Not sure but thought I might have read on here somewhere that dual coil cartos don't work well on the ProVari?
Like the ones for MadVaps tanks?
Thank you,
JR
Like the ones for MadVaps tanks?
Thank you,
JR
dual coil cartos?
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Depending on your Provari's amp rating, you will be limited in how high of voltage you can put to the DCCs. There's a solution. Higher ohm DCCs are available. IIRC you can only take a Provari up to 4.5v with the 1.6ohm DCCs. With, say, a 2.5ohm DCC, you can go much higher, thus producing more Watts. Watts=heat of vapor.
To answer your inquiry, no, DCCs won't prevent your Provari from firing.
To answer your inquiry, no, DCCs won't prevent your Provari from firing.
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OK! Thanks a lot. I saw they had higher ohm DCC there so I'll get a couple of them as well. Thanks again.
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hey saw tour question and am wondering how things worked out. I currently love my dual coils (from alt smoke) and JUST a couple days ago ordered my first provari so am wondering if my set up will work okay , real interested in how you did
I have had zero luck with the tanks and punched carts I have tried and am really hoping I can just stick w/my dual coil cartos.
any feed back appreciated!!
Iv got a 2 ohm DDC on my ProVari now, and Im thinking of getting more. Less watt per coil, but there are 2, so more vapor, and a sweeter taste like when you lower the voltage. Its all in the 2.5 amp limit. lower ohms, no matter how you get there will limit the total wattage more so that higher ohm coils. So you can get the wattage per coil up my using higher ohm DCC's. I hope I didn't confuse you more!
Hi Got my provari today and tested my Dual Coil 1.5 ohm from Totally wicked and it worked great at 4v. I also got the 3 ohm cartos from provari and I am wondering what is the best Voltage setting for those?
JR, my first tank came with a 1.5 ohm DC, and it worked very well - I never took it higher than 4V, but it was a great, warm vape at that voltage. I picked up a handful of the 2.5 ohm bad boys from Madvapes also, and they are really working well. I'm still playing with voltages, but anywhere between 5.2V and 5.5V seems to hit the spot for me.
I'm using a 1.5 ohm dual coil carto right now and it's vaping nicely at 4.3 volts on my Provari. If I bump it up just .1 volt to 4.4 volts I get the "E-2" error message.
I am definitely more confused. LOL
Am just worried that when my new proVari comes I won't be able to use my dual coil carts (and all the initials , like DCC etc..confuse me more)..
I'll end with I'm confused but in the end it will most likely be an easy transistion and hopfully I'll look back and laugh at myself for having had this ridiculous anxiety over what I'll screw into the proVari.
Thanks if you managed to read throgh this .
This is so helpful ! I as thinking I might have to stay on the low volts side.
Are you considering using anything else so you can try the higher volts, if so What and from where? (links??)
Thanks !!!
carto = Cartomizer
DCC = Dual Coil Cartomizer
LR = Low Resistance
VV = Variable Voltage
The thing with provari type VV is they are current limited. So to get maximum watts, you would need a carto that would draw 2.5 amps @ the max voltage. Because power (watts) is voltage times current (amps).That is of course 6 volts, so a little ohms law. and we get 6(volts) divided by 2.5 (amps) = 2.4 (ohms). That would get you 15 watts. Yes, this would cook batteries quick. The best bet would be a dual coil @ 2.5 ohms. or somewhere in that area. That would divide the power between two coils, and would not get that burnt taste so quick. Yes, I have a degree in electronics. Sorry if I confused anyone more....
DCC = Dual Coil Cartomizer
LR = Low Resistance
VV = Variable Voltage
The thing with provari type VV is they are current limited. So to get maximum watts, you would need a carto that would draw 2.5 amps @ the max voltage. Because power (watts) is voltage times current (amps).That is of course 6 volts, so a little ohms law. and we get 6(volts) divided by 2.5 (amps) = 2.4 (ohms). That would get you 15 watts. Yes, this would cook batteries quick. The best bet would be a dual coil @ 2.5 ohms. or somewhere in that area. That would divide the power between two coils, and would not get that burnt taste so quick. Yes, I have a degree in electronics. Sorry if I confused anyone more....
Found this ohms calculator (link below)... just plug in the resistance (ohm) and voltage (Volts) and play with it..
you will see the results for Power (Watts) and Current (Amps)
I read that the sweet spot for most vapers are within 6-8 watts (Power) and safe vaping current is 2 amps
Ohm's and Joule's Law Calculator
you will see the results for Power (Watts) and Current (Amps)
I read that the sweet spot for most vapers are within 6-8 watts (Power) and safe vaping current is 2 amps
Ohm's and Joule's Law Calculator
Kenzi, it's really simple. All you need to do is take the number of ohms and multiply by 2.5. Take that number and it is just about as high as the provari will let you set the voltage. So, if you're running a 1.7 ohm dual coil carto, multiply by 2.5 and you get 4.25. That is about the limit the provari will let you set the voltage to.
That's the beautiful thing about it. If you set the voltage too high, the provari will give you an error message to protect itself and warn you that the voltage is too high. If you run, say, a 2.5 or 3.0 ohm carto, you should be able to go all the way up to the 6 volt limit.
That's the beautiful thing about it. If you set the voltage too high, the provari will give you an error message to protect itself and warn you that the voltage is too high. If you run, say, a 2.5 or 3.0 ohm carto, you should be able to go all the way up to the 6 volt limit.
According to ohm equations, with a 1.6 carto you can go only up to 4v to stay in the 2.5 amp limit. But if you tried at 4.5v and it works, I'm buying a provari tomorrow.
These are the cartos I'm addicted to: Blank (empty) Dual Coil Blank Mega Cartomizers (5-Pack) for the Happy eGo e-cigarette.
But if with a provari I will have to sit at 3.7-4v, might as well stick to my current Ego. I would love to vape this Dual Coil at 5v, but apparently none of the VV mods allow that (lavatube, provari), and that's what held me off buying one.
I know I can vape a standard resistance at 5v and more, but if the wattage is the same as a ego+DC low resistance, what's the point?
Say you use your standard ego battery and it reads 3.7 right off the charger. As you vape, that voltage will continue to drop until the battery dies. With the provari, your voltage will remain at whatever you have it set to until the battery can't meet the demand.
Also, look at the end result of power you achieve in watts. Wattage = (Volts X Volts)/Ohms. Take your ego at 3.7V with a 1.6 ohm carto, you end up with a total of 8.6 watts of power. Take the provari at 6 volts with a 2.5 ohm carto, the same math gives you 14.4 watts. That's a pretty big power difference. Even if you had an ego that put out 4 volts, on the same carto, you'd be seeing 10 watts, max.
I actually have these smoktech ego mega dual coil cartos and I did a quick check. The provari reads the impedance at 1.6 ohms. I took a few hits up to 4.4 volts and didn't get any error messages on it. At 4.5, it gave me an E2 error. That's too harsh of a throat hit for me, and my lungs don't like that much heat, lol.
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I've only used boge 3 ohm and smoktech 2.5, they both go up to 6 volts.
Thanks for this explanation. So it's Volts-squared divided by Ohms equals Watts.
So in your last example, you were at 4.4^2 / 1.6 = 12.1 Watts.
As a comparison, Bloog/Volt/G6 KR808 stuff is regulated at 3.6V, and the cartos are generally in the 2.5Ohm range, so my 808 stuff is giving me roughly 5 watts or so.
Yep, I just posted a video review of the provari and a breakdown of everything relating to watts law with the formulas. The link to my channel is in my sig.
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