Well, I didn't realize my
thread got so popular in your forum, however I would like to clear something up. I never once told you I would not
buy from you, and I never once got upset with you.
I will post my correspondence with you from last month when you messaged me. I'd like you to perhaps clarify how exactly you can make the claim that I got upset and said I'd never
buy from you.
Imagine-
Hi,
I have seen a bunch of your posts around the forum. Feel free to drop into our thread here :
OFFICIAL - SMOKELESSIMAGE.com Thread
The batteries are not 5v. They are regulated 3.6-3.7 volts. The are LI-Pro batteries. They stay consistent at about 3.6 they start at that...they do drop off a bit to 3.4 before they die...but they are much more consistent then regular non regulated batts with start at 4.2 then do down to about 3.0 before they die.
They also have updated switch technology which make them much less likely to activate to noise or movement.
There should only be slight differences between us and the other vendors you mentioned... basically custom specs we request.
They are not Kanger or Shinning. We do not say who... as to keep the factory an industry secret.
Thanks,
-imagine.
My Reply -
Well thanks for the info, I'm still curious as to why some are saying a 5v bat that's regulated to 3.7. Also don't get why it's a secret when there's at least 6 other vendors selling these same bats now.
I will say that there is one in particular which was reviewed by steeljan and he's claiming to have the same bats as you, yet steeljan tested four of his against one of yours and none of them lasted. So the secret thing is really going to end up causing people to buy fakes and causing dishonest vendors to start claiming they have the newer regulated bats. There is really no way for regular consumers who don't get into these forums, to know what to look for, or what the difference really is.
At any rate, thanks for the message. I will certainly be buying some of your bats to compare with my Smoov kit. So far they appear to be the exact same as yours and Bloog's, but we shall see
Imagine's reply-
I have no idea why they would claim they are 5v... it doesn't make sense. The real important thing is the mAh... the voltage is then balanced to work with the cartos and resistance... as with any quality e-cig.
There would be no reason to make it 5v and regulate it to 3.6 (if that is even possible)...when you could just make it 3.6 to start with.
I believe they are just misinformed.
I agree that although keeping the factories and industry secret can lead to some vendors claiming the wrong thing... however they should probably not be in the business in the first place in that case. The owners of SI have been in this business since the beginning of the e-cig boom in 2008 and know the industry and the forum well....
Nothing is really a "secret" you can find the correct factories if you know what you are looking for....
We just don't want to put it out there and make is so easy for those looking to copycat ... I am sure you can understand from a business standpoint
If you ever need anything just let me know
My reply which I never got a response back to -
I really don't know either. Just so you can see an example of what I'm talking about, here is the link to the battery section for Smoov: Batteries
You can obviously see where they even write it into their description, which also made me question whether or not they were the same as yours and Bloog's batteries. I have no issue with the Smoov kit as of yet, I'm mainly just curious because this seems to be like the hot new kit to sell. So far it looks identical to you, Bloog, Nhaler, V9, Halo, and all the rest that are selling it. I don't count Elite Vaporworks as a vendor because I think he's selling fakes and trying to claim they are like the others lol.
Anyway, enough about that for now I suppose. And yes I do understand your position from a business standpoint. I don't like the copycat thing either. My plan is actually to get all four of the major batteries, Bloog, Volt, Smoov, and then this Elite Vaporworks guy, and cut them all open for a comparison. He swears up and down they are the same, even going so far as to claim he went to the factory a few days ago and saw them making Volt batteries there. But yet Steeljan still could not get FOUR of his bats to last as long as one of yours. So we shall see when I do my comparison lol.
Just a quick question. The prefilled carts you sell, are those with Chinese juice or USA made juice?
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