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A Complete Guide To The SMOK Alien Mod

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SMOK Alien Operation

In this part of the guide we’ll share the basics on how to verify that your Alien Mod is authentic, how to use the included warranty in case the mod is defective, some preparation tips before your first use, how to install your batteries, and how to attach the TFV8 Baby Beast Tank (if you’ve bought the starter kit configuration).  If you’ve already went over these basic steps, feel free to skip to the next page to learn more about the Alien’s operation.

Basic Alien Operation

Verifying For Authenticity:  To verify the authenticity of your Alien Mod, visit the SMOK Support Page on SMOK’s official website.  Next, scratch off the coating that’s covering the 16 digit anti-fake code that’s on the packaging that covers the box.  The 16 digit code is located on a sticker that is placed on the right side and towards the bottom of the slip on packaging.  Once you’ve revealed your 16 digit code, type the code onto the input box on the support page to verify.  The result will display after a few seconds.  If you have any further questions about the Alien mod or of its authenticity, feel free to contact a SMOK consultant via email, phone, or visit the official SMOK website for more help.

Using The Warranty:  You must first understand that to use the warranty, you have an allotted time of 6 months from the original purchase date.  Within that 6 months, SMOK says that some items may not be eligible for service due to misuse, damage, or other failures caused other than by manufacturer defects or premature failure.  In other words, if it’s a tank or coil related issue, most likely it will not be eligible for warranty use.  Continuing, the “Alien Customer Card” included in in the packaging is an important proof for you to get warranty service, so make sure you keep up with it just in case.  Be sure to read the card carefully and fill it out carefully as well, as this card must be included with warranty requests.  If you look on the authenticity sticker mentioned in “Verifying For Authenticity”, you can find information required for the card, such as the product serial number.  To file a warranty request or for more information on the warranty policy and process, feel free to visit the SMOK Support Page on the official SMOK website.

Preparation Before Use:  Make sure the battery that you’re using is according with the Battery Warning Card included in the packaging of your device.  Before you begin vaping, you need to also make sure the tank is filled with enough e-liquid, along with ensuring that you’ve primed your coils correctly so that you don’t kill your coils before you use them.

Installing The Batteries:  Installing the two 18650 batteries that you’ve purchased separately from the kit is required to power the device.  You’ll want to first slide and open the battery cover at the bottom of the device.  It’s simply a latch that will expose the battery compartment.  Once you’ve exposed the battery compartment, place the batteries into the device according to the correct directions on the underside of the cover.  Once installed, close the battery cover and make sure the latch is secured.  If the screen does not come on, re-check the battery placement to make sure that the batteries are placed in the correct direction, to make sure that the batteries are in OK working condition, or to make sure the batteries have enough power to turn the device on.  If the screen doesn’t come on still, contact a SMOK customer consultant as the device may be defective.

Attaching The TFV8 Baby Beast Tank:  If you’ve bought the Alien Mod Starter Kit, simply connect the male 510 threaded connector attached to the bottom of the tank to the female 510 threaded connector placed at the top of the device by turning it clockwise.  Do not overtighten the tank to the mod, a snug fit will do since the female connector is equipped with a spring-loaded 510 pin for a sure connection between the two parts.

Blake Brown
Blake Brown

Blake is the owner and creator of the Guide To Vaping blog. He has expressed his passion for the vaping industry through his deeply rooted and highly informative content. Being a writer and content provider for the vaping industry for year's, Blake has also gained experience from working with multiple blogs and well respected companies.

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  1. Just received the Smok Alien 220w in Rainbow and am impressed with the quality and appearance. It feels really good in hand not being to big or small. Read the complete article but didn’t see what any recommended setting adjustments for using the preinstalled coil or the extra. Also ordered some new Ohmash 30a 18650 flat tops. My VTC5 18650 might be fakes and I don’t want to take any chances. Hope to get a lot of use out of this and help my wife kick the habit of smoking.

  2. is there a way i can unbric my alien mod i tried doinf a upgrade did everything right now it wont even turn on

  3. Thanks for the Operating Instructions in a viewable print. Some of us can’t read the tiny print in the user’s manual. You made life much easier. I am now enjoying my Smoktech Alien 220w.

  4. Can’t get the screen to work please help

  5. Screen stopped Illininating after upgred. Is there away to make it work again?

    • Your best bet is to contact SMOK support or the store you purchased it from. I believe once this happens, there isn’t much you could do other than replacing it.

      • Blake I just bought a smok alien 220w tc and wanna know how come it only allows me to hit it for like 2 seconds then stops and says don’t misuse product or won’t allow me to take in more vape

        • Take off your tank hit the button to fire it so that the screen illuminate put on your tank and hit fire again and it will ask him if it’s a new coil hit yes and then it should be set up and ready to go

        • Tighten your atomizer

        • It should let you continue your draw for more than 2 seconds. There is a protection feature that’s built-in, which cuts off the draw when you reach 12 seconds I believe. I honestly have never heard of that issue. I would contact the store you purchased it from or reach out to the SMOK support.

        • Unscrew your tank and screw it back on. When it asks if it’s a new coil click on yes, it will readjust. I had the same issue out of the box.

  6. I just bought my alien mod and i bought the baby beast tank with a .15 ohm coil and it tastes really burnt at 75-80 watts. i know some people vape at 150 watts on it. i’m not really sure what’s going on with it.

    • You said you are using the.15 ohm coils but which one? There are 2 different ones. For the X4 (quad coils) are rated for 30-70 watts, with an ideal range of 40-60. These I use at 48 watts. I personally find this coil gives me better flavor and a little less clouds. For the T8 it’s rated 50-110 watts, with an ideal range of 60-80 watts. This I vape at 60 watts With this one, I find it gives better clouds but I feel it loses a little flavor. I do use a max VG ejuice all the time. In another blog post on this site it discusses on how to get longevity from your coils. The blogger said you should use the lower range so your coils don’t burn up to quickly. I took the advice and it’s worked out great. I’m a vapomanic and was a chain smoker. Old habits die hard…lol However, now I don’t go through coils every 2 days. Since my go to juices are desserts the coils gunk up faster. My coils now are lasting about 1 week I do find if I use a tank or two of a fruit in between the desserts, it lasts even longer. On the back of the box of 5 coils it gives you all the information. Also at the base of the coil, the range is etched in. If you want to vape at higher watts your going to have to build your own. I already owned a Big Baby Beast which came with a RBA, as well as, the installed coil and a spare pre-made coil. However, I don’t remember which ones they were. Hope this reply helps you.

    • The baby beast worked best for me around 40w much over that would burn

    • Believe it or not, but I’ve heard this from several people. The issue is the cotton wicking in these coils, or more specifically the ones with more than 1 coil in them. Find a single coil for the TFV8 Baby Beast and I imagine it will wick better. I personally use the TFV8 Big Baby Tank and it wicks perfectly with the Q2 Coil.

  7. Every time the screen turns off, it stops charging…why?

  8. hello, Im sheikh, i need help, why does my smok alien mod cannot see the display? i already check and ope the mod like Hundred times, but the screen is just the same. I think it is not stealth mode, last afternoon, its just when black out, i think the battery is low, but when I out the battery in, its just the same black out, i cannot see the display. also i dont know how to fixed it, can any of you guys help me? do reply me ASAP. Thankyou

    • It seems as if this is an reoccurring issue with SMOK devices here lately. I advise that you contact SMOK or the store you’ve purchased the device from to see if you can return the unit for a properly working one. I haven’t seen or heard of any fixes for the issue just yet.

  9. When I push the fire button it says puffs over. Please help How do i fix this

  10. The device is not charging properly …. It shows charging but once taken off charger it goes dead right away…. Tried to reset it but nothing… Took out the batteries and still nothing ….

  11. My I watt increments went up by 10. I stead of.1 how do I change this back!?

  12. i need the pdf file of something to download alien 220w tc manual

  13. My smok alien won’t even turn on or charge.. I’ve only had it for about two weeks

    • Send it to Smok its bad or take the tank off and slam on hard surface it should turn back on some of them just have bad battery doors and the paint job is not the bes for ware & tear

  14. very very bad quality and i don’t recommend it. about one months display is not working and if you don’t believe me you will search in internet it is a chronic problem.

  15. whats wrong when its says low ohms

  16. Hi all works just fine but my screen. Has gone black
    How do I restart it

  17. How do i turn it on

  18. The screen on my alien isn’t functional. It vapes but the screen doesn’t turn on. Help please?

    • That is due to being in stelth mode to turn that off click side button 3times than will pop up a settings screen go to that than screen time and hold down button untill ses stelth than turn off stelth mode hope that fix’s you problem

  19. I bought .25 ohm coil been getting .15 ohm what’s the difference am I gonna had to do anything different

  20. I have my alien for 4 months now and nothing to complain. Maybe the fact that the bottom has no color on it anymore but that is a minor issue.
    People who find the taste weird/burnt/etc read this:
    Some liquids are not suited for high temperatures. If you use a liquid for the first time on your alien, start at 40 watts (or equal temperature) and step up in 5 Watt steps until you get the best results.

    My tip:
    Consider different liquid vendors if this is always an issue with all kind of different flavors. The mix might not be good or the flavor is of poor quality.
    Fruity flavors are always better on low temperature and strong flavors like chocolate and coffee can handle high temperatures pretty well.

    Anyways, alien rocks. Glad I purchased it.

    • Great info and tips, Jeff! I’m sure someone will find your feedback very helpful!

      • Blake! I appreciate the thoroughness of this article. Well done. I am relatively new to vaping and was wondering if you may be able to offer insight into whether or not I should explore the temperature mode. I am using the Baby Beast tank with the T8 coil and am not sure if adjusting the temperature is a good idea, or if I do adjust the temperature, what an appropriate wattage for the temperature mode would be. Also, if you could help me understand how to work the memory mode (or rather, give me a quick “for-dummies” approach to it) so that I can better operate my mod, I would be very appreciative. Thanks again for a very informative article, and I hope you can get back with me relatively soon.

        – David

        • David, I’ve been vaping quite a while, even before temperature control existed for vaping products. I along with many do not use temperature control, but there are many that also do use it. If you want to explore more with your mod, I would suggest that you just play around with things to find what’s more comfortable for you specifically. I can throw off numbers to you or where you should set your temperature, but that would only be my preference, even though I don’t prefer using TC at all. My advice, play with the mod, adjust things, and see what works for you and what doesn’t. (In my opinion, the memory mode is more of a hassle than anything, as you are setting a specific parameter rather than adjusting each time to dial in on your personal liking. Your tastes often change, wattage and temperature often change to meet your liking, and I rather just change things on the fly)

  21. My smoke mod is broken how do I fix it?

  22. Hi how to restere factory setting

  23. What strength or wattage shiuld i use on a 75/45 juice

    • First off that number combination will not exist, they would half to add up to 100…percent.If you buy the proper coils they give you a minimum and a maximum operating wattage and also stamped right on the coil is BEST OPERATING WATTAGES ‘for example ‘works best between 60w and 80w so I would use 70w

  24. I just changed my coil to a .6 and am not getting a very good hit. It is sputering. Do you have any suggestions?

  25. I have the Alien Baby AL85 for a month now. I got new coils and it says “low ohm” it says in the booklet that I need to change the atomizer. What exactly is that? I ordered a new tank to see if that will help. What I would like to know is will the new tank fix the low ohm problem? Or do I need a new mod?

  26. what is the temp setting supposed to be on this thing?

  27. Hi All, i recently purchased the SMOK ALIEN 220 starter kit and ever since i bought it the coils seem to only last 2 – 3 days. i have changed coils for usage with different watts 25 – 45 watts , 60 – 110 watts , i have used it with the tank it brought and have also purchased the Aspire Cleto tank as recommended by someone. still i am having the same problems and coils only lasting 2 – 3 days. i have also changed E Juices but coils do not seem to last longer. Any comments / help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

  28. I own an AL85 Smok Alien Baby Beast, & have been vaping since the beginning of summer. It was working fine & then I messed with the settings & now no matter what I do whenever I try to hit it at my regular wattage(55),I get a harsh taste or a harsh hit & very small clouds. I got new atomizers, new juice, even a new tank & I cannot get it back to where I was enjoying it. I just need to know what setting should my Volt,Ohms,Amps,PCB. etc… should be at ??

  29. I have the AL85. It is saying its charging but it never takes a charg and when i go to hit it when its pluged in it says battery to low i even tred to let it charge. Any one got any ideas on what i should do?

  30. I cannot adust the wattage it is completly locked up on 20 watts is there anything else i can do besided hitting the + and – button

    • Hard reset: Turn your SMOK Alien upside down, then open the battery door while the batteries are still inserted into the device. Make sure the battery door stays up during this process. Now hold the two adjustment buttons down at the same time. While the two adjustment buttons are being held down, close the battery door. Once the battery door is shut while still holding the two adjustment buttons, the batteries will then supply power to the device. A prompt will appear on the screen for two seconds asking if you want to factory reset, choose YES. Let me know if that helps.

      • I did this reset because it appears that my front buttons have quit working properly and the screen just looks like static. No visible words or anything. And its frozen there and won’t change. I think my mod is bricked. Unfortunately its a lil over 6 mis old now. Any tips?

        • same thing happens to me. there is just a frozen static window and nothing happens unless i take out the batteries and re-insert them. but then it turns on like normal without the message asking if i want to reset it. i want to reset it because no matter what tank i put in there it always reads that the coil is 0.15 ohms, and i only use 0.4 or 0.6 ohm coils.

  31. I bought the Smoke Alien 220 mod and was advised to buy the Cleito EXO tank, it seems this must burn at about 60 – 100 watts, I think 60 is too high for me, I can’t seem to get the Smok set at a reasonable wattage without it making me cough, I think it’s also that the mouth piece has quite a large hole, I have set it on soft too, I’m not getting much vapour as I can’t take a decent puff, my liquid is 40 /60 any advice appreciated

  32. Hello and and thanks for the informative guide. I purchased my Alien 220 about a month ago and have had no issues at this point. I started at 40w and increased from there every few days until I got to 60 watts. The flavor seemed slightly burnt if I went any higher, and I am using about 5 different brands of juice. It may be my juices tend to be sweet, but I prefer the wattage at about 45-50. Are there any benefits to vaping at a higher temperature?
    I do want to mention that when I purchased this unit I was advised that I should never use the USB charger that is included to charge the batteries. I have not found this anywhere in the manual but a separate battery charger is strongly recommended. Apparently charging through the unit eventually results in a fried unit. Hopefully this will help a new user that hasn’t had to charge it yet…

  33. hi ,
    how do i set my vape alien to its best settings like how much ohms watts ? i dont know how to do the settings and the vendors are still not responding satisfactionery

  34. I love my Alien 220. Somehow I turned on the stealth mode and I cannot figure out the exact clicks to turn it back on. I’ve even looked at tutorials on utube. They go way too fast. Can you help me turn my screen back on? – thanks Nikki

  35. What setting should set the vapor at because I choke like I like choking gasping for air I don’t know what settings I should have it on

  36. My atimiser burns out within a couple of days? Do I need to change the settings?

  37. Hello! Thank you for this wonderful guide! I am somewhat new to vaping. I just purchased the Smok Alien 220. I am curious what the voltage, ohms and amps should be set to? Does it depend on the coil or batteries? My previous mod (my first) was used and it didn’t have these settings.
    Thank you in advance for your help!

    Melissa

  38. How do I know what coil type I have? I’m currently using SMOK V8 Baby-T6. I don’t see on the package if it is T-NI, T-TI or a T-SS.

  39. I used the Smok Alien 220w since two months back , it’s really amazing kit .recently I noticed that the taste mix with bad smil , I think the cotton become bads ,and its the the time to change the coils. i have two tanks , the original one which comes with kit and i have ordered for extra one ” SMOK TFV8 BIG Baby Beast Tank ” , but I found many OHMS resistance values and I don’t know which will be the best for me . could you please advice me to choose the cois for both Tanks.

    Thanks in advance .

  40. I’ve had my smok alien 220 for about 8months and had no problems, I updated the firmware as soon as I got it ,now in the setting mode it only goes into screen time, scr lock thats it no contrast, adj ohms, download ,etc. I’m running an smok rta g2 with 2 26guage kanthal 10 wraps at 64 watts it vapes perfectly. The only issue is it won’t allow me to access all the sub-menu options. Also what is the current firmware numbers? My numbers read V1.3.2 I believe they are the latest up to date, if not please let me know but I can’t update until I can access “download” in the settings. Curious and thanks !

  41. My smok alien is saying a set of batteries with charge in them (tried them in another smok alien mod) are dead and can’t charge it through usb port (i know you shouldn’t anyway). I only bought the thing a few months ago and it was working fine up until the other day. Can anyone help??

  42. Thank you, this guide was very informative, I was given the Smok Alien without the instructions, so now with your help i have a better understanding of the Vape!

  43. having problems with maximum puff 5856 on smok t -priv please help me sort it out

  44. Sometimes when i vape it will hurt my throat and make me cough, but sometimes i’ll use it and it will work great. I don’t understand because i’m using the same juice and sometimes it will make me cough and other times it won’t.

  45. I have a T-Priv, is there anyway to lock the wattage or temp control, to prevent the buttons from being accidently pressed?
    The up button especially?

  46. Hi – I am new at vaping- and just got the Alien as a gift. I am not sure what I pressed but now it says on the screen/ dont abuse products/
    how do I get rid of that screen- and now I can seem to get it on- cause that screen keeps popping up… Thank you

    • Simple The solution is to press the fire button so the screen comes on and then screw the tank off. Again press the fire button so the screen is on when you screw the tank back on again. So basically make sure that the screen is always on when you unscrew and rescrew the atomizer (RTA, RDA, RDTA) onto the Smok mod.

      That solves the Don’t Abuse Protects problem. Happy vaping!

  47. hi i have a smok alien and it was saying ohms too low then when a friend did the softwear update it wont switch on at all
    can anyone help please

  48. I’m new to this and I hv the Alien Smok I’m trying to figure out what are the best numbers to all the settings (ie, ohms, volts, amps, and temp) so I get the best flavor and a good amount of smoke. What I hv it set to works fine, but I want to know if it’s the best settings… I’m at 60.0 w. .000 volts. .144 ohms. .250 amps. 34c pcb. And I have it set at normal…..

  49. GTFO – First I want to Thank you for your efforts regarding Smok vaporizers. Second I dropped my procolor and it stopped working. I replaced it with an alien. Then I saw your advice regarding a non working screen about slamming it down on something hard – I used something hard with a couple of cloth layers and SURPRISE it WORKED. Again, Thank You for your time and consideration. SMOK should pay you. Have a good one.

    • BTW, I suggest taking out the batteries first. Since I knew how it dropped – bottom hit first (batteries were slightly indented on the bottom portions, hence the take the batteries out prior to slamming it down), I slammed it down hitting the top. Works fine now. Prior to that, lights would light up but would not light the screen or work.

  50. smok alien 220w mod is what I have, insert the batterys at the bottom ( close the lid) screen lights up and goes away as it should, but I push the fire button 5 times no power on.. had some problems with charging my mod not sure if it’s the fire button or the batterys are dead. if i insert a usb (charger) to it without batterys in I’m still getting power. insert batterys as it’s charging and push the fire button 5 times, nothing happens. help meee.

    • You should NOT be using the USB chord for charging. It says it in the manual from Smok that’s included in the box. It can burn out the mod. The USB cord is strictly for upgrades to firmware. How old are your batteries? May help to buy 2 new batteries to “marry”. You should be using the same pair of batteries together all the time. That was a tip from the guy who owns one of the vape shops in my town. He’ the only one I trust in the area

  51. Hi, how do I reset my SMOK ALIEN 220W TC. Any information for how to do so would be fantastic, also if you could do so by email it would be great, thank you .

  52. Hey I just bought a brand new alien 220w and I popped in some brand new fully charged battery’s and both keep going dead to full and sometimes stopping in the middle just want to make sure I’m not doing anything wrong or if I need to do something about it

  53. This is a very informative article. I just bought this mod about a month ago. The operations manual wasn’t nearly as detailed as you have laid out. Thanks for the tips on shortcuts while navigating through the screens. Also Smok didn’t explain in the manual on how to upgrade the firmware. I didn’t know that you had to hold the fire button during the process.

    • Donna, I’m glad you found some use out of this guide. I knew the user manuals were lacking, so I first created one of these online manuals or ‘guides’ to better explain the product and what it’s capable of. It helped many people, I received a lot of responses, and it obviously drove a lot of traffic in return, so I’ve continued to write them for as many products as possible. I’m glad this one was able to help you.

  54. How do you turn off stealth mode

  55. Can’t get tank to fire either its a baby beast

  56. my alien wont let me go over .65 inhales how do I fix that.

  57. Any idea how to reset puffs or set the puff counter to never reach max when my left button is broken?

  58. Hello, I purchased a smoke alien and at the dams time I purchased a super tank. The store clerk sold me Aspire Triton replacement atomizers 0.4 (25 to 30 W). I go through a Atomizer about every 2 days. When I used the Pegasus mode I used the same atomizers as well as the same juices it would last maybe 2 to 3 weeks. My mode is set last 30.0 S 0.650 volt and 1.497 AMPS M3 Mode. I just read your users guide and I’m still more confused than ever. I really like to Mod size, but I hate going through so many Atomizers. Please advise I know I must be doing something incorrectly!!!!!! Thank you in advice for your time.

  59. Ok, I agree it it’s a good mod, but I’ve found one definite problem: There’s no wattage lock. All it takes is a touch of one of the front buttons whilst it’s in my pocket and the next time I use it my throat gets a blast from hell. Furthermore, even if I put the normal lock on, all it takes is for both the front buttons to be pressed, which is easy when pressure is exerted from one side, another click on one of the buttons and hell is let loose again. Personally I prefer function over flashy modes.

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