Fake Kanger protank 3 :(

[Damaurian]

I was sold what I believe is a fake Kanger protank 3 by a local shop. The laser engraving on the bottom piece of the tube body seems to be iffy. The 3 is smaller than its suppose to be and it's offset, not aligned with the "Protank" part. Also, the coils that came with it only have 2 wicks but only one coil.

Now...I may be new to vaping but I know these coils are supppse to have 3 wicks and 2 coils!

I've no problem with the tank itsself , I just want to know if I'd be able to order real PT3 coils and run them safely on this tank.

 

[Squonk_me]

Would be a good question to the "local shop" owner. If its not what you paid for then you got ripped off, and they need to know.

 

[sonicdsl]

Moved to the New Members Forum



Simple Solutions is for brand new vapers just getting started out. With this issue, you'll probably get more help in the regular New Members forum.

If you can, post a photo of the bottom of the tank. That may help others help you identify if it's a authentic product.

 

[Vatic]

All kanger products have a "kanger authenticity code" you can check to see if its real or not.

KangerTech US Electronic Cigarettes - Kanger Official Website

 

[Damaurian]

Yeah I checked the scratch off code already and it yielded less-than-hopeful results that my tank is authentic. The # has already been checked over 250 times...

So I deduced this to either; my tank is real and all the other checks were from clones, or my tank is fake :/. The latter is obviously the case...but what I'm really seeking is an answer to my question of whether or not REAL Kanger PT3 coils will work with this clone.

I tried attaching a photo but it exceeded the 1mb limit.

 

[Alien Traveler]

I never bother myself with all this "authentic" stuff. I've never bought anything vape-related for more than $45. I've never had problems with my stuff. Nothing was broken in 11 months, no leaking, no (OK, almost no) gurgling, no nothing. Am I lucky? Or things are going fine for me because I do not bother about minor things? Kanger is a Chinese company. Even if you got a "fake" tank, most probably it was made on the same factory by the same people.

 

[roxynoodle]

Sorry to hear I would personally return it since its not what you paid for, and give them an earful.

 

[Damaurian]

Theres been no problems with it so far...I just know I'm going to need coils in the next few weeks or so. Guess I should just order stuff to rebuild them?

Could anyone point me to a guide for building a dual coil atty with a resistance of atleast 1.5-2ohms?

 

[Stacis]

I have a protank 3 I got real cheap. I got it to play with. I believe it was like $12.00. It came with two coils. But they are short. So I look around and found out that kanger had make a couple changes to the coil design. As far as I can tell there are 3 different styles other the the ohms. 1. Short stem. 2. Ones with wicks sticking out. 3. The ones with four hole. ( I think silica )

 

[Damaurian]

I have a protank 3 I got real cheap. I got it to play with. I believe it was like $12.00. It came with two coils. But they are short. So I look around and found out that kanger had make a couple changes to the coil design. As far as I can tell there are 3 different styles other the the ohms. 1. Short stem. 2. Ones with wicks sticking out. 3. The ones with four hole. ( I think silica )

The 2 that came with my PT3 are the long-stem 2.0 ohm coils with the wicks showing. I believe these are single coils because I know the resistance should not be 2.0 if the coils are as they say on the back of the package. It states there is a 2.4 and a 1.8 ohm coil...theres no way the resistance could be 2.0 with those coils. Also theres only two wicks on these coils a opposed to three like genuine kanger dual coils.

 

[Stacis]

I just did a search for the 2ohm coils the site that was selling them said that they are dual coils and that kanger stop making them at 2ohm. That only way to make sure that they are dual coils one the ones you have is take the bottom pin off the coil and see how many leads for the positive you have. If they have two then they are dual coils.

 

[Damaurian]

I only see one lead for pos and neg...I'm just going to rebuild them into dualies.

 

[Stacis]

Careful some people have been snapping them trying to take them appart. There are lots of YouTube video.

 

[Margate69]

Theres been no problems with it so far...I just know I'm going to need coils in the next few weeks or so. Guess I should just order stuff to rebuild them?

Could anyone point me to a guide for building a dual coil atty with a resistance of atleast 1.5-2ohms?

It has to be fake, you haven't had problems with it.

 

[Damaurian]

http://m.ebay.com/itm/291232042238?_trksid=p2141725.m3641.l6368

Anyone know if these coils fit in a PT3?
I saw someone say that they use EVOD heads for their protanks. If theyre 510 threaded they should fit, right?

 

[Stacis]

Looking at the five pack of coils that I have it says for 1 aerotank 2 aerotank mini 3 aerotank mega 4 protank3 5 mini protank3 6 evod2 7 t3d 8 evod glass.. They come in 1.2, 1.5, and 1.8 ohms but I only used 1.8 and 1.5

The ones on eBay looks too short where the coils sets

 

[Stacis]

My look like these. 1 x 5 Pack Protank Dual Coils Protank 3 Mini's Aerotank Heater Coil | eBay

 

[Damaurian]

My look like these. 1 x 5 Pack Protank Dual Coils Protank 3 Mini's Aerotank Heater Coil | eBay

Do the concealed wicks help have improved wicking versus exposed wicks? Also, are these rebuildable?

 

[Stacis]

It's kinda funny once you put run them the tiny wicks pop out. It seems to run pretty good. Too me on the meow but the protank3 it is ok but I think it is the air flow.