ProTank Mini II - Crooked

[deglobas]

Hi there,

I recently purchased 10 protank mini II (v2) from eBay. The seller had very high ratings and I checked the authenticity codes with kanger's website, so before you say it, I'm pretty sure they were real despite being from eBay.

My issue is that each one is somewhat crooked, from very slight to moderately severe. I tried to capture a picture at the best angle to demonstrate what I mean. (sorry about the image being sideways, I cant for the life of me figure out how to rotate it.)



I haven't had a change to hook it up to any battery as they haven't arrived yet, so I'm not sure if they work properly, but there doesn't appear to be any leaks.

Does anyone have any experience with this? Its sort of disconcerting given that these things aren't cheap.

Thanks in advance

 

[bkVolcom]

i have one but havent torn it all the way apart, but from what i can tell the bottom edge would have to be machined crooked or the glass cut crooked for that to happen.

i got mine at a b+m and it had a working code. and the mismatched base just like pictured (that drives me crazy) it stands straight up like it should.


my step fathers set up was crooked too but his was an easy fix, when his clearo got stuck on he made the the press fitting on the ego battery connection crooked trying to get it off.

 

[porkchopbun]

Exchange it, if he's reputable seller, shouldn't be an issue. I got some bad coils from Kanger legit sellers, now I just rebuild them

Now come to think of it, I got one from eBay and had serial number (new implementation from kanger) which was authentic per their website, it had really tight draw. I gave it to my friend, I'm primarily using Kayfuns. But my old Protank 2 which I got from apollo ecig was never that tight. I'm using the Pegasus sandwich method (YouTube Pegasus kanger tank rebuild), cotton on the bottom silica middle and cotton on top. No gurgling etc. definitely look into kanger aero adapter or splurge on those aspire nautilus aero tanks

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[deglobas]

Thanks for your insight. It appears that the piece just below the drip tip has that center shaft coming out at a bit of an angle. I'm just concerned that it might cause leaking/gurgling.

 

[EBates]

The PT2 mini can be disassembled. Verify that the seals for the glass tube are not damaged or not seated properly.

 

[BigCatDaddy]

Hi there,

I recently purchased 10 protank mini II (v2) from eBay. The seller had very high ratings and I checked the authenticity codes with kanger's website, so before you say it, I'm pretty sure they were real despite being from eBay.

My issue is that each one is somewhat crooked, from very slight to moderately severe. I tried to capture a picture at the best angle to demonstrate what I mean. (sorry about the image being sideways, I cant for the life of me figure out how to rotate it.)

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I haven't had a change to hook it up to any battery as they haven't arrived yet, so I'm not sure if they work properly, but there doesn't appear to be any leaks.

Does anyone have any experience with this? Its sort of disconcerting given that these things aren't cheap.

Thanks in advance

I can rotate your pic!!



Are they all gotch-eyed like that?? If it were just one, I'd say you got it cross-threaded.

 

[deglobas]

Yes, they all crooked like that, but some more than others. I'm reasonably sure that its not cross threaded and the seals appear to be intact.

 

[davis0710]

Pretty cool looking if it works that way lol

 

[Rickajho]

Whatever that is - it's wrong.

Please understand the big disconnect on eBay between a seller rating - did you get it on time, did you get a shipping notice etc. - and the fact that a seller rating is not a product review. The guy has an excellent rating for delivering defective goods in a timely manner...

I have never seen a PT like that. You may have verified that you have a genuine Kanger box - but what got put in that box could be a very different thing.

 

[deglobas]

Thinking back now, I'm not sure that the boxes had a silver seal on them like I have seen in some videos (I stupidly threw the boxes away). Everything else looks like the genuine mini protank pictures I see online, so I'm just not sure. Maybe they were factory rejects?

 

[Cellophanemask]

Yeah, you definitely got something that isn't the genuine article if they're all bent like that. I have five or so minis and none of them have that issue. Hopefully you didn't pay too terribly much or can just ignore the bend!

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[Katya]

Thinking back now, I'm not sure that the boxes had a silver seal on them like I have seen in some videos (I stupidly threw the boxes away). Everything else looks like the genuine mini protank pictures I see online, so I'm just not sure. Maybe they were factory rejects?

Very likely. If it's too good to be true, it probably is.

I never buy my vaping supplies from eBay. I have a few favorite e-cig vendors whom I trust and I know that if something is wrong, they will work with me to resolve the issue. I also know that they sell genuine products.

 

[ithci]

The new PT2 minis w/ the Kangertech scratch-off authentication stickers on the box don't have the silver Kangertech hologram sticker on the box. There is a lot of genuine Kangertech products on eBay. There are also a lot of people selling protank knock-offs on eBay as well.

 

[joeh353]

Mine have done that before after I took it apart and put it back together it was straight. might want to try doing that.

 

[Xtro]

Try to unscrew it and take it apart. Check all the pieces individually and make sure they at least look true and not sitting at an angle.
Make sure the two rubber seal rings are there and in place. One should be attached to the top of the glass tube. The other sits in the metal ring at the base. Check also the threading on the base. Mine doesn't run as smoothly as I'd like and I'm always a bit careful screwing it back together again. Reassemble and see if resolves your problem.
As far as buying authentic, I'd echo the comments to buy from a few trusted vendors. I've never bought from ebay. Don't even know if mine is authentic. It came with a scratch card to verify the number online. Haven't bothered yet and it works fine so far, other than the scratchy thread on the gunmetal base.

 

[Ca Ike]

First off if the boxes weren't factory sealed then you probably got a used/reconditioned tank. Now I have bent my minis when they got dropped and hit the drip tip. The base metal is soft and does bend but you can bend it straight just as easily. However they should not have come bent. The rep I talked to said they don't even sell defective tanks like that even as a reconditioned product. IF they are all like that then I would put fault on the seller and not Kanger. I have yet to get a kanger tank with other than a small cosmetic flaw and even those are rare. I did get a mini that had a rough edge on the tank glass and bad coils but Kanger readily replaced it with a new one and some coil packs as well.

 

[Jett.]

The genuine mini pt2 that I had (recently gave to a friend as it's been unused since receiving my mech) was slightly tilted but not nearly as much as yours. Contact the seller and confront them about it.

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