Draining batteries?

[Purplepeeps]

Once a battery is fully charged, how long does the charge last if not in use? Say I charge a few and put them in my purse until I need them. Will I be good to go?

Also, when using the Provari, I turn if off to change the battery. Even off, the low battery light on the button still flashes? Is that normal?


Tks in advance!

 

[Cloud Junky]

I think it depends on how you store them. I unplug my chargers sometimes leaving my batteries on them... I lose some charge when I check them. I also place them on my granite countertop which is cold, I stand them on the neg an they hold the charge better.

 

[Purplepeeps]

Thank you for your help! Never thought to stand them up! I keep them in a little case lying flat.

Off to stand up my batteries like little soldiers

 

[Little White Cloud]

Li ions will go for a month easy without losing any charge.

 

[Ryedan]

Here's a page from Battery University that shows Li-ion batteries charged to 100% will still be at 80% after three months if stored at 25 deg C. At higher temps they will fade faster. So if you're going to keep the batteries for a few days or weeks, they will still be pretty much fully charged.

The down side is that if you frequently leave your batteries fully charged for months, you are shortening the number of charge/discharge cycles they will be able to deliver.

No idea about the Provari issue as I don't have one.

HTH.

 

[Lessifer]

The vamo will flash when you put in a new battery, to show you that it's making contact(even if it's off), maybe the provari does that too?

Edit: or maybe it's like most modern electronics in that it never really turns "off" but is instead in a state of hybernation.

 

[Rickajho]

Once a battery is fully charged, how long does the charge last if not in use? Say I charge a few and put them in my purse until I need them. Will I be good to go?

PSA: "in my purse" better mean "in my purse, in appropriate plastic storage boxes so they don't have any chance of coming in contact with 30 odd metallic items in there and shorting out."

 

[Ryedan]

PSA: "in my purse" better mean "in my purse, in appropriate plastic storage boxes so they don't have any chance of coming in contact with 30 odd metallic items in there and shorting out."

A really good point Rick

That has happened to people all to often.

 

[Purplepeeps]

Oh yes, they're in a little plastic box from RTD vapors. God forbid, anything explode in my Coach!

 

[Baditude]

Also, when using the Provari, I turn if off to change the battery. Even off, the low battery light on the button still flashes? Is that normal?

There's no reason to turn the Provari off to change the battery. "Turning it off" merely puts the Provari into a standby mode which prevents the fire button from firing the atomizer.

The Provari's fire button flashes while changing batteries. It also is an indicator of a battery nearing discharge and also can indicate when the threading on the battery endcap is dirty requiring maintanance cleaning with Noaloxx.

 

[Purplepeeps]

Thank you baditude! I was just asking about the Noaloxx in another thread. The store owner put some on my threads when I bought it. How often should this be done?

I just bought a new cap with the flower on it so I don't think it's too dirty yet?

 

[Rickajho]

Oh yes, they're in a little plastic box from RTD vapors. God forbid, anything explode in my Coach!

'Dat's a good peeps! (Nice bag too...)

 

[Baditude]

Thank you baditude! I was just asking about the Noaloxx in another thread. The store owner put some on my threads when I bought it. How often should this be done?

I just bought a new cap with the flower on it so I don't think it's too dirty yet?

The battery cap's threads are bare metal. When installed on the Provari body, its metal on metal. Bare metal suffers from inevitable oxidation (ie rust) when exposed to oxygen. Metal on metal oxidation can eventually cause locking up of the threads, making it difficult or impossible to remove the endcap in extreme circumstances. The endcap is also part of the electrical circuit; if the threads collect enough oxidation particles or dirt, the conduction is interfered with and cause electrical issues with the Provari.

Do a routine inspection of the threads of the end cap from time to time. They should be clean & shiney like when they were new.

 

[k702]

can Noaloxx be used for stainless to stainless connections?

 

[Baditude]

can Noaloxx be used for stainless to stainless connections?

Yes it can. It is primarily designed for aluminum, but works well for stainless steel also. Provape recommends using it for the Provari.

 

[Rickajho]

can Noaloxx be used for stainless to stainless connections?

Sure can. The name is actually a contraction of NO ALuminum OXide - an oxidation problem that can occur on aluminum electrical contacts that Noalox ......s. But it's lubrication and conductivity properties work great on other metals as well.