Fernand,
Sorry you took my post as being confrontational, it certainly wasn't my intention. By no stretch of the imagination do I think you are "in other words I'm full of **it?".
I don't doubt any words you have written. I had/have no doubt you had received questionable batteries and from the pictures it appear they may have been repackaged. My only point in checking mine was to make sure I didn't have any questionable batteries from my Chinese supplier.
As for the ohm readings I have/had no doubt your readings were correct, I was simply adding another reference point. I'm sure that most everyone here knows that ohms can vary greatly from batch to batch, many times unit to unit in some brands. I was a little surprised to see Echo vary that much but it's excusable this early in the production cycle I suppose.
"I may have opinions, but I'm not prone to BS. No point in my asking for some sort of mitigation."
I'm so sorry you thought I was challenging your honesty or integrity, I wasn't, I was simply expressing my opinion with no intent to discredit your opinions, observations or conclusions. I'll try to be a little more subtle in the future, though I am irritated about batteries being regulated at 3.2V and sold to unsuspecting novice buyers with no way of them knowing up front.
"Here's an opinion: these Dual Coil Echo-Es give a little more vapor than the single coils, a little faster, but the main difference is the vapor is surprisingly warm, too warm for my taste. You don't have to wait for the body to heat up to get a bit of a blast-furnace effect. A bit hard on the old mucosa. Going back to a single coil Echo-E, or Boge 2 Ohm, or even a SMOK EMDCC, is a relief. People who like it hot should love tail-piping 'em.?
My first 2 Echos were single coil Echo-E, it was and still is a disappointment at any voltage I've tried up to 5v. I read somewhere that the single coil Echo-E was not up to par with the HS Dual Coil Echo Cart. I only read it from one source but just in case I ordered 901 threaded units this time. There is a world of difference in the battery end, on the 901 everything is flush at the bat end with packing 3/8" down from the top surface whereas the 510 is recessed nearly 1/2" on the bat end and the packing i/2" down from the top. Given that the exterior dimension are the same these numbers mean the 510 unit packs everything in about 1/2" less space putting the coils 1/2' closer to the mouth. One more reference point, on my 901 DC the top coil is 15/16" down from the top of the casing. I'd be curious as to how far down your fist coil is from the top surface of the casing.
My only reason for that paragraph with all the measurements is to point out a possible reason why my 901 Dual Coil ECHO is one of the very best vapes I've experienced in over nine months and you are having an unsatisfactory experience.
Errol
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