I forgot about this[B CELLS]. This may be the reason because ALL my other Sony cells had a much higher resting voltage. The gentlemans thoughts below echo the same sentiment!
Here is a fellow member on CPF’s experience:
“Was thinking the same thing, he probably got ”B” cells.”
“My VTC6’s come off the charger (VP2) at 4.2 then settle to 4.185 and stay there.”