Pro Tank II Mini - Fake?? Need advice please.
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Agreed. Just giving the benefit of the doubt. Obviously this particular vendor is selling a fake item and claiming it's authentic. How they rectify the situation and future sales of the product will speak volumes.
That sure hasn't been my experience. My wife and I have had 5 protanks and only one has broken. Somehow the glass broke in my wife's purse. The other four have seen a lot of use and are going strong. We also bought two cheap PT copies. Both died fairly quickly. In one the center tube that the head sticks up into broke (for no reason that I could see), and in the other the connection between the glass and the bottom metal started leaking (it was the kind of PT where the glass is glued in and is not able to be replaced). I won't be buying any more copies.
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Hopefully, Bontasia will receive a happy resolution.
Well, I emailed the company:
Hi, last week I placed an order that included a Kanger Pro tank II Mini and after receiving my package, it seems that the tank isn't an authentic Kangertech product. There is no authentication code and the package I received wasn't branded and it didn't include the items that are normally found in a Pro Tank II Mini package from Kangertech. The tank also seems to have the 2 parts that connect to the glass glued on as I can't seem to disconnect them and on inspecting the head, the insulator is a different color than the ones from my blister pack that is Kangertech branded. Can you give me any idea why this is? Thanks!
The owner got back to me pretty quickly and I had an email waiting when I woke up a bit ago:
Hello Bonnie,
I ordered these from Kangertech wholesale. I ordered them in the stand alone pack as they are cheaper and I can sell them cheaper. They are the same unit but smaller packaging with no extra coil. I took a picture of the mini protank 2 that I just took apart. They come completely apart and all the parts can be replace. There is no glue on these tanks. It may be on really tight and you might have to give it a good twist to unsrew the top from the bottom. If you are unhappy with your tank you may send it back and I will refund you your money as well as your shipping fee to send it back. Let me know what you want to do or if you have any questions.
(He didn't attach a picture)
I soaked it for 2 minutes in really hot tap water and tried again to get the top and bottom to unscrew from the glass and it won't budge. I really don't feel like I can twist any harder without breaking it.
The owner seems really nice and he posts a ton on the ECF. I just don't know. I Googled "Kanger Pro Tank II Mini wholesale" and there were places selling them for $4-$5 wholesale and they all came in Kanger boxes with extra coils. Maybe he's telling the truth and they just come that way in bulk from Kanger. I don't think that's the case but really I have no way of knowing.
It's not worth it to me to pack it back up and wait in line an hour to mail it back so I'm just gonna see it as a lesson learned. He did answer very quickly and offered a refund but I won't be ordering from there again.
Hi, last week I placed an order that included a Kanger Pro tank II Mini and after receiving my package, it seems that the tank isn't an authentic Kangertech product. There is no authentication code and the package I received wasn't branded and it didn't include the items that are normally found in a Pro Tank II Mini package from Kangertech. The tank also seems to have the 2 parts that connect to the glass glued on as I can't seem to disconnect them and on inspecting the head, the insulator is a different color than the ones from my blister pack that is Kangertech branded. Can you give me any idea why this is? Thanks!
The owner got back to me pretty quickly and I had an email waiting when I woke up a bit ago:
Hello Bonnie,
I ordered these from Kangertech wholesale. I ordered them in the stand alone pack as they are cheaper and I can sell them cheaper. They are the same unit but smaller packaging with no extra coil. I took a picture of the mini protank 2 that I just took apart. They come completely apart and all the parts can be replace. There is no glue on these tanks. It may be on really tight and you might have to give it a good twist to unsrew the top from the bottom. If you are unhappy with your tank you may send it back and I will refund you your money as well as your shipping fee to send it back. Let me know what you want to do or if you have any questions.
(He didn't attach a picture)
I soaked it for 2 minutes in really hot tap water and tried again to get the top and bottom to unscrew from the glass and it won't budge. I really don't feel like I can twist any harder without breaking it.
The owner seems really nice and he posts a ton on the ECF. I just don't know. I Googled "Kanger Pro Tank II Mini wholesale" and there were places selling them for $4-$5 wholesale and they all came in Kanger boxes with extra coils. Maybe he's telling the truth and they just come that way in bulk from Kanger. I don't think that's the case but really I have no way of knowing.
It's not worth it to me to pack it back up and wait in line an hour to mail it back so I'm just gonna see it as a lesson learned. He did answer very quickly and offered a refund but I won't be ordering from there again.
You could always verify what he said through Kanger directly via email or Skype ..
Not a bad idea. I did send them a message. They do show a "one piece" mini PT II that they sell wholesale but it's in a Kangertech box with a code.
I think if anything that the vendor I bought from thought he was buying the real thing, but I don't think he did.
FYI, hot water will make them harder to take apart. Try chilling it first, that works best - everything contracts.
Sorry you got screwed, but at least they're willing to refund it. Maybe you can make the best out of these ones? Pull up some videos on how to rebuild the protank coils, I know they're probably off brand, but i would think they'd be pretty similar. Also get a ohms meter/multi meter/mod with an ohms reader on it. If those coils are garbage, rebuilding them will fix it quick.
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for all of you guys replying that the middle section should come apart, you're wrong. the kanger mini protank 2 version 1's do not separate. you can try as much as you like, but there is no point of taking em apart as they dont have replacable glass. its a slightly different spec. the upside is that they have much better draw than the v2's. some people complain of those being leaky, but they arent if you put them together right and are careful with them. i have several v1's and v2's and i prefer the v1's, but honestly i prefer the mini protank 3 the most out of any tanks. you can get those at fasttech for under $7.
this is a clone. even some of the ones that were boxed as authentic werent and if you ask me, kanger is just making up stories here. its not a bad clone, but still either a clone or a factory second. i would say assuming the threads arent grimy or bad that it's of the same quality as other kanger stuff, but not authentic as its not branded as a kanger product. take of that what you will, but its just my thoughts. the vendor should sell them as such, but i dont think its a tank that isnt as good or anything.
this is a clone. even some of the ones that were boxed as authentic werent and if you ask me, kanger is just making up stories here. its not a bad clone, but still either a clone or a factory second. i would say assuming the threads arent grimy or bad that it's of the same quality as other kanger stuff, but not authentic as its not branded as a kanger product. take of that what you will, but its just my thoughts. the vendor should sell them as such, but i dont think its a tank that isnt as good or anything.
I call bull.
Sun Vapers can sell a complete PTII V2 mini - in the real box with the real spare coils and extra o-rings - for only $10.99
Kanger mini Protank II V2 (dynamic tip) - Sun-Vapers.com
If you bought this by priced you got screwed.
Might have been cheaper for the supplier, but it sure as hell wasn't a deal for you. At the least, if that thing can't be taken apart you got an overpriced old stock something. At best you got an overpriced new stock something.
There's a vendor or two on here that sure Got a lot to say - and I've never bought a thing there either. Wonder why that is?
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This is simply not true. I have several v1 pt2 minis. They all come apart, the glass is replaceable as I have done it. The V2 has a different oring on the top but the glass is the same.
I call bull.
Sun Vapers can sell a complete PTII V2 mini - in the real box with the real spare coils and extra o-rings - for only $10.99
Kanger mini Protank II V2 (dynamic tip) - Sun-Vapers.com
If you bought this by priced you got screwed.
Might have been cheaper for the supplier, but it sure as hell wasn't a deal for you. At the least, if that thing can't be taken apart you got an overpriced old stock something. At best you got an overpriced new stock something.
There's a vendor or two on here that sure Got a lot to say - and I've never bought a thing there either. Wonder why that is?
I really wanted this more for cleaning purposes but mines not budging. I soaked it in hot water didn't work. Left it in the freezer, didn't budge. Lesson learned I suppose.
The tank you reccived is not genuine kangertech IMHO. Despite what the seller seems to say.
Wrong packaging, doesnt seem to come apart.
Not Genuine.
I buy most of my kanger stuff from sunvapers and have half a dozen pt2 minis. Both v1 and v2. I also have a couple of fasttech clones that resemble what you have.
Yours seems to be the clone. My ft clone is glued together and came in a black box like yours.
Well, the vendor seems really nice and I think maybe he just ordered some fakes and didn't know. I emailed him back and told him I wasn't going to post any bad reviews but that I had been told by a lot of people that chances are the tanks are fake. I hope he researches it and at least adds a picture of exactly what people are going to receive because the website very clearly says you're getting genuine Kanger products.
I'll just add one to my Mt Baker order next time I get e-liquid. They are only $.99 more there and the picture clearly shows the authentic box and extra coils etc.
just a follow up on an earlier post.
generally even the clones will have the extra parts same as the original.
not 100% of the time but 95% of the time or more.
if not,they are being removed to be sold as replacement parts.
there is no arguement about this.it is being done.
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mike
generally even the clones will have the extra parts same as the original.
not 100% of the time but 95% of the time or more.
if not,they are being removed to be sold as replacement parts.
there is no arguement about this.it is being done.
regards
mike
I had emailed the owner and let him know I wasn't going to leave any bad reviews. I have seen him post a ton here on ECF and he seems like a genuinely nice guy trying to start a business and support vaping and I really think he was under the impression that they were real. I just wanted to give him a heads up basically.
He emailed me tonight and said he was going to send me another tank that he was going to make sure was disassembleable (not a word I know) and a bottle of their e-liquid. Totally not necessary but I think it shows his desire to make things right. He also said he was going to look into the tanks he has so I think that's a really good thing.
He emailed me tonight and said he was going to send me another tank that he was going to make sure was disassembleable (not a word I know) and a bottle of their e-liquid. Totally not necessary but I think it shows his desire to make things right. He also said he was going to look into the tanks he has so I think that's a really good thing.
i dunno. i've got 3 of em, and ive tried to take em apart, but im not going to force em apart and risk breaking em. i dont see any reason to have to ever take them apart.
Bontasia, I'm glad things worked out for you. It sounds like you got great customer service, too. I sometimes buy from a supplier that will say in the description, "tank only, not kit" or "plain packaging", something to that accord, to bring attention to the fact that it doesn't contain extra coils, presentation packaging, etc. Kanger hasn't always put the authentication label on their boxes. In fact, that's fairly recent. Just sounds like your supplier made a goof - hopefully. Use the tank, enjoy it & then use it for a spare when the new one arrives.
It's not a fake, it's a clone.
Unless the other side of the box says Kanger, which is the original manufacturer name.
There is a miniprotank2 which looks like the one you got, and then there seems to be a miniprotank2 v2 which completely knocks down.
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