Aty Issue With Provari. Can it be fixed?

[Nautiboy1279]

Hey guys, I bought a regular 2.0 ohm SLB Atty with my Provari, and after about a month or so I started to see that it is getting hot very fast. Suddenly after a day or so of getting hot rather quickly, I started to obtain E8, E2, and E1 errors from my Provar, but only with THAT particular atty. The ohms rating has now seemed to drop to 1.6, and now cannot vape from it even on 3.3v for more than a 4 second pull without getting some sort of error.

Does anyone know if this can be fixed by cleaning the atty or by some other means. It works, but just get these Provari error codes when using it.

 

[PKZap27]

It sounds like you need to clean the atty.

Some people will do a dry burn to clean it, as well.

Use the ECF search function to find out information on how to clean your atty.

 

[LegioX]

Hey guys, I bought a regular 2.0 ohm SLB Atty with my Provari, and after about a month or so I started to see that it is getting hot very fast. Suddenly after a day or so of getting hot rather quickly, I started to obtain E8, E2, and E1 errors from my Provar, but only with THAT particular atty. The ohms rating has now seemed to drop to 1.6, and now cannot vape from it even on 3.3v for more than a 4 second pull without getting some sort of error.

Does anyone know if this can be fixed by cleaning the atty or by some other means. It works, but just get these Provari error codes when using it.

If you can't vape it at 3.3v @ 1.6 ohm, then more likely than not the atomizer is dead. That isn't even 7 watts of power and on the cooler side of vaping.

I've had this same issue before. It usually would happen if I drowned, popped, or burned an atomizer.

Like PKZ suggested, try cleaning it, or using the resurrection method.

I would recommend IKV 306 HV attys also if you continue to experience this with future atomizers.

 

[P-Dub]

After a month of use you have been fortunate. A month out of a 2.0 ohm atty is pretty good. I would clean and relegate it to use on your standard/backup devices and spend the big bucks on a new atty. Your Provari isn't designed to use LR attys any how and resistance will drop over time while using the provari. Try using a 2.3 or higher atty and up the volts. You have a variable voltage device for this very reason... to customize the burn on a variety of attys... just not ones that low of a resistance IMHO.

 

[Nautiboy1279]

P, when I ordered my ProVari i was a newbee to the whole deal, so I asked ProVape themselves to assemble me some sort of starter hit with everything I need, and they explained that that was a regular resistance atty, not a LR. But I just ordered their high resistance from them to see how that goes.

To respond to the others, it never does NOT vape, it always vapes, but I always get error codes. What is the resurrection method. I am just going to soak it in isopropyl and dry it for a bit. When I have tried this with cartos, it killed them. I hope it is a different outcome for the atty. Anyone have any other suggestions with materials I would have here?

 

[Dalton63841]

The things already suggested are pretty much it. I personally always use HV atties. But as was said before, a month out of a 2 ohm atty is pretty good. They are inherently designed to be throw away parts.

 

[siouxsie]

P, when I ordered my ProVari i was a newbee to the whole deal, so I asked ProVape themselves to assemble me some sort of starter hit with everything I need, and they explained that that was a regular resistance atty, not a LR. But I just ordered their high resistance from them to see how that goes.

To respond to the others, it never does NOT vape, it always vapes, but I always get error codes. What is the resurrection method. I am just going to soak it in isopropyl and dry it for a bit. When I have tried this with cartos, it killed them. I hope it is a different outcome for the atty. Anyone have any other suggestions with materials I would have here?

I don't have it bookmarked any more and I'm not gonna do your work for you but do a search for Atty resurrection method or dry burn cleaning and you should find a thread with hundreds of responses. If this does not help your atty is toast and you need to buy another one. Hope you can afford it...

 

[TechnoDestructo]

I have half the forum bookmarked heh Here is the link

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/tips-tricks/69834-my-atty-resurrection-method.html

 

[Nautiboy1279]

Sioux, I think I can handle the big spending of a whole 8 bucks lol. If I can afford the lights being on in my house and power to this computer, 8 bucks shouldnt be too bad.

Techno, thanks alot for the link. After reading over it, I am not sure this method will work as holding the button on a voltage higher than 3.3 for more than 4 seconds will give me an error message from the processer. But maybe I can still do this at 3.3, I will have to give it a shot.

The atty still vapes great. Its really just that the resistance dropped, and the ProVari does not like it and keeps giving error messages. Kind of weird actually.

 

[siouxsie]

Sioux, I think I can handle the big spending of a whole 8 bucks lol. If I can afford the lights being on in my house and power to this computer, 8 bucks shouldnt be too bad.

Techno, thanks alot for the link. After reading over it, I am not sure this method will work as holding the button on a voltage higher than 3.3 for more than 4 seconds will give me an error message from the processer. But maybe I can still do this at 3.3, I will have to give it a shot.

The atty still vapes great. Its really just that the resistance dropped, and the ProVari does not like it and keeps giving error messages. Kind of weird actually.

Yeah it was sarcasm, sorry it's hard to get that in print without the emoticons. Do you have any other batteries you could use for the dry burn, like an eGo or something? It works a charm. Rinse, blow the water out. Burn dry, dry burn to clean, rinse and repeat and you could have an atty that works like new for a little while. Just be careful not to pop since you said the resistance is pretty low, just don't let it get white hot, orange is fine.

 

[Vaporologist]

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Techno, thanks alot for the link. After reading over it, I am not sure this method will work as holding the button on a voltage higher than 3.3 for more than 4 seconds will give me an error message from the processer. But maybe I can still do this at 3.3, I will have to give it a shot.
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I agree with siouxsie's suggestion. You should use a different PV running at 3.7V for this method since it is not recommended to run your ProVari with a dry atty.

Last week, for the first time in almost one and a half year of vaping, I actually experienced a drop in atty's resistance while using a Joye 510 atty which started off at 2.3 ohms about a month ago. I started getting error messages and realized that the atty is now metering at 1.8 ohm. And like in your case, the atty still worked but I had to use it at much lower voltages. Using the Highping's Resurrection Method brought the resistance up to it's original 2.3 ohm which is where it's been holding steady for the past week. As others have already suggested, I think it would be a good idea to give this a shot. Good luck!

 

[Nautiboy1279]

Sioux and Vapor, it is very unfortunate, but I do not have any other sort of backup. I used to have a green smoke PV, but sold it to help get all the parts and acessories I would need for the Provari which landed me a little above the 300 mark. Maybe I would try soaking in isopropyl alcohol over night, then let it dry out over night? Would this work? I tried this with cartos, and most of the time they are garbage after I try to do this with them. Makes me nervous to do that with the attys. What do you guys think about that?

 

[Vaporologist]

Sioux and Vapor, it is very unfortunate, but I do not have any other sort of backup. I used to have a green smoke PV, but sold it to help get all the parts and acessories I would need for the Provari which landed me a little above the 300 mark. Maybe I would try soaking in isopropyl alcohol over night, then let it dry out over night? Would this work? I tried this with cartos, and most of the time they are garbage after I try to do this with them. Makes me nervous to do that with the attys. What do you guys think about that?

I wouldn't soak an atty in ispropyl alcohol, PGA would be a better option. It's great for eliminating or minimizing the residue of hard-to-get-rid-of flavors but it will not dissolve the gunk around the coil. Dry-burning is really the only thing that will work. I suggest picking up a cheap 3.7V PV (maybe in the classifieds), it's a good idea to have a backup anyways should your ProVari ever need to go for a warranty trip. Hope this helps.

 

[Nautiboy1279]

Ok, this is what I did. I put the ProVari down to 3.4v, washed the atty out with hot water and blew it out. I kept holding the button down for short intervals and blowing inside to cool it until vapor stopped coming off the coil and it started to turn orange. Then I rinsed it again with water and did that again with the short intervals. Now instead of 1.6volts, it has came up to 1.9 (was originally a 2.0) Do you think if I try this again a few times it will come up to 2.0, or should I just play it safe and use it how it is now?

 

[siouxsie]

Ok, this is what I did. I put the ProVari down to 3.4v, washed the atty out with hot water and blew it out. I kept holding the button down for short intervals and blowing inside to cool it until vapor stopped coming off the coil and it started to turn orange. Then I rinsed it again with water and did that again with the short intervals. Now instead of 1.6volts, it has came up to 1.9 (was originally a 2.0) Do you think if I try this again a few times it will come up to 2.0, or should I just play it safe and use it how it is now?

if you're not getting any more vapor with the dry burning, all the gunk that's gonna burn off has burned off so you're good to go. I second not using Iso alcohol, pure grain (everclear) or vodka is better if you can't do the dry burn but for no more than 20-30 minute soak as it can really mess up some finishes, paint jobs, if you care, even messes steel attys finish sometimes.

If you visit the Pay it Forward section (PIF) maybe someone will duke you an old eGo battery or something for future dry burns or if you can afford it, I recommend buying one.
Dry burning will prolong the life of your atties, thus saving money in the long run.

 

[Nautiboy1279]

Great, thanks for the info Sioux! I wonder why it has not come up to 2.0 volts though. What type of ego battery do you suggest? If someone did send me an eGo batt, I would still need a charger. Which eGo do you recommend? I was going to save up for another provari, but if something happens to it in between now and the time to save, I am really screwed.

 

[siouxsie]

well they come in 650 mah, 900 mah, 1000 mah, and 1300mah I guess it just depends how big you want it to be and how long you'd like it to last and yes you need an eGo specific charger, they're like $7.

 

[Nautiboy1279]

Ok, thats not too bad, thank you! Ive had a mysterious set back, now when I checked the ohms on the atty, it rolled back to 1.7. It was 1.6, then went to 1.9, now back to 1.7. I dunno why. Any ideas?

 

[Vaporologist]

........... I wonder why it has not come up to 2.0 volts though...........

Based on what I read in your previous post, it seems that you may have initiated the dry-burn process but not completed it. When you just starts seeing the orange glow, that means that all the water in the atty has evaporated but the gunk has not necessarily been burned off yet, which is what you are trying to accomplish. The initial "smoke" you see is actually steam from the water. When the atty starts glowing orange, that's when you are really starting the actual dry-burn where the gunk will have the chance to burn off and turn into ashes. You will notice a different kind of "smoke" during this phase for about 20 seconds to 2 minutes, depending on the amount of gunk around the coil. When the process is complete, simply rinse the atty and dry it off by doing another quick dry-burn. Hope this helps.

 

[Nautiboy1279]

How do I know when the gunk is completely gone? Will it stop making a sizzle, or completely stop making even the least bit of vapor? Like what is the sign of all being gone?