An update on my issues with the Inbox v3...
I let it set for 5 days. Not that it would do anything, but maybe there were capacitors inside that needed to fully drain, and thus allow a full reset of the device.
During that time I discovered that there was a newer version of Escribe than what I had installed, so I grabbed that, and installed it over the previous version (Win7 in VirtualBox, since I am on Linux and refuse to install Mono on Linux for the Linux version of Escribe)...
The new version the interface is slightly different (in 'Advanced mode' or 'Manufacturer mode') but otherwise pretty much the same.
I did a factory reset of the Inbox via Escribe. Setup my profiles and materials, left alone all the settings for cutoff voltage and amp drain settings. The default cel cutoff for 18650 was already set at 2.75v.
I then put in one of the older LG HG2 cells, and tried 4 different atomizers on it, all with different resistance coils, 2x SS316L and 2x Kanthal. Vaping on it maybe 40 mins now.
Lo and behold, I'm not getting the flashing battery icon any more, all the way up to 30w.
If it stays like this, I will consider it solved and the issue due to a glitch in the firmware that was cured either by the new version of Escribe pushing the settings differently/better, or that something inside the Inbox where the firmware was saved got corrupted, either some flash storage or an EEPROM chip...
If the issue arises again, I will definitely open a support ticket with Evolv, but for now,
fingers crossed.
Thanks ever so much to
everyone that offered help, advice and suggestions. I truly appreciate the support, and wanted to say that I think we have a great group of folks here in this thread.
I am very happy right now