can provari work with 18650 3800mah battery?

[klck]

Hi Guys n gals,
need ur expert help on this.

i have 4pcs AX 18650 3800mah 3.7 volts with the nipple on the battery, length is 66mm. can i use this? is 3800mah ok?

sorry for the dumb question, im not too good with technical stuffs..
thanks in advance

 

[tj99959]

What chemistry is the battery? Is it protected or safe chemistry? Or are you creating a hazardous condition?

IMO a "boosted" APV like a Provari needs the amperage output of a high drain LiMN battery (IMR) to function properly.

 

[Dana A]

+1 for what tj said

 

[SnakeFarm]

Nope. Don't use it in your Provari. Way more trouble than it's worth. Get the extended cap and long batts from provape and Provari bliss is yours.

 

[markfm]

The really high capacity batteries have plenty of current rating for single battery VV, if the batteries are good product. Standard lithium technology batteries are rated for 2C continuous discharge, which for a 3800 mAh battery would be 7.6A. Even down near cutoff (about 3.3V on Provari?), at max output power (14.7W using LR at 4.2V), you likely won't exceed 2/3 of the 2C battery spec.

That said, many battery vendors have battery ratings that are far off from reality (what's stamped on the battery is much higher than what they really provide); that 3800 mAh is a suspiciously high claim. You should contact Provape, or post in the Provape ECF forum area (you have enough posts now), to ask about if your specific battery is okay to use. Include the battery brand in the post.

A safe fallback is a good AW or Panasonic 18650 IMR.

 

[DaveP]

You don't want to play with experimental batteries on an expensive device like a Provari. Use the recommended batteries and charge several to make sure you have one to change out. They have to be IMR 3.7v and in single battery configuration. The Provari doesn't support stacked batteries.

Check with Provape using the contact us link at their site. At least if they say yes, you will have an email to back up your decision and protect your warranty.

 

[klck]

Thanks for taking time to help me out on this guys.
it actually was stupid thinking on my part that 3800mah means loooong time vaping before the next charge.
as in like rechargable battries for mouse or keyboard, higher mah, longer usage. :O thanks again guys. much appreciated!

 

[DaveP]

Thanks for taking time to help me out on this guys.
it actually was stupid thinking on my part that 3800mah means loooong time vaping before the next charge.
as in like rechargable battries for mouse or keyboard, higher mah, longer usage. :O thanks again guys. much appreciated!

There are no stupid questions. Stupid is when you go against the advice of others and use something that is clearly not safe, hence the "Darwin Awards". You asked first and that's the sign of someone who wants to be careful and verify the parts they are about to use.

Those batteries are Lithium-ion and they are unprotected. The protection circuit is added to the cell by the final seller, who then installs a final wrapper with their brand on it. Some are branded and unprotected, like that particular Trustfire model. Those are just plain unprotected batteries from a Chinese source that haven't had the protection circuit added on. Batteries are sold both ways, with and without the protection circuit. The length changes when the protection circuit is added.

Your Provari needs IMR batteries that have deep amperage capacity and safe Li-MN chemistry that doesn't fail violently and turn your ecig into an exploding missile. Lithium ion batteries, especially unprotected ones, aren't safe in the design that the Provari uses.

 

[markfm]

If a battery is neither protected nor IMR it should definitely be passed by, unless there is a very specific vendor recommendation on its use. It looks like Provari is explicit on using IMR, so there's the answer.