Official ProVari 3 Thread - P3

[rbrylawski]

Don't tell me you didn't order new batteries?

Not only did I not, I'm not going to. No I'm not!

Does anyone know which setting one would select to charge a 3.7 volt battery of the three options (3.2/3.6/3.8)?

 

[Mowgli]

Not only did I not, I'm not going to. No I'm not!

Does anyone know which setting one would select to charge a 3.7 volt battery of the three options (3.2/3.6/3.8)?

I have 3.6V selected because I read it in a charger thread on ecf or something.

 

[Mowgli]

from XTAR VP2 Charger | XTAR Direct

Output: DC 3.0/4.35v
3.0v/3.2v LiFePO4 Battery Charger (Charges to 3.2v)
3.6v/3.7v Li-ion Battery Charger (Charges to 4.2v)
3.8v Li-ion Battery Charger (Charges to 4.35v)

 

[rbrylawski]

from XTAR VP2 Charger | XTAR Direct

Output: DC 3.0/4.35v
3.0v/3.2v LiFePO4 Battery Charger (Charges to 3.2v)
3.6v/3.7v Li-ion Battery Charger (Charges to 4.2v)
3.8v Li-ion Battery Charger (Charges to 4.35v)

Perfect! Thanks. So, based on this, I would put the switch on 3.6 for a 3.7 volt battery? I don't change battery sizes, so it will be set it once and forget it.

 

[Bronze]

Speaking of chargers........the Xtar VP2 has a user selectable switch on the back for charging 3.2 3.6 or 3.8 volts. I use 18490 AW's which are 3.7 volt. What setting would I use for them? 3.8 Volts?

Slide it so it is in the middle of the 3.6 and the 3.8.

3.6 would be the correct position.

 

[rbrylawski]

Slide it so it is in the middle of the 3.6 and the 3.8.

3.6 would be the correct position.

Thank you Bronze!

 

[Bronze]

Don't tell me you didn't order new batteries?

You would think Sir Rod would know that when you get a new charger you have to get new batteries too. Thought everyone knew that.

 

[jwbnyc]

Speaking of chargers........the Xtar VP2 has a user selectable switch on the back for charging 3.2 3.6 or 3.8 volts. I use 18490 AW's which are 3.7 volt. What setting would I use for them? 3.8 Volts?

3.6V

nvd..

 

[Bronze]

Thank you Bronze!

You also have different charging levels. I believe there is a chart that comes with your VP2 that will guide you on the proper charging level for a given battery size. Don't hold me to it but I think the 18350's would be set at .25amps and the 18490 and 18650's would be at .5amps).. In terms of safety, it is always better to err on the side of being lower so as not to overheat your batteries. But both the battery and the chargers do have many protections built in so as to keep us from injuring ourselves or destroying or homes.

 

[MKID]

I think you have to consider your vaping style and decide if the features of the upgrade will be useful to you. In my case, I'm tried all sorts of different combinations of resistance and power with my devices (regulated and mechs) and I've come to the realization that roughly 1.2-1.6Ω/11 to 15w is my happy place. For me the upgrade is overkill, but your mileage may vary.

I agree with you 100%. I am barely doing 1.4 - 1.6 ohm 8-9 watts. I was leaning more towards older bugs, and battery life. Thanks again!

 

[Pinggolfer]

You would think Sir Rod would know that when you get a new charger you have to get new batteries too. Thought everyone knew that.

He missed the memo.

 

[Pinggolfer]

Don't hold me to it but I think the 18350's would be set at .25amps and the 18490 and 18650's would be at .5amps).. In terms of safety, it is always better to err on the side of being lower so as not to overheat your batteries.

Now you have me thinking. My Xtar WP2 has two setting, .5 and 1 amp. I've been always using the .5 on all my AW batteries. One good thing is that the charger and batteries have never been warm. It did come with a wall plug and a car adapter. It even spent a few nights at a Holiday Inn Express.

 

[Pinggolfer]

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[The Ocelot]

I don't have any pictures of my youth or really even early adulthood. I would be fun to see a picture of my first car. A 1965 Mustang, with 3 on the floor. It was a piece-de-crap. Oh yes it was. The rubber grommet surrounding the stick shift was ripped and when I drove the car in the rain, rain water came in through the shifter. But I paid for that car with my own money I'd been saving for years and I was proud of the heap of poop none-the-less! Of course my car buying luck wasn't too good on subsequent cars. The next car was a Ford Pinto (you may all laugh), followed by an Austin America, which was (though I didn't know it when I purchased it) a flood victim, which would just die whenever it didn't feel like going further anymore. Followed boldly by a AMC Pacer (Sir Rod hears the audience erupt in hysterical laughter over this boo-boo!). I finally got smart and bought a brand spanking new Honda Accord, the first year they landed on our shores. I've been slightly smarter with automobile purchases since then........

What? No Gremlin?

 

[The Ocelot]

View attachment 460257 View attachment 460258 Here you go.........I think the AMC Pacer was just ahead of it's time (maybe century), but this is the exact combination I owned:

My cousin loved her Pacer.

 

[The Ocelot]

Now the Pinto, ah the Pinto. It was blue with a black vinyl top. I thought I was really styling. That was until I got the AMC Pacer. It was two tone, silver and burgundy exterior with a burgundy and cream tapestry cloth interior. You talk about stylin?!" Evidently, I was the only person on the planet who thought I was.......

Many adventures were had in my friend's Pinto Cruising Wagon.

 

[The Ocelot]

This guy does the best charger reviews:

Review of Charger Xtar VC2

Review of Charger Xtar VC4

Review of Charger Xtar VP2

Review of Charger Xtar VP4

Just to put it to rest.

At what current should I be charging my AW IMR batteries?

 

[jwbnyc]

Now you have me thinking. My Xtar WP2 has two setting, .5 and 1 amp. I've been always using the .5 on all my AW batteries. One good thing is that the charger and batteries have never been warm. It did come with a wall plug and a car adapter. It even spent a few nights at a Holiday Inn Express.

You can use 1 amp for 18490 and 650s.

you want to use .5 or lower amps for 350s.

And, as was posted above, lower is generally better for all battery sizes. It is just a matter of the amount of time you have to charge your batteries.

 

[Pinggolfer]

What? No Gremlin?

Edsel?

 

[Mowgli]

Has anyone bought from Xtar direct? VP2 for $34.90 plus 10% off. XTAR VP2 Charger | XTAR Direct

I cancelled my order with them after it got no action for a week.
I need action in less than a week. Yes I do.