Does the Provari seriously break this easily?

[turnforward]

Yea, I bet the threaded part of the atty base broke off in the fitting.

I had my ProVeri for 2 years and dropped it about 200 times. the last time I dropped it (last Month) with a protank on it, and found the top cap on the ProVeri crooked on it. It didn't fire the atty, but all the electronics were still working. I paid postage to provape and they fixed it for $20 which including shipping back.

I have always carried two set-ups with me. It use to be: my ProVeri and at first - EGO Twists then a ITaste MVP, then a LavaTube. Just about every 6 months one of my EGO twists broke, I would have to buy another $40 bucks a pop. Then I replaced the EGO's with the MVP and the button fell out after 5 weeks, then a couple weeks the 510 fitting started twisting causing the wires to strip off. I tried fixing it, but couldn't stop the 510 connection from twisting because there was no way to tighten it. So then I got the lavatube and after a couple of months the button on the LavaTube started wearing out then stopped firing.

So within the two years before my ProVeri broke, I spent over $200 in batteries for my second set-up. So I did the logical thing - - - and bought a ProVeri Mini. Now I don't care what new battery mod comes out. I'll never buy one, because I don't need it, and they don't last. - - - I have two ProVeri's that will last me a lifetime, and if one of them breaks - - - $20 will fix it.

I am MADLY IN LOVE WITH MY ProVeri X 2.

 

[drewwats]

Provari is a beast. Ive dropped that thing many times, on concrete, and never had an issue. We'll blame this on Protank...

 

[Butters78]

Yup the title should be edited lol.

 

[yo419g0tamin]

Yup the title should be edited lol.

Agreed.....

 

[minigoat]

You will probably want to order a replacement base for your tank as well.

One source, for example: gotvapes

 

[SissySpike]

I dropped mine about 15ft with a Kayfun it knocked the top cap crooked I used a board and a hammer and all has been good since,

 

[gokusnimbus]

Yup the title should be edited lol.

its the perfect title to rile up all the provarists lol

aint gonna lie i was ready with guns drawn hahaha

 

[DoogieTony]

Don't listen to these people. Your Provari is completely broken. I will help you out and buy it from you for $20.

 

[kk5000]

Here is a video that may help too.

So I am supposed to latch on to the golden part in the middle as I do this? I'm going to have to go buy screwdrivers for this nonsense.

 

[stevegmu]

This is one thing that worries me about having a heavy tank on a 510 connection. Would it be wise to use a 510-510 adapter, so if there is a fall, the tank threads would be more likely to break off in the adapter, rather than having the adapter's threads break off in the ProVari?

 

[Cactus Breath]

Don't listen to these people. Your Provari is completely broken. I will help you out and buy it from you for $20.

^ Cheapskate. I'll give you $35 for it - that's enough to go buy a nice Vamo from Fasttech, I'll bet it will be much sturdier and more dependable than that silly ol' ProVari!

 

[tearose50]

So I am supposed to latch on to the golden part in the middle as I do this? I'm going to have to go buy screwdrivers for this nonsense.

No. It's a hollow piece of metal that has broken off. Trying to grab the golden part is not going to work. Do not mess with the golden part.

It's much like removing a broken lightbulb out of a socket. You need to have something to help you unwind that thread. You can look at the video a few more times and notice what he is achieving. Then, you can use whatever method you like.

Potatoes have been used for years on broken lightbulbs. This clever person below came up with using an eraser with a rubber band added to it fit just snugly enough to enable him to unwind the screw. Sometimes just the paper towel with a rubber band on it works, too.

Or, you can send it to provape.


" I fixed my provari!

A vision eternity broke off in my provari mini.

Unfortunately, it was a clean break with no uneven or sharp edges to grasp.

Someone had advised using a paper towel and stuffing it in to the opening and turning to get the piece out. That did clean the tip of the battery very well, but was a no go with respect to removing the part.

I tried tying a rubber band around the towel, inserting it and then turning. No go.

But, guess what? The eraser end of a pencil covered with the rubber band fits perfectly and just tightly enough. It came right out.

I am so proud of myself ( hehe) and figured others might have experienced the same problem.

Believe me, if I can do it, it will have to work for everyone! "

 

[ScottP]

This is why I prefer the more sturdy eGo threading. I know so much is 510 but that needs to change especially with tanks getting bigger and bigger.

 

[kk5000]

No. It's a hollow piece of metal that has broken off. Trying to grab the golden part is not going to work.

So what do I grab on to? What am I trying to unscrew? I see nothing in there except the golden thing.

 

[double_aa_ron]

So what do I grab on to? What am I trying to unscrew? I see nothing in there except the golden thing.

Compare this pic of a Protank to the pick of your Protank.

Working Protank

Your broken Protank

Your Protank is missing the treads on the 510 connection. They broke off inside your provari's 510 connection.

Your Protank broke not your provari.

The idea in the video is for you to use two micro screwdrivers to push on the inside wall of the provari 510 connection and unscrew the threading that broke off inside.

 

[tearose50]

Can you see it now? Notice the threads on the inside of the 2nd photo.

The hollow tube that broke off is screwed into those threads.

 

[Cactus Breath]

Your Protank broke not your provari.

The idea in the video is for you to use two micro screwdrivers to push on the inside wall of the provari 510 connection and unscrew the threading that broke off inside.

So the answer to the thread title is "No, the ProVari seriously doesn't break this easily....but the Protank does."

 

[kk5000]

The hollow tube that broke off is screwed into those threads.

Thank you. I see the problem now. I'll try and get screwdrivers tomorrow to try and fix it. This forum seriously is one of the most active (and helpful) on the internet. People are passionate about their vaping!

 

[tearose50]

Good. Now just make sure you have taken the battery out and that you don't mess with that golden part.

You just want to unwind that broken tube.

And, it's usually quite easy to unscrew once you get it started....say the first 1/2 a turn or so.

I suggest you look at the video again, too.

 

[serenity21899]

I had a ProVari fall off my desk with an IBTanked on top. All it managed to do was bend the flange of the carto. It's not the ProVari that is at fault here, it is the clearo/tank on the top that is often the issue. It has the poor threading, not the ProVari.

I personally don't think the weight of a tank is an issue. ProVaris are pretty heavy, too, especially when you add a Tatroe Base. A glass tank on an Ego is top-heavy, but not on a ProVari.