on each side to allow liquid to saturate the cotton and the coil inside. The TPP mesh coils are supposed to maximize atomization surface and also improve the heating speed. I detected no delay between pressing the fire button and the time vapor was produced. I found the flavor produced to be quite good and have no complaints on that or the amount of vapor produced. That is especially the case with the .15 coil when I ran it at 60 watts. It could fill a room with vapor in no time.
Final Thoughts:
Over all I very much enjoyed testing the Voopoo Drag 3 mod with the new TPP tank. The mod is fairly comfortable to hold even though it is a dual battery mod. I felt like the leather wrap on it was very nice and liked how the lettering was stamped into the leather.
I found the display screen to be plenty bright and preferred the core display mode to make reading it a little easier. The display at 1.08 in. is a little larger than what most mods I’ve reviewed have had and did like the extra space to make room for the information.
I did like the TPP tank and coils but don’t really know that I like them that much better than the PNP tank and coils. The PNP pod tank will fit and operate in the TPP base so if you have PNP coils like I do, you don’t have to go and start stocking new coils if you don’t want to. However, the PNP coils will not work in the TPP pod tank and vice versa. You can also just use the Drag 3 like any other mod with a 510 connection.
I did have some leaking from the first .15 ohm coil but pulled another one from the Drag X plus kit that I will be reviewing soon and haven’t had any leaking with the second coil as of yet. The .2 coil was completely dry the entire time I used it at 45 watts. Not because of the first coil being bad, I did like the .2 coil better simply because it fit my style of vaping better.
In the current market it seems like there is a new pod or pod mod every day. It gets a little redundant after a while in my opinion. It was refreshing to me to see Voopoo release the Drag 3 kit with a 510 connection that can be used with the TPP, PNP, or any tank with a 510 threaded connection.
So, would I recommend the Voopoo Drag 3 kit to others? I would. Even if you aren’t a high output user, the dual batteries will give you long life. The mod is attractive to look at and functions well in my opinion. With a software upgrade, it can operate in TC mode also. I’m just not understanding why the update wasn’t already installed when it was shipped. Perhaps this will change when the Drag 3 is in full production and released.
A big thanks to Voopoo and Chloe for sending the Voopoo Drag 3 kit for me to review and thanks to those that choose to read my reviews. Below is a link to the Drag 3 product page.
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What’s in the box?
1* DRAG 3 Device
1* TPP Pod Tank (5.5ml)
1* TPP-DM2, 0.2ohm
1* TPP-DM1, 0.15ohm
1* Type-C Cable
1* User Manual
Specifications:
Features:
1. Upgraded GENE Fan 2.0-Born for power
2. Brand new TPP system: Single mesh with dual heating zone of the TPP coils for more efficiently and evenly heating and 5.5ml TPP atomizer
3.Super Mode/RBA Mode/Smart Mode + TC Mode (firmware download required)
4.Dual 18650 battery & Type-C charging
5.Classic silver-plated outfit regression
First Impressions:
Let me start with the packaging. For such a nice kit, the packaging was not impressive. The outer sleeve slid off to expose the very nice looking Drag 3 mod and the new TPP tank. Once I removed those and lifted the insert up to get to the accessory pack, I found the accessory box with a pull tab to lift the accessories out of the box. The accessory pack was so tight in the outer box that the pull tab ripped down the face of the box and ruined the accessory pack box. I know packaging isn’t everything but I feel like such a beautiful mod kit deserves better packaging. This same thing also happened when trying to remove the accessory pack for the Drag X Plus. I definitely think Voopoo can improve on product packaging.
Now that this negative is out of the way, let’s move on to some positives. To me the Drag 3 and TPP tank are a very attractive combination. I received the Prussian blue version which I very much like since blue is my favorite color. I was a little surprised that the Drag 3 wasn’t a really heavy device. It has a decent weight to it with the two 18650 batteries installed but is not so heavy as to make me tired from holding it like I have experienced with some dual battery mods in the past.
The kit included the Drag 3 mod, TPP pod tank, DM1 coil rated at 60-80 watts, DM2 coil rated at 40-60 watts, USB-C charging/update cable, and user manual.
The Drag 3 Mod
The Drag 3 mod in my opinion is very nice looking. The silver with the Prussian blue that I received is a nice match On the face of the device starting from top to bottom is the round fire button which is a little clicky and does not rattle at all. Below that is the 1.08 in. TFT display with the + and – buttons below that followed by the USB-C charging port near the bottom. Facing the display, the right, rear, and left sides are covered with a soft padded leather wrap that is almost like a brushed leather or something. On the right side is the Voopoo name stamped into the leather and on the left side in much larger letters is DRAG 3 stamped into the leather with the word GENE written on the silver metal closer to the front in somewhat small font. On the rear of the device is the new metal badge that says DRAG. This is supposed to be the badge for all future Drag devices produced. I like the looks of it. On top is the 510 connection held in by two screws and the gold plated center pin is spring loaded. On the bottom is the battery door with three arrows indicating which way to slide the door in order to open it to install the batteries. On the door that flips up, there is a + and – symbol indicating how to install the batteries correctly.
The Drag 3 comes with three available modes which are Smart VW, RBA, and Super. Super is only available when the resistance is between .1 and .3 ohms and the wattage setting is greater than 80 watts. There is a software download available that will allow you to also have Temperature Control but it is not on the device as it is packaged. I’m not really sure why that is. Why not have all four modes available right out of the box? I’m guessing because not that many people use TC as use VW but if it were me then I’d have it already installed on the device. I did in fact go to the Voopoo website and download the update. It’s not hard to do. First you go to Support at the top of the page. That will take you to a page with a listing of devices. Click on Drag 3, and then software. It will show two downloads available. First download and install the configuration software. Then download the update and from inside the Voopoo program choose the file from your download folder and update the device. You will then have the latest software which includes the Temperature Control mode. I am not a big TC user but did try it out and it seemed to work pretty well.
The button and menu operation are as follows.
- Press the fire button five times to turn the device on and off
- Press the fire button three times to change between modes
- Press the fire button and the + button to lock or unlock the entire device
- Press the fire button and the – button to clear the puff counter
- Press the + and – buttons to change between the two display options which are Iron and Core
I personally like the core display option since it makes the display and numbers a little easier for me to read. The Drag 3 contains the Gene Fan 2.0 chip which boasts .001s firing. I have no way of measuring this but do think that the mod fires very quickly.
The TPP Pod Tank
The TPP (Tank Pod Push) pod tank is somewhat similar in my opinion to the PNP tank. With differences being the removable drip tip and metal top cap. Also the TPP tank is 5.5ml capacity while the PNP is 4.5ml. The base of the pod has three strong magnets to hold it in place. The coils are a push in style just like the PNP tank coils were. On the bottom of the pod is also the rubber fill port plug. In my opinion, the fill port could have been a little larger. When installed, the coil sticks out about 1/8 of an inch or so in order to reach the electrical contacts inside the 510 threaded base that the pod sits inside of. There is a shoulder inside the base that the surface of the pod where the fill port is rests. I do wish that the top cap of the TPP tank opened for top filling instead of having the fill port on the bottom of the tank like the PNP tank had. One nice thing is that the tank is fairly transparent which makes filling and monitoring the liquid level much easier.
I did notice on the TPP tank that without firing and the airflow closed about half way that I did get a whistling sound. It isn’t obvious at this setting when firing but when closed down even further while firing there is a whistling noise. It’s not a deal breaker but I don’t much care for the noise. This being said, I doubt that people will run the airflow that tight with the included coils but can’t say that for sure. I tried it just to test it but tended to run either coils over half way open.
The new TPP coils are quite different in appearance as the opening on the sides is one large bone shaped opening on each side to allow liquid to saturate the cotton and the coil inside. The TPP mesh coils are supposed to maximize atomization surface and also improve the heating speed. I detected no delay between pressing the fire button and the time vapor was produced. I found the flavor produced to be quite good and have no complaints on that or the amount of vapor produced. That is especially the case with the .15 coil when I ran it at 60 watts. It could fill a room with vapor in no time.
Final Thoughts:
Over all I very much enjoyed testing the Voopoo Drag 3 mod with the new TPP tank. The mod is fairly comfortable to hold even though it is a dual battery mod. I felt like the leather wrap on it was very nice and liked how the lettering was stamped into the leather.
I found the display screen to be plenty bright and preferred the core display mode to make reading it a little easier. The display at 1.08 in. is a little larger than what most mods I’ve reviewed have had and did like the extra space to make room for the information.
I did like the TPP tank and coils but don’t really know that I like them that much better than the PNP tank and coils. The PNP pod tank will fit and operate in the TPP base so if you have PNP coils like I do, you don’t have to go and start stocking new coils if you don’t want to. However, the PNP coils will not work in the TPP pod tank and vice versa. You can also just use the Drag 3 like any other mod with a 510 connection.
I did have some leaking from the first .15 ohm coil but pulled another one from the Drag X plus kit that I will be reviewing soon and haven’t had any leaking with the second coil as of yet. The .2 coil was completely dry the entire time I used it at 45 watts. Not because of the first coil being bad, I did like the .2 coil better simply because it fit my style of vaping better.
In the current market it seems like there is a new pod or pod mod every day. It gets a little redundant after a while in my opinion. It was refreshing to me to see Voopoo release the Drag 3 kit with a 510 connection that can be used with the TPP, PNP, or any tank with a 510 threaded connection.
So, would I recommend the Voopoo Drag 3 kit to others? I would. Even if you aren’t a high output user, the dual batteries will give you long life. The mod is attractive to look at and functions well in my opinion. With a software upgrade, it can operate in TC mode also. I’m just not understanding why the update wasn’t already installed when it was shipped. Perhaps this will change when the Drag 3 is in full production and released.
A big thanks to Voopoo and Chloe for sending the Voopoo Drag 3 kit for me to review and thanks to those that choose to read my reviews. Below is a link to the Drag 3 product page.
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