The heaters on new or (upgraded) units are a bit more powerful. This does make issues with older batteries more apparent, one of the trade-offs. New batteries should help with this a lot.
Do the batteries say GHB1 or GHB2?
All GHB1 had a glossy label and then there was a smaller batch of GHB2 that had a glossy label. The Current version is GHB2 with a Matte label. I am not sure about weights but I can look into that.
I would say they are legit cells although they might be a...
The batteries are likely from an older batch that the retailer seems to have in stock. We have sold them all over the world, so it is not unlikely that someone has a few in a retail store. None of the new ones are available at this time, none have been shipped to any retailers.
The main reason why you might see more heating through a larger mouthpiece or a bubbler is that you can likely pull more air through the device over the given time. The Grasshopper, the newer units especially, have very powerful convection heaters. The more air you pull through, the more heat...
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