protank $7.45

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Those look like knock-offs though. The others were genuine. Doesn't look like this one is.

I think that when an item is not genuine it's not have the same title with the genuine. So you are right.

This does not have the "kanger" at the title. Only the protank.

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It looks like the clones have arrived - which, honestly, is fine. When you look at a Protank, it's a simple device and would be pretty difficult to screw up. Still, the one pictured is different from the 3 Protanks I have right in front of me.

It's not just that the Kangertech logo is missing (who cares?), but the design isn't the same. The mouthpiece is shorter; the top metal part is further down on the tube; the bottom cap is a different shape (perhaps aluminum?) and the metal air shaft going up from the coil is shorter. Not a big difference, probably won't affect the performance, but it's not the same.

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And at worst if they fall apart at least I have 5 protank bases, thats if they fit the kanger pro and they are good. I seen one place had just the base for $11.00.

This is what a $11.00 protank base looks like https://vaporbank.com/shop/index.php?p=product&id=1783

They should be arrested for this :D
 
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I payed like 13.99. Derp. I wanted to review it anyway for you guys.

Eric has more coming in next week at a better price for the base.

Kanger ProTank Base Replacement

I havent had a problem with any of my protank bases so I didnt get any from DV, guess I will get a few next week In case I dont like the clones base.
 

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Looks like the kamry protank clone, if you look at the base of it there is no air slots like the kanger protank has.

Hmmmm. You're right, the pics don't show pre-cut air slots. In the description it says: "Airways are pre-cut at the bottom of the tank so you can flush-mount the tank on any mod/PV without any gap", but from the pics, which show a bottom view of the tank, they're not there.

I have a Genuine protank I've been saving, so I don't know how well it works, but I paid $19.99! :(
I did get a "leather" box with it though....
 

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If you put "protank" into the site's search engine, you get four results. I wonder if they're representing a bunch of sellers, kind of like Amazon? Out of the three that have "Kanger" in the product name, one says it's 2.4 ohms, and the other two say 2.5 ohms. The last one is the one you ordered (I think). I would have gotten the same one you did; I don't really care about brand names. Although it does look a little different from the authentic protank, most of the time, it's the exact same product that got stamped differently at the end of the production line (I mean the technology that comes out of China. Their dupes for items that originated in America or Europe can be very poor).
I hope it works out for you! And thanks for mentioning it to us fellow vapers. Very cool. :)
 
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