Lost Vape Centaurus B80 AIO Box Review

Lost Vape's small AIO box goes by the name Centaurus B80 AIO. A mod that's just as comfortable with standard coils as it is with "rebuildables".

Lost Vape hasn't held back when it comes to satisfying fans of the Boro Tank, that small cartridge with a built-in build deck, while also keeping happy anyone who's ever dreamed of owning a Billet Box, that legendary high-end mod.

The package has also made an effort on the design and finishing front, using the kind of materials you'd typically find in affordable vaping gear: a metal chassis, plastic panels, and a cradle for both the battery and the chipset. The cartridge and the Boro Tank are made from PCTG. Nothing out of the ordinary there. That said, the Centaurus B80 does make a genuinely pleasing impression. It's also a real concentration of kit aimed squarely at DL vaping. With 0.15 and 0.20Ω UB Ultra sub-ohm coils, it produces plenty of vapour, no question about that. 

To sum up, the Centaurus B80 AIO can be used in several different ways: with the UB Ultra coils and the matching tank, or with the Boro Tank and its build deck for coiling yourself. Just bear in mind that the Centaurus B80 AIO ships without coils, so you'll need to do your first build straight out of the box. Either way, capacity comes in at 5ml. The Centaurus B80 AIO comes well stocked with spare parts and accessories, with plenty of tricks up its sleeve, including a few extra parts for tweaking airflow and flavour rendering.

Connector pins, along with two chimneys of different diameters, are included in the box, all there to help you customise your vape, as mentioned. The build deck is designed for a single coil, naturally, with two parallel posts. The whole setup is tiny, with very small parts, so take care during building not to lose anything. A 510 connector is also included in the box.

This lets you build your coil away from the Boro Tank itself, fitting it onto another box or a coil jig to install and fire the coil. For this first test, a 3mm diameter coil was fitted, which is a touch on the tight side, but it still fits in fine. Go any larger, though, and I really can't promise anything.

With this Centaurus Boro Tank, the only way to adjust airflow is by choosing the right connector pin, which controls airflow to the coil. This isn't the case with the other tank, which has its own adjustable ring, making airflow control noticeably less convenient here. As an example, on my first attempt with the Boro, the pin that was fitted turned out to be far too open for my liking, meaning I had to fully strip down the entire tank, given that the pin is, of course, directly connected to the build deck…

The takeaway: before doing your first build, it's worth deciding exactly what level of airflow you're after. The 3mm pin comes fitted as standard, with the other pins offering 1mm and 2mm openings.

Let's move on to the tank and the UB Ultra coils. I went straight in with the 0.15Ω UB Ultra. Worth noting, in passing, that the chipset, in Normal mode (the other being RBA), caps the wattage at certain levels depending on the coil it detects. For example, with a coil between 0.29Ω and 0.40Ω, maximum wattage is capped at 40 watts. With this 0.15Ω UB Ultra, it's 80 watts, the absolute maximum.

At 60 watts, paired with a heavy Full VG DIY juice, even with the airflow only opened a third of the way, the vapour output is genuinely impressive, and the flavours come through perfectly well. This will certainly please cloud chasers, and it has to be said, it's quite surprising for such a small device.

The Centaurus B80 AIO box, with its striking design, will appeal for its sheer effectiveness, though you'll need to get used to constantly swapping those removable panels in and out at first. AIO mods are often like that: you tend to fiddle around to find your ideal settings, airflow and wattage, removing a panel each time to adjust things to your liking. Looking at the glass half full, you could say that, at least, once your settings are dialled in, they're set for good. Otherwise, arm yourself with a bit of patience at the start, as those removable panels are very much part of the Billet Box format's appeal.

A quick word on filling the cartridge. The capacity is about right for this type of vape (arguably), but the filling process doesn't exactly make life easy for vapers. With this kind of opening, it's genuinely tricky to get a full tank without spilling a few drops onto the cartridge itself. The cap really should have opened from the top of the wall instead, which would have made things much simpler.

In short, the Centaurus B80 AIO, built for demanding vaping with plenty of power on tap, is every bit as compact as it is high-performing. Just as at home with its clearomiser tank as with its RBA (rebuildable) tank, builds need to be done carefully and patiently. Nothing insurmountable, but the deck itself is on the small side, so anyone used to building on larger tanks may be in for a bit of a surprise.

A few drops of condensation can be seen forming under the coil, which makes sense given the kind of power this device is capable of. No leaking, though. One downside in the slightly fiddly filling process, but a definite thumbs up for the variable wattage and RBA modes, which give vapers exactly what they're asking for. All in all, this comes pretty close to a clean sweep, if this particular mod format is your thing.

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