Resuming Provari 1st edition

[powerdrome]

Hello All,
i quitted for a long time but now I'm back on vaping.
Found years ago a good balance with the first series of Provari and e-go and a combination of LR and cartomizer.
Now I read of all new things like VW sub-ohm, etc...

Could you please help me understand if i can still use my Provari?
What range of watts it has? Can i use it for sub-ohm?

Thanks a lot

 

[Topwater Elvis]

Depends on what you're calling first series Provari.

Of course you can still use it, P1, P2, P2.5 & Classic don't support sub Ω resistances.

Any delivery device using 1.2Ω + will work fine.

 

[powerdrome]

Thanks for answering.
My Provari is this attached and it manages volts from 3.3 to 6.0.
The tank i'd like to try (should i post a link? is it permitted?) in the specs says:
Just connect this to your sub-ohm vape battery, set the wattage between 17-27W and enjoy!

Any advice please?
Thanks

 

[aikanae1]

I believe the max wattage on a provari is 15 watts. So no, it won't work.

Sent from my LGLS992 using Tapatalk

 

[Bronze]

Hello All,
i quitted for a long time but now I'm back on vaping.
Found years ago a good balance with the first series of Provari and e-go and a combination of LR and cartomizer.
Now I read of all new things like VW sub-ohm, etc...

Could you please help me understand if i can still use my Provari?
What range of watts it has? Can i use it for sub-ohm?

Thanks a lot

You do not have to subohm to enjoy vaping. Most still vape at 1+ ohms and 10 - 20 watts. Your Provari will limit out at 15W. That should be enough for you to get started. What atomizer do you have?

 

[440BB]

If your ProVari's lowest voltage setting is 3.3 volts it's a Version 1 which has a 2.5 amp limit on current. Using this Ohms Law calculator Ohms Law Calculator you can try out different voltage/resistance combinations to see what will work. In general, a 1.5 ohm coil will be fine up to 3.7 volts.

Traditional vaping is now called mouth to lung or MTL, and many MTL vapers are using coils from 1.5 ohms to 2+ ohms. Unless you want to change your vaping style to direct lung draws with much larger plumes, you should be fine with a number of newer toppers that offer premade coils of 1.5 ohms or greater. Many vapers are now using tanks that offer rebuildable heads which allow them to make coils that have the resistance they prefer.

Welcome back to vaping and good luck! Don't get a headache while reading to catch up!

 

[Bronze]

Just for the record, the manual powerdrome linked is a P2

 

[ENAUD]

440BB nailed it, you have a V1 ProVari, 15 watts and 2.5 amp limit. If you can get a Nautilus tank and some 1.8 ohm coils, that will be in the sweet spot of that units performance range. When your ProVari was made cartomizers were what most were using, and if I remember right, a 1.5 ohm carto in those days would have been considered low resistance.

 

[Katdarling]

Yeppers. A 1.5Ω karto was definitely LR! I had 3 ohms and up, believe it or not.

 

[Topwater Elvis]

Thanks for answering.
My Provari is this attached and it manages volts from 3.3 to 6.0.
The tank i'd like to try (should i post a link? is it permitted?) in the specs says:
Just connect this to your sub-ohm vape battery, set the wattage between 17-27W and enjoy!

Any advice please?
Thanks

The P2 you have (per your link) does not support subΩ resistances, So, any delivery device that requires a power device capable of supporting subΩ will not work.


Nautilus mini, Triton mini, Nautilus 2, Vika fantasy, beyond vape Silo all use nautilus BVC replacement heads.
The 1.6Ω or 1.8Ω bvc heads & any of the 'tanks' above would work well within the 2.5a limit.

Using a 1.8Ω head it will hit the 2.5a limit at 4.5v / 11.25w which is sufficient to get a good vape.
You'll probably find your sweet spot between 3.8v - 4.5v
With 1.6Ω head / 2.5a = 4v / 10w.

Many Provari's will slightly exceed the amp limit, there is no safety concern whatsoever if yours does as long as you use a quality cell like the recommended AW's, Provape used a very conservative amp limit to begin with.

 

[powerdrome]

Hello All, and thanks a lot for your answers and explanations.
You are right I was able to get good clouds that i like in the past with lr atom (1.5-2.0) and high% VG liquids.
So i can be happy without sub-ohming, but meanwhile I've been reading to understand sub-ohm, and my last doubt is this:
I understood that the basic limit is the battery (amperage drain) when using sub ohm atoms. because we are close to short circuit the battery, and if we demand more power than its phisical limit it could overheat and explode...

Let's say I set my Provari to minimum volts= 3.3 and i want to use a 0.5 atom
I=V:R
3.3/0.5= 6.6Ampere
P=3.3x6.6= 21.8watts

So... if my battery, or I buy a battery that has at least 10A, I should be good to go.
What am I missing?
Is the Provari itself regulated to limit output power to 15watts? or 2.5 ampere? So its regulated circuit will return error?
Or just buying a new battery (10A) it should deliver that power?

Thanks a lot

 

[440BB]

Provape set the maximum amperage and will return an error message if it is exceeded, as well as not firing. No worries!

 

[ENAUD]

Is the Provari itself regulated to limit output power to 15watts? or 2.5 ampere? So its regulated circuit will return error?

Yes, the ProVari has limits in place, 15 watt max and 2.5 amp max limits. If either is exceeded it will not fire, and error code will display. There is also a minimum resistance limit under which it will not fire.

You will need to find an atomizer within the limits of the device to use it. anything below 1.5 ohms will severly limit your ability to adjust above the lowest volt settings. Anything down around 1 ohm will probably just give you an error message, and below 1 ohm will be useless. Ideally, if you can get an attie with coils in the 1.6, 1.8, and even 2.2ohm range will be the best to make the most of that device. If you haven't tried any of the newer generation BVC coils, they are like super miniature carto's, with worlds better performance and taste than the carto's of yesteryear. Good luck!

 

[r77r7r]

Wasn't the very first versions closer to 1 Amp? Then they bumped it up, but it looked the same?

Boy, I remember lusting after the high polished ones.... Sweet

 

[Ca Ike]

Wasn't the very first versions closer to 1 Amp? Then they bumped it up, but it looked the same?

Boy, I remember lusting after the high polished ones.... Sweet

2.5 was the limit until the v2.5 which upped it to 3.5 amp.


Any of the nautilus coil using tanks will work good as long as you stick to the 1.6/1.8 coils. Rebuildables will also work if you build around 1.8 with 30 or 28 gauge wire.

 

[powerdrome]

Thanks to all for informations... and to give me insights on the latest sub-ohm news...
I'll stick with my Provari by now...

Not clear if mine is a Provari v1 or v2
Thanks

 

[Ca Ike]

Thanks to all for informations... and to give me insights on the latest sub-ohm news...
I'll stick with my Provari by now...

Not clear if mine is a Provari v1 or v2
Thanks

Post up a pic of you can and we can tell you

 

[Bronze]

Thanks to all for informations... and to give me insights on the latest sub-ohm news...
I'll stick with my Provari by now...

Not clear if mine is a Provari v1 or v2
Thanks

The manual you linked was a P2. Whether that is the device you have is another story. As Ca Ike requested...send us a photo.

 

[powerdrome]

Ok I'll post an actual picture, but I thought we can rekon it from the voltage range:
mine is from 3.3 to 6.0
I thought P2 is from 2.9 to 6.0
Am I wrong?

 

[ENAUD]

Ok I'll post an actual picture, but I thought we can rekon it from the voltage range:
mine is from 3.3 to 6.0
I thought P2 is from 2.9 to 6.0
Am I wrong?

You are correct. If your ProVari only goes down to 3.3V, it Is a V1.