Great review! I use the short battery on my sol terra. It’s as good as it can be with a battery. I prefer a power supply just because the machines will always run better with one
My critical battery I used on my sol nova mark 2 went belly up in 3 months. It would go from 90% to 30% in an hour or 2. Then it stopped connecting properly and started puttering off/on. 😂 I sent it in a month ago for warranty work and have heard nothing back.
Other people’s battery’s on the Mark 2 started doing the same thing. I had the issue also and sent my Mark 2 and battery to an engineering friend of mine and they said it’s an issue with the mark 2 and not the battery….. trust me I’m pissed after hearing that. And now my Mark 2 is held by customs over seas and I still haven’t gotten it back yet lol
Every time I use the critical battery on my sol novas the battery doesn’t hold tight. This causes my machine to fluctuate in power or sometimes the battery will move or wiggle.
It’s actually a problem in the SOL Nova… I had the same issue and sent my machine with different batteries over seas to a engineer and they said it’s the machines speed controller and compositors that are having issues. Same thing happens with the Cheyenne battery on it….. I didn’t notice the issue until after the review. Cheyenne is aware of the issue and still hasn’t fixed it
Wait so you’re telling me that the $500 SOL Terra I just bought is coming loose ALREADY!!!??? I seriously have a SOL Nova 4.5 in my cart and was going to buy it until I saw this. I already splurged like $350 on two shorty battery’s for my SOL Terra. Dude this kinda sucks for that much money and who i consider to be the apple of tattooing, that they would put this type of shit out…. And the repair service fees are very questionable in itself. Ughh I’ve commented like 3 times cuz I’m really disappointed. As an apprentice it’s so hard to justify dropping $650-$1000 on a machine (SOL nova/unlimited) but now I feel like I’d rather take my money to FK irons since they are the only other company I can get a good machine for under $1000
Idk about the port on your specific machine but mine is more loose then when I got it. I try to be as open and honest as I can be so people don’t make big purchasing mistakes. It’s pretty standard to buy one machine every year or two if you tattoo everyday. I still believe the SOL Nova is a good buy. FKirons has issues sometimes also out of the 5 FK machines I’ve got I’ve had the send 3 of them in for repair in the first year and the 2 I haven’t had to send in I have hardly used. I agree it’s bull shit man… At least the Acus M1 you can open up and see what’s wrong. You can always message me on Instagram also if you have very specific questions on any machine!
@@adamdarklordYeah so my port definitely has come loose over time and I’ve only been using my Cheyenne Sol Terra for about 3 months and maybe 40 hours. The problem with the 3.5mm Criticals is that it doesn’t fit flush. I had to rig mine up to where I use a little tiny piece of athletic tape and cut it to fit over the little port and it locks in the battery so it won’t wiggle or twist while using. This is making me second guess buying that SOL nova lol. Fuckk 😢 these damn company’s always gotta make shit complicated. Everything I hear about Cheyenne and even FK irons is sounding like more of a headache than a pleasure to use. Hmm I wonder if bishop is gonna stock thw 4.2 wand anytime soon
Hi, It's the soul Nova better than getting the pen Unio? and it's the Hawk Thunder nesesary for these pens, or the Shorty battery by critical enough?/ Thank you!
Whaaaat fluid gets under the screen. A $60 ambition battery doesn’t even do that. Why not just to go to rca with the rest of the world. Surely that would’ve been cheaper than making their own battery. Well from the looks maybe they did get it cheaper. And ya way too long. I think the unio is even a little longer so that would be really long. Just to mention the short ambition battery is a great battery imo. Especially for $60. Lasts a long time. Actually feels better built than the critical. These are aluminum compared to plastic.
I got liquid under the screen from a small 30min tattoo and then I stopped using it because I didn’t want to brake it before my review 🤦♂️ Yes I agree just do RCA and boom! It would have thousands of new battery’s to pick from and have a more durable port. That Ambition battery looks very nice I’ll pick one up 🔥
@@adamdarklord minor nit picky issues. When it starts it always starts at 8v. It goes to sleep too fast. And when you wake it up and start it, it's going to start at 8v again. Kind of annoying. But even the short battery last me a good 4-5 hours. When you feel it you'll notice it feels like better quality than the critical. It's all milled aluminum and has a nice weight to it. When my critical batteries finally die I'll probably just buy these ambition ones. They don't fit the critical dock....I checked. Lol
I started having that problem also. I actually sent the battery to an engineer friend of mine and they said it’s because the speed controller in the machine and that they didn’t tune the battery for it. The Musotoku battery on it has the same issue
I didn’t notice the problem until after the review otherwise I would have brought it up. Few have contacted Cheyenne about it and they have yet to say it’s their engineering fault
So idk if my little port/connector on my Cheyenne Sol Terra is loose from my critical batteries not fitting tight and me kinda messing with the battery’s to make them fit more solid. Now I’m starting to feel like it’s not the critical battery’s but Cheyenne itself…. More and more I feel like they are trying to cheap out on clients. I wanted to send my machine in to see if it was broken and they wanted to charge me $500…. I just wanted to send it in and ask if my little 3.5mm jack is supposed to be wiggly/slightly loosed.
If they were going to charge you $500 then that’s absolutely horrible! I like Cheyenne but I can’t agree with that 🤦♂️ I’ll bitch about the Cheyennes loose butt hole port every chance I get until they change it, trust me.
@@adamdarklord yea your right it’s rca only. I plan on getting the new sol nova but I’ll just use my fk irons battery pack. The EnGen is just too big. 🤦🏾♂️
What would be the best battery right now for the Sol Nova? muso toku... critical ...egen? I have a short critical...it only lasts about 3 hours...still a voltage of 9+-...I have the sol nova 4.5, what voltage do you put your sol nova on? thank you
I run the Nova around 8.5, The machine is pretty good to run wired otherwise I’d say just the larger critical battery. Wouldn’t hurt to look for a cheap Chinese DC battery sometimes they’re actually pretty good
Hey @thunderjota I’m willing to buy the sol nova 4.5 what are your thoughts in it? I’ve read it doesnt run so well with musotoku which was the battery I was wanting to get, which battery did you end up using? Any info is appreciated, thanks!
@@marcelokunze7711 I used the Musotoku on it when I used it the only problem is battery life. I’ve seen people say to get the big critical battery 🤷♂️ I honestly think it’s best running wired in my opinion.
@@adamdarklord I see, so you notice a huge difference using it wired vs battery? How does it compare (with battery) to other battery powered machines, like the bishop wand? I’m wondering if the Sol Nova is the only one that works better wired
the biggest problem with them is the connection. 3,5 mil. it is horrible with this kind of stuff. I had a Critical battery supply last for a month before it would not hold the connection any more. And it was 300+ euros then. Just go with unlimited if you want wireless. If this is flimsy from the start i give it max 2 or 3 months. Critical 3,5 con same crap... The only downside to the chayenne machines is that fkn conection...
Way too tall for me . Looks like muso Toku did it better in every way and yea that liquid going under the screen so easy is a major fail. It also looks like it could have fit the machine a bit better and make it connect flush with no gap etc
I ve seen other reviews saying the shorty critical for some reason won't work on the new Cheyenne sol nova the connection is just slightly too short or something
Why buy this and sol nova 2 when you can buy mast racer for 300$? As long as you get used to 4mm stroke you can literally do anything and there is no reason for all the responsive/e-give modes. Big tattoo companies are on the innovation decline.
I think they’re good people I’ve always talked to them through IG and they’re pretty quick to respond! I hesitate to send my machine in to fix the jack on it because it’s such a process sending it to Germany and back. I’m sure they appreciate the feedback I’m sure they get sick of testers saying only positive stuff but they might regret sending me it a little bit 🤣
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Great review! I use the short battery on my sol terra. It’s as good as it can be with a battery. I prefer a power supply just because the machines will always run better with one
My critical battery I used on my sol nova mark 2 went belly up in 3 months. It would go from 90% to 30% in an hour or 2. Then it stopped connecting properly and started puttering off/on. 😂 I sent it in a month ago for warranty work and have heard nothing back.
Other people’s battery’s on the Mark 2 started doing the same thing. I had the issue also and sent my Mark 2 and battery to an engineering friend of mine and they said it’s an issue with the mark 2 and not the battery….. trust me I’m pissed after hearing that. And now my Mark 2 is held by customs over seas and I still haven’t gotten it back yet lol
@@adamdarklord holy shit, that sucks. I’ve just been using the cord on the SN2 and it’s flawless, both my 3.5 and 4.5. Thanks for getting back to me.
Tested for 2months ,pros screen and buttons ,cons : too big and heavy for light machine like solnova v2
Every time I use the critical battery on my sol novas the battery doesn’t hold tight. This causes my machine to fluctuate in power or sometimes the battery will move or wiggle.
It’s actually a problem in the SOL Nova… I had the same issue and sent my machine with different batteries over seas to a engineer and they said it’s the machines speed controller and compositors that are having issues. Same thing happens with the Cheyenne battery on it….. I didn’t notice the issue until after the review. Cheyenne is aware of the issue and still hasn’t fixed it
I use the critical shorty battery and it is very good 42.5 grams 🎉
Do you use it on the Sol Nova?
Wait so you’re telling me that the $500 SOL Terra I just bought is coming loose ALREADY!!!??? I seriously have a SOL Nova 4.5 in my cart and was going to buy it until I saw this. I already splurged like $350 on two shorty battery’s for my SOL Terra. Dude this kinda sucks for that much money and who i consider to be the apple of tattooing, that they would put this type of shit out…. And the repair service fees are very questionable in itself. Ughh I’ve commented like 3 times cuz I’m really disappointed. As an apprentice it’s so hard to justify dropping $650-$1000 on a machine (SOL nova/unlimited) but now I feel like I’d rather take my money to FK irons since they are the only other company I can get a good machine for under $1000
Idk about the port on your specific machine but mine is more loose then when I got it. I try to be as open and honest as I can be so people don’t make big purchasing mistakes.
It’s pretty standard to buy one machine every year or two if you tattoo everyday.
I still believe the SOL Nova is a good buy. FKirons has issues sometimes also out of the 5 FK machines I’ve got I’ve had the send 3 of them in for repair in the first year and the 2 I haven’t had to send in I have hardly used.
I agree it’s bull shit man…
At least the Acus M1 you can open up and see what’s wrong.
You can always message me on Instagram also if you have very specific questions on any machine!
@@adamdarklordYeah so my port definitely has come loose over time and I’ve only been using my Cheyenne Sol Terra for about 3 months and maybe 40 hours. The problem with the 3.5mm Criticals is that it doesn’t fit flush. I had to rig mine up to where I use a little tiny piece of athletic tape and cut it to fit over the little port and it locks in the battery so it won’t wiggle or twist while using. This is making me second guess buying that SOL nova lol. Fuckk 😢 these damn company’s always gotta make shit complicated. Everything I hear about Cheyenne and even FK irons is sounding like more of a headache than a pleasure to use. Hmm I wonder if bishop is gonna stock thw 4.2 wand anytime soon
Hi, It's the soul Nova better than getting the pen Unio? and it's the Hawk Thunder nesesary for these pens, or the Shorty battery by critical enough?/ Thank you!
Unio sucks and critical battery’s are awesome
The shorty are good but after a few month it don’t hold charge anymore 😢
Whaaaat fluid gets under the screen. A $60 ambition battery doesn’t even do that. Why not just to go to rca with the rest of the world. Surely that would’ve been cheaper than making their own battery. Well from the looks maybe they did get it cheaper. And ya way too long. I think the unio is even a little longer so that would be really long. Just to mention the short ambition battery is a great battery imo. Especially for $60. Lasts a long time. Actually feels better built than the critical. These are aluminum compared to plastic.
I got liquid under the screen from a small 30min tattoo and then I stopped using it because I didn’t want to brake it before my review 🤦♂️
Yes I agree just do RCA and boom! It would have thousands of new battery’s to pick from and have a more durable port.
That Ambition battery looks very nice I’ll pick one up 🔥
@@adamdarklord minor nit picky issues. When it starts it always starts at 8v. It goes to sleep too fast. And when you wake it up and start it, it's going to start at 8v again. Kind of annoying. But even the short battery last me a good 4-5 hours. When you feel it you'll notice it feels like better quality than the critical. It's all milled aluminum and has a nice weight to it. When my critical batteries finally die I'll probably just buy these ambition ones. They don't fit the critical dock....I checked. Lol
The ambition batteries are actually pretty dam great. I’ve stocked up on them and use them over any other everyday.
I used it for months with the Mark 2 and with a lot of starting in steady mode, the engine would race and stop or not start at all…
I started having that problem also. I actually sent the battery to an engineer friend of mine and they said it’s because the speed controller in the machine and that they didn’t tune the battery for it.
The Musotoku battery on it has the same issue
I didn’t notice the problem until after the review otherwise I would have brought it up. Few have contacted Cheyenne about it and they have yet to say it’s their engineering fault
@@adamdarklord like you said, it's better to stay wired 😅
So idk if my little port/connector on my Cheyenne Sol Terra is loose from my critical batteries not fitting tight and me kinda messing with the battery’s to make them fit more solid. Now I’m starting to feel like it’s not the critical battery’s but Cheyenne itself…. More and more I feel like they are trying to cheap out on clients. I wanted to send my machine in to see if it was broken and they wanted to charge me $500…. I just wanted to send it in and ask if my little 3.5mm jack is supposed to be wiggly/slightly loosed.
If they were going to charge you $500 then that’s absolutely horrible!
I like Cheyenne but I can’t agree with that 🤦♂️
I’ll bitch about the Cheyennes loose butt hole port every chance I get until they change it, trust me.
I’ll definitely be getting an ambition short battery.
Think I only seen it in RCA not the Cheyenne port unless I’m just blind but I’ll still pick a mini version one up also
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@@adamdarklord yea your right it’s rca only. I plan on getting the new sol nova but I’ll just use my fk irons battery pack. The EnGen is just too big. 🤦🏾♂️
What would be the best battery right now for the Sol Nova? muso toku... critical ...egen? I have a short critical...it only lasts about 3 hours...still a voltage of 9+-...I have the sol nova 4.5, what voltage do you put your sol nova on? thank you
I run the Nova around 8.5,
The machine is pretty good to run wired otherwise I’d say just the larger critical battery. Wouldn’t hurt to look for a cheap Chinese DC battery sometimes they’re actually pretty good
@@adamdarklord Well, I haven't found any on AliExpress. I asked for one, and it didn't work for me. do you know of any? thank you
Hey @thunderjota I’m willing to buy the sol nova 4.5 what are your thoughts in it? I’ve read it doesnt run so well with musotoku which was the battery I was wanting to get, which battery did you end up using? Any info is appreciated, thanks!
@@marcelokunze7711 I used the Musotoku on it when I used it the only problem is battery life.
I’ve seen people say to get the big critical battery 🤷♂️ I honestly think it’s best running wired in my opinion.
@@adamdarklord I see, so you notice a huge difference using it wired vs battery? How does it compare (with battery) to other battery powered machines, like the bishop wand? I’m wondering if the Sol Nova is the only one that works better wired
I really like how you remove the battery lol that’s about it.
Yeah basically 💀
the biggest problem with them is the connection. 3,5 mil. it is horrible with this kind of stuff. I had a Critical battery supply last for a month before it would not hold the connection any more. And it was 300+ euros then. Just go with unlimited if you want wireless. If this is flimsy from the start i give it max 2 or 3 months. Critical 3,5 con same crap... The only downside to the chayenne machines is that fkn conection...
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No cap - That shit has a Chinese look to it 😂 Mosu toku is killing the game with their batteries and power supplies
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Way too tall for me . Looks like muso Toku did it better in every way and yea that liquid going under the screen so easy is a major fail. It also looks like it could have fit the machine a bit better and make it connect flush with no gap etc
I ve seen other reviews saying the shorty critical for some reason won't work on the new Cheyenne sol nova the connection is just slightly too short or something
🤦♂️ that’s dumb
Why buy this and sol nova 2 when you can buy mast racer for 300$? As long as you get used to 4mm stroke you can literally do anything and there is no reason for all the responsive/e-give modes. Big tattoo companies are on the innovation decline.
This battery definitely disappoints
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Cheyenne is sad they sent that to you 😂
I’ll never spend another $ with Cheyenne.. worst customer service experience by far.
I think they’re good people I’ve always talked to them through IG and they’re pretty quick to respond!
I hesitate to send my machine in to fix the jack on it because it’s such a process sending it to Germany and back.
I’m sure they appreciate the feedback I’m sure they get sick of testers saying only positive stuff but they might regret sending me it a little bit 🤣
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