[edit] Bah! Some of my images aren't showing up side by side like they did in the preview. You can go to the bottom of the page and switch your view to "ECF2 - Darkened" to get the view I intended. [/edit]
I'm the proud owner of two Erlkonigins. Serial numbers 0760 & 1254.
A while back I saw that G Vapers had a pre-order on the Erlkonigin Clone. I was curious and wanted to see the differences and just how close or far off the Clone was to the Authentic. So, I paid them $40 and got free shipping.
I wanted to include the ErlprinZ in this comparison as well but my emails to i2r went without response. I told them that I was going to do a comparison and would be glad to include their ErlprinZ if they would ship me one.
Unfortunately, there was nothing to help me determine the manufacturer of the Clone. The Clone is on the right or bottom in all of these images.
Ok, so here we have packaging images...
I was very pleased that the Cloners did not try to copy the packaging as well.
Unfortunately, I use a point and shoot camera so the threads didn't show up very well. I will say that the Authentic's threads seem to be smoother but that the Clone's threads are not terrible. I've removed my AFCs and forgot to replace them for this comparison. The Clone's AFC is identical to the Authentic.
Unlike the ErlprinZ, this Clone has the same base air slots as the Authentic.
Pretty much identical in size.
The Clone comes without a serial number. That's a good thing imo. Another aspect where the Clone maker isn't trying to do a total rip off of the Authentic.
Also, unlike the ErlprinZ, the Clone here has the top cap that can be used to tighten the fill hole top piece. If you notice, the washers on the fill hole top cap of the Clone do not fit very well and are easy to loose as they don't fit tight like the Authentic.
It might be hard to really see but I posted this image to show that the Clone has a thicker walled chimney. The bottom of the chimney shows the same characteristics.
And finally, the tank. They both appear to be made of the same material although you can see that the fit and finish of the Authentic is much better than the Clone.
I have yet to put a build on the Clone to compare performance. Might try and get that done this coming weekend.
All parts from the Authentic fit the Clone. All parts from the Clone fit the Authentic except, for whatever reason, the chimney on the Clone would not screw onto the Authentic base.
If anyone would like additional images, just ask.
I'm the proud owner of two Erlkonigins. Serial numbers 0760 & 1254.
A while back I saw that G Vapers had a pre-order on the Erlkonigin Clone. I was curious and wanted to see the differences and just how close or far off the Clone was to the Authentic. So, I paid them $40 and got free shipping.
I wanted to include the ErlprinZ in this comparison as well but my emails to i2r went without response. I told them that I was going to do a comparison and would be glad to include their ErlprinZ if they would ship me one.
Unfortunately, there was nothing to help me determine the manufacturer of the Clone. The Clone is on the right or bottom in all of these images.
Ok, so here we have packaging images...
I was very pleased that the Cloners did not try to copy the packaging as well.
Unfortunately, I use a point and shoot camera so the threads didn't show up very well. I will say that the Authentic's threads seem to be smoother but that the Clone's threads are not terrible. I've removed my AFCs and forgot to replace them for this comparison. The Clone's AFC is identical to the Authentic.
Unlike the ErlprinZ, this Clone has the same base air slots as the Authentic.
Pretty much identical in size.
The Clone comes without a serial number. That's a good thing imo. Another aspect where the Clone maker isn't trying to do a total rip off of the Authentic.
Also, unlike the ErlprinZ, the Clone here has the top cap that can be used to tighten the fill hole top piece. If you notice, the washers on the fill hole top cap of the Clone do not fit very well and are easy to loose as they don't fit tight like the Authentic.
It might be hard to really see but I posted this image to show that the Clone has a thicker walled chimney. The bottom of the chimney shows the same characteristics.
And finally, the tank. They both appear to be made of the same material although you can see that the fit and finish of the Authentic is much better than the Clone.
I have yet to put a build on the Clone to compare performance. Might try and get that done this coming weekend.
All parts from the Authentic fit the Clone. All parts from the Clone fit the Authentic except, for whatever reason, the chimney on the Clone would not screw onto the Authentic base.
If anyone would like additional images, just ask.
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