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    I'm such an odd ball...I loved that show! It came on right after Dark Shadows...liked that too.

    What's a P3 upgrade?

    I forgot about Dark Shadows! I DVR Twilight Zone and Thriller, but haven't looked for DS.

    Wouldn't DS be on very late like those shows, not before a cartoon?
     

    Robino1

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    I forgot about Dark Shadows! I DVR Twilight Zone and Thriller, but haven't looked for DS.

    Wouldn't DS be on very late like those shows, not before a cartoon?
    Dark Shadows was considered a 'soap opera' type show. I remember watching it right after I got home from school.....from behind the safety of a chair. LOL
     

    YePsTeR

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    YeP I even had the game. Barnabas Collins (Jonathan Frid)

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    I'll even give kudos to Johnny...........Depp

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    BreSha6869

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    After school, it was Dark Shadows and Star Trek for me.
    I don't remember Dark Shadows at all. For me, it was Gilligan's Island and Leave it to Beaver reruns after school. Also Little Rascals. That would have been mid-late 70's.
     

    ScandaLeX

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    Youre all doing this wrong, look at the thread title

    You people have enough provari-centric threads with which to nerd out on your shiny plumbing supplies

    This is exactly why we cant have decent hate threads on here :cry: :)
    That's because these hate threads always start off evil until the 'Nati arrive. :evil:
     

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    House of Hybrids offers a flat P3 conversion for 45 bucks.


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    Some here have been successful arranging with Provape for a flat top P# connector on P2.5's. They've been charging $10 for that upgrade, which is about the price of the P2.5 beauty ring. I had it done with a Mini Dragon.

    One thing I'm curious about is that Provape apparently did that with Classwife's Gold Zenkote, but someone previously reported here that Provape only does it on the Satin and Polished SS. I guess that means ask Provape before you buy (??)
    Why is Zen charging $35 more than ProVape? Is his P3 top cap somehow different than what ProVape provides?
     

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    Why is Zen charging $35 more than ProVape? Is his P3 top cap somehow different than what ProVape provides?
    Zen took on the task of doing the conversion when Provape wasn't really answering our questions regarding it. He invested time and money machining a device to pull the ProVari apart without damaging the finish, however there is always the slight risk something could go wrong or get damaged while doing the modification. Then he has to buy the topcap assembly and rings from Provape, and he alone does the work, pulling the old topcap, cutting and re-soldering the wires onto the new one. Frankly I see it as a bit of an insult to Zen that they are doing it at such an undercut rate, when in the first place they were unwilling, and unresponsive to the several threads posted regarding the subject.

    Further, Zen now incorporates an o-ring to secure the board, instead of the glue dots. He feels confident enough in his improved mounting method that one of my units that I acquired from him came with a P3 endcap with the much stronger spring, don't try that cap on a glue mounted V2 ;) I feel Zen offers this service at a pretty reasonable price, all things considered.
     

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    It seems as though depending on who you talk to in customer service you get a different response regarding top cap conversion. I sent a 2.5 in for repair and was denied switching the top cap - YMMV. It seems some are unwilling, while others do it for you with no questions asked.
     

    DancingHeretik

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    I don't remember Dark Shadows at all. For me, it was Gilligan's Island and Leave it to Beaver reruns after school. Also Little Rascals. That would have been mid-late 70's.
    It was somewhere around 1970.
     

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    Zen took on the task of doing the conversion when Provape wasn't really answering our questions regarding it. He invested time and money machining a device to pull the ProVari apart without damaging the finish, however there is always the slight risk something could go wrong or get damaged while doing the modification. Then he has to buy the topcap assembly and rings from Provape, and he alone does the work, pulling the old topcap, cutting and re-soldering the wires onto the new one. Frankly I see it as a bit of an insult to Zen that they are doing it at such an undercut rate, when in the first place they were unwilling, and unresponsive to the several threads posted regarding the subject.

    Further, Zen now incorporates an o-ring to secure the board, instead of the glue dots. He feels confident enough in his improved mounting method that one of my units that I acquired from him came with a P3 endcap with the much stronger spring, don't try that cap on a glue mounted V2 ;) I feel Zen offers this service at a pretty reasonable price, all things considered.
    :thumbs::thumbs::thumbs:
     
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