And... you are going to have a company like AW develop this special (proprietary) flavor of battery with a chip or bar code, just so Provari can use it. No other battery user would very likely have this need. And then Provari has to add a laser reader into the tube, adding cost, complexity, and another point of failure. And you are talking about a company that believes the 3 buttons every other regulated mod on the market uses has too many points of failure. That is why Provari only has one button and you have to do so much button pushing (on the older interface). For the ultimate in reliability and KISS. They aren't adding a laser reader
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A year ago, Provari virtually required a proprietary battery because there were so many cautions and warnings about using anything other than AW. And absolutely no flat tops. I only use AW myself on my P2.5s but I don't like it because I'm paying $13 for basically a $5 (Samsung 25R) battery. And I just spent $75 or so on a second round of batteries so this is all fresh in my mind
The newer Provari use flat top batteries and if I had one I could use the same $5 Samsung batteries I use on my Subox. I don't think the user base would want to go backwards there, and then a good jump again to a fully proprietary battery that surely would cost even more considering the low volumes (the only likely use being a Provari).
Just some reasons why it is very doubtful this would ever fly. Neat idea but not very practical. And remember, one of the big selling points of a box mod style is that an 18650 (and only an 18650) can be used, while maintaining a height less than the Provari Mini and P3. If Provari really wanted to take advantage of the 18650's 20A CDR the best solution would be a box mod, not another tube with a laser reader that uses a proprietary new battery design and would never reach the economies of scale that the battery industry probably needs to make it cost effective. I could be wrong though