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Post by letsavit on Oct 25, 2015 21:20:53 GMT
If you know how to spot they're fakes then buy them, if they happen to be they have some answering to do and you'll get money back anyhow.
I wouldn't know what to look for without research so just stuck with ecolux.
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Post by buggritt on Oct 25, 2015 21:22:17 GMT
Safety before price in my opinion, especially moving into the realm of 200w mods, go with what you know, I'm not doubting any claims but we're talking about possible disfigurement when these things go Has this ever happened?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2015 21:44:31 GMT
Safety before price in my opinion, especially moving into the realm of 200w mods, go with what you know, I'm not doubting any claims but we're talking about possible disfigurement when these things go Has this ever happened? Yup, it sure has. Think banditruss was unfortunate to disfigure his house.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2015 21:49:30 GMT
Have you caved in and pulled the trigger yet glen ?
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Post by glen on Oct 25, 2015 21:51:50 GMT
Have you caved in and pulled the trigger yet glen ? Not as yet, but the missus is watching me like a hawk, hopefully she'll bugger off after watching Downton abbey lol
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Post by gm111 on Oct 25, 2015 21:58:52 GMT
Think I'll just give it a miss as they're not needed.. I'll message him now too see what he says..
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Post by banditruss on Oct 25, 2015 22:02:21 GMT
for what its worth i would def not get them at that price ..way to cheap i sent the other 2 i had off to jim (torchyboy) for testing and yep def fakes....even though where i bought from said all the right things ie last of the 2014 dec stock ...which is a correct statement that's when they stopped making them....keep to the dearer more respected suppliers ...ive just switched to the new samsung 30q's from torchyboy ......playing safe now
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2015 22:18:41 GMT
Have you caved in and pulled the trigger yet glen ? Not as yet, but the missus is watching me like a hawk, hopefully she'll bugger off after watching Downton abbey lol I caved in and bought one. Well, I've two brand new Sammy 25r's that were needing a home.
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Post by glen on Oct 25, 2015 22:22:33 GMT
Not as yet, but the missus is watching me like a hawk, hopefully she'll bugger off after watching Downton abbey lol I caved in and bought one. Well, I've two brand new Sammy 25r's that were needing a home. Well she's gone to bed now so I'm frantically searching all the sites I've saved lol
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Post by gm111 on Oct 25, 2015 22:57:23 GMT
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Post by gm111 on Oct 25, 2015 23:02:09 GMT
for what its worth i would def not get them at that price ..way to cheap i sent the other 2 i had off to jim (torchyboy) for testing and yep def fakes....even though where i bought from said all the right things ie last of the 2014 dec stock ...which is a correct statement that's when they stopped making them....keep to the dearer more respected suppliers ...ive just switched to the new samsung 30q's from torchyboy ......playing safe now They're not really cheap, £18 for 2 just cheaper for another hour with vendors day code
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Post by drunkenbum on Oct 25, 2015 23:03:25 GMT
I've just spoken to norb on facebook. He said that he tested a sample for them 2-3 months ago. He said the sample was genuine but they could be selling fake too. I will be buying from him personally just to be sure
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Post by gm111 on Oct 25, 2015 23:10:22 GMT
So what exactly do you need too test batteries, I was thinking of buying a few resistors and using the battery analyser on escribe, this would work fine wouldn't it VapingBad ? I've got some from ecolux, so before I do that I will compare them too the ones I have and weigh them..
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Post by VapingBad on Oct 25, 2015 23:11:01 GMT
I've just spoken to norb on facebook. He said that he tested a sample for them 2-3 months ago. He said the sample was genuine but they could be selling fake too. I will be buying from him personally just to be sure Though it does substantially reduce the risk as they had a supplier that head real ones and they should be able to spot if the supply changes, I would be optimistic they were pukka.
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Post by VapingBad on Oct 25, 2015 23:18:33 GMT
So what exactly do you need too test batteries, I was thinking of buying a few resistors and using the battery analyser on escribe, this would work fine wouldn't it VapingBad ? I've got some from ecolux, so before I do that I will compare them too the ones I have and weigh them.. You need a fair bit of gear to test at high current and will shorten the life of the battery if you push them to the limits, but an internal resistance tester can be got cheap and while it won't prove a battery is genuine it will show up most fakes in seconds. Even a DNA30 is a good guide higher current batteries will get rejected at lower volts than lower current and it is very consistent if you stick to one wattage. The IR tester I have is FT SKUs 1883205, 1883213 & 1883210 there is a 12 V version to, the USB socket on mine has needed re-soldering twice.
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