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    Brace yourselves new Formaldehype junk study to be released Jan 21

    Sometimes I want to scream when reading these studies. Let's pretend that the experimental design actually was sound, and was fully disclosed. Even then, humans do not all smoke or vape the same, and using one or two or ten products in only one or two or ten different ways to generalize to...
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    Help with Pila Charger, discouraged with customer service from ProVape

    I respectfully disagree with almost everything you said. My take is obviously not 100% objective given I'm the one in the middle of the issue, so factor that in however you may. As a start, rabbits are lagomorphs and are as much rodents as dingos are domesticated dogs. :) As for modes, I agree...
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    I gotta get a portable charger :X

    I would advise the VP1 or any high end charger except the Pila (Nitecore has a great reputation as well on some models). Between the price being unusually high for the Pila, newer chargers not jacking the battery right up to 4.21v which decreases service life, Pila voiding your warranty if you...
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    Best charger on the market?

    Avoid the Pila. Mine has been great until I needed a part. Now it is an absolute nightmare and I regret the purchase 100%. Go for the XTAR VP1. Based on what I've read, it's a better charger (and from a more reputable company to deal with).
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    Help with Pila Charger, discouraged with customer service from ProVape

    I will try messaging them at the website. It is loading very slow for me as well. Thanks! I would not purchase the Pila again, and I would not recommend it to anyone given the quality of the XTAR, the lower price, my own experience and mostly the fact that Pila's customer support rivals that...
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    Help with Pila Charger, discouraged with customer service from ProVape

    Hello, I purchased a charger from ProVape about two years ago along with two Provari V2s and a series of orderings giving them around $1,000 of business (my point of that figure is I am not a customer trying to nickel and dime them over every little thing). All have served me well and thus far I...
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    Who uses the extended cap on the reg provari v2?

    I use the ProVape case as well. I can fit the unit, a battery box with 2 batteries, a 5ml of juice, and some cartos...its tight tho.
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    Provape Facebook page

    Honestly, if I did not already own a Provari, I would be watching that video and scratching my head. I work for one of the largest research firms in the world. We just did a cancer study that polled about 50,000 Americans. One question asked if they knew about the existence of electronic...
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    Almost Regretting my Purchase

    I had awful experiences with my SmokTech tank, and recently their cartos as well. :( Tho my Phiniac is awesome. The tool is a MUST. If you have a slip drip tip, this can also be used for sliding as you can use the DT when sliding the carto up. Stick the DT down the hole, insert it into the...
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    I used AW IMR batteries in a boombox and killed them.

    The Panasonic isn't a LiMn IMR??? I was under the impression it is a 'hybrid cell', but still a LiMn2O4. Does it have cobalt? Super-T and others refer to it as an "IMR". CGR18650CH Panasonic 18650 Li-Mn-Li-ion CGR18650CH High Drain 10A Rechargeable IMR Hybrid Battery Cell Super-T calls it an...
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    Provape Facebook page

    Yeah, that is not a good video. I felt like I was watching a techno episode of 'clubbers gone wild'. It doesn't say anything of value such as: 1) what the Provari Mini is (is it an eCig or a clubbing companion?), if it is USA made like the first (which is HUGE to people), the blue LED vs. red...
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    Am I not vaping enough?

    I can get about a half a day to 3/4 a day from a 18490. I usually use the SRs around 4.7-ish, although sometimes I vape at stupidly higher wattages on a few select juices. The SR and mid 4-ish voltage seems to offer the best battery life for me, although if I am using a LR or higher voltages...
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    I used AW IMR batteries in a boombox and killed them.

    The Provari will not function with most protected batteries, especially the Trustfires which aren't of very high quality to begin with. The Trustfires do not supply sufficient amperage to power it more than at its lowest settings. The Provari overdraws power and then the protection circuit on...
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    Does anyone prefer the silver finish?

    Yes, I got the silver mini with green LED. I like my black regular V2 (satin), but I think I like the silver the most
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    Battery Reading on the Provari Mini / Is this normal ?

    This is common because if you have a cartomizer attached, the Provari will fire it (as you can hear) and so you are checking it under load, where as it is not under load with the carto detached, the latter of which will always give a slightly higher reading.
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    Almost Regretting my Purchase

    Yeah, the Vivi Nova at least on my mods hasn't worked well. It's made good flavors taste almost 'yucky'. A Boge carto and possibly a tank is the way to go. Glad to hear you are finding things you like.
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    18650 won't charge using my Trustfire?

    Do you have a multimeter to measure the voltage on the one that isnt charging? The 1600mah is an IMR and so it lacks a protection circuit. That means if it gets overdischarged to a certain point that it will go into a state of 'sleep', as there is nothing to cut off the energy flow when it...
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    Marsfire 18650 batteries

    I believe they are Sanyo cells with an added protection circuit. If that is the case, the Sanyo are far higher quality than the Trustfire's and so they would probably be better.
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    Biting the Provari bullet

    Someone feel free to correct me if I say anything wrong...I'm still new to this myself :) I have the Tenergy and I am not personally a fan of it as I have one that 'whines', and had people tell me that is normal which I do not believe for a second...since it does that I havent used it enough to...
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    New provari owner looking for options

    Bad...kinda hard to describe but i didnt like it.