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in4mati0n11 · Jan 20, 2013

At radio shack also if you just cant wait...

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martinc said:
And that ladies and gentlemens is why any serious vaper should have rare earth magnets at his disposition at all times

100pcs 6mm x 1.5mm Disc Rare Earth Neodymium strong Magnets N35 Craft Models | eBay

adeline · Jan 20, 2013

I just wanted to say thanks for this thread. I was worried that there was something wrong with my ProVari .. that I'd need to ship it back to ProVape to have a look at it. At first I didn't know what was going on.. I'd go to fire and 1/2 the time it wouldn't. I realized a couple days ago that it was the battery losing contact. I thought the thing was loose inside the tube or something.. That something was broke...

I got to thinking about the troubleshooting steps folks here had talked about. I took out my battery and looked at the inside battery connection. Yep, gunked. Isopropyl alcohol only took off so much of it. Sat down with a mechanical pencil and erased 95% of the gunk. The post isn't sparkly clean, but my ProVari isn't failing to fire anymore.

Thanks!

in4mati0n11 · Jan 21, 2013

I think we can all agree that clean nipples and gunk-less contacts are the way to get a nice, robust vape :img:

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adeline · Jan 21, 2013

in4mati0n11 said:
I think we can all agree that clean nipples and gunk-less contacts are the way to get a nice, robust vape .

Hey, hey now. My nipples were/are clean!

No idea how the battery contact on the ProVari got gunked. It wasn't a true "gunk," it was some kind of hard buildup. I'm sure some electro-techie out there knows exactly what that was.

in4mati0n11 · Jan 21, 2013

<gulp> ......... :blush:

......... I put a little noalox on the internal contact on my provari.... No gunk here Ma'am

adeline · Jan 21, 2013

in4mati0n11 said:
<gulp> ......... ......... I put a little noalox on the internal contact on my provari.... No gunk here Ma'am

Ooooh. I have some of that. Thanks!

in4mati0n11 · Jan 21, 2013

adeline said:
Ooooh. I have some of that. Thanks!

Alway happy to help... Vape on!

thecatanddog · Jan 21, 2013

i figured it out. it was the batteries. im an idiot for trying these ones. close this thread haha

adeline · Jan 21, 2013

thecatanddog said:
i figured it out. it was the batteries. im an idiot for trying these ones. close this thread haha

Did you get new batteries?

sawlight · Jan 21, 2013

adeline said:
Hey, hey now. My nipples were/are clean!

No idea how the battery contact on the ProVari got gunked. It wasn't a true "gunk," it was some kind of hard buildup. I'm sure some electro-techie out there knows exactly what that was.

Heh, heeheeeeheeeeee, huh! She said "hard"! Huh, heeheeeheeeeeheeeee!

The Provari was DESIGNED around the AW IMR battery, there is even a thread around here that shows how the PCB is made with a "V" notch in it, so you have to use a, heh, heeheeee,heeeeeeeeheeeee, nipple top battery in it! They also advise against using magnets, as was already stated.

adeline · Jan 21, 2013

No matter what happens on this thread, I'm sure it can always degenerate further. :pop:

in4mati0n11 · Jan 21, 2013

I agree with everything you said all the way up until the 3rd "heeheeee"

The OP had bought the provari 2nd hand (No Warranty)... So trying a magnet with the battery would have calmed the anxiety of wondering if it was dead or not.

Car manufacturers recommend that you shouldn't use synthetic oil too.... How many folks take that advice??

Personally, I am just happy things worked out and that Adeline is clean and gunk-less..

adeline · Jan 21, 2013

in4mati0n11 said:
I agree with everything you said all the way up until the 3rd "heeheeee"

The OP had bought the provari 2nd hand (No Warranty)... So trying a magnet with the battery would have calmed the anxiety of wondering if it was dead or not.

Car manufacturers recommend that you shouldn't use synthetic oil too.... How many folks take that advice??

Personally, I am just happy things worked out and that Adeline is clean and gunk-less..

I'm not even going to qualify that statement!!

On the other hand, Toyota requires me to use synthetic oil in my car.

sawlight · Jan 21, 2013

I know, that was a "Beavis" voice, you just had to go with it in my mind I guess?
Yes, I understand the frustration and concern, a glob of solder, or even some tin foil wadded up would have satisfied the concern of function.
I was just trying to reiterate how the Provari came to be, they built it around the best battery they could find, and using anything else may or may not work. One of the main reasons I've run nothing but AW's in my mini. Sure, I can get them cheaper, but will they work and is it worth the hassle?

Baditude · Jan 21, 2013

in4mati0n11 said:
Personally, I am just happy Adeline is clean and gunk-less..

Let's all toast Adeline's cleanlines and gunklessness! :toast:

Back on topic. Ummm, what was it again? :blink:

Oh yeah. Somehow carbon deposits build up on the metal contacts of the battery's nipple

and positive contact in the Provari. This is the gunk seen. The Provari is extremely sensitive to this buildup, more than any of my other mods.

I also had to pull out the hot spring a little in the end cap so that the battery had better contact. It seems, at least with my Provari, that I need to repeat this time to time, as it has a tendency to get compressed.

in4mati0n11 · Jan 21, 2013

I would run regular oil in that baby just to spite them then! But then again, that's just my inner child coming out....

As far as degenerates go..... Nah... I just like a cheeky thread now and then... I'm all better now.

adeline · Jan 21, 2013

in4mati0n11 said:
I would run regular oil in that baby just to spite them then! But then again, that's just my inner child coming out....

As far as degenerates go..... Nah... I just like a cheeky thread now and then... I'm all better now.

Dang! Well that's no fun.

Tookiedoo · Jan 21, 2013

sawlight said:
Heh, heeheeeeheeeeee, huh! She said "hard"! Huh, heeheeeheeeeeheeeee!

Shut up, Beavis! Huh, huh. Huh, huh.

That's my best Butthead impression I can do while typing.

adeline · Jan 21, 2013

Baditude said:
Let's all toast Adeline's cleanlines and gunklessness!

Back on topic. Ummm, what was it again?

Oh yeah. Somehow carbon deposits build up on the metal contacts of the battery's nipple and positive contact in the Provari. This is the gunk seen. The Provari is extremely sensitive to this buildup, more than any of my other mods.

I also had to pull out the hot spring a little in the end cap so that the battery had better contact. It seems, at least with my Provari, that I need to repeat this time to time, as it has a tendency to get compressed.

CARBON! That makes a lot of sense. It was the word that came to mind.. but I wasn't sure. Hopefully the noalox will help prevent it.

in4mati0n11 · Jan 21, 2013

adeline said:
Dang! Well that's no fun.

Well, I could recommend making sure your spring is good and stiff for proper battery tension, because without good snug insertion against the upper post, there will be much less joy......

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