hello karen.. everyone (or most) knock e-cig.com.. but so far they are the only ones to have made any attempt to answer my question.. i said i know u test all the products u send out to make sure they work but do u test for how long they will continue to work..
they said they have to ask their engineer.. this in essence says they dont test for how long and in short have little idea.. the engineer has had one (e pipe) for a year and they think on average three to four months in normal use..
here we have it.. what does "normal use mean".. we dont know.. but it was at least a part answer.. they never played the ignore the question game like the big names are doing..
i know how long certain e-cig products last my family members.. we are 30 a day type users...
cigarillo... eight tested.. average good smoke production as new life span.. on average no more than three days.. amazingly short..
pipe.. six tested average very good as new smoke production life span.. on average two weeks.. not as short as the cigarillos but again not very long..
generic 901 type not from e-cig china.. 14 tested average very good as new smoke production life span.. on average two weeks.. not as short as the cigarillos but again not very long
classic usb
device.. one tested.. life span two weeks.. cheap wire flexing and bending where it leaves the end of the device killed it.. not atomizer failure.. bad design but a very common fault.. too few strands of copper wire in the cable plus no stress relief where it leaves the device..
then we have the buy cheap crap and what do u expect argument.. this would be the second line of defense from the big names.. buy ours and they will last longer..
do i believe this.. in short no i dont.. not unless they tell me exactly how much longer and exactly why..
the e-cig pipes are not poorly made devices.. they are well made devices.. so why the short life with heavy usage..
i think its down to the hot wire technolgy only being good for so many thousand puffs factor..
the e-pipe is a copy of the ruyan pipe.. the design is very very bad.. it simply needs a cheap four dollar plug in replacement atomizer and then for those who dont mind the size and looks of a pipe it would be the perfect last all day e smoking device..
if it goes wrong send it back and we will replace it is another trick answer.. the reply should be "and on average how often will i have to do that"...
and karen.. when i say the big names wont publicly answer my question.. its an attempt to provoke them into doing so.. they might fall for it but i doubt it.. he he he
it must be noted i dont or wont piss about blowing smoke rings at a camera then pass judgment on the device.. i havnt tested every device.. money and the time span needed make this impossible.. i have tested enough and read enough to be reasonably sure of my conclusions thow.. which is..
hot wire atomizers will not live very long given heavy usage..
trog