Dual Coil Low Res Atomizers - problems - help!

[Vwls]

Hi... I ordered a box of 5 dual coil low res atomizers here in the Classies and they arrived today. My Provari totally errors out when I put them on - tells me there is a short. But I thought maybe it was just because they are too low, like under 1 ohm? So I tried them on an EgO - they don't fire at all.

Did I get ripped off with a defective box?

 

[Baditude]

Are these cartomizers or drip atomizers?

What resistance are they supposed to be?

Will the Provari measure the ohm, or does it error with that too? (turn your voltage down to 3.4 volts before checking; the Provari tests "under load".)

 

[Vwls]

Dripping atomizers - I am not sure what resistance they are supposed to be... just that they are "dual coil and low resistance." Provari says they are .9... when it's not erroring out.

(Yes I did turn the voltage all the way down before checking...)

 

[ScottP]

Hi... I ordered a box of 5 dual coil low res atomizers here in the Classies and they arrived today. My Provari totally errors out when I put them on - tells me there is a short. But I thought maybe it was just because they are too low, like under 1 ohm? So I tried them on an EgO - they don't fire at all.

Did I get ripped off with a defective box?

I think I heard the Provari will not fire anything below 1.2 ohms and eGos will not usually fire anything under 1.6 ohms or so. So if they are below that, then that is why they won't work. If you have an actual multi-meter, or can find someone with one, use that to check the resistance.

 

[Vwls]

Hmmm OK now the Provari is firing them. Weird. But that does explain why the eGo wouldn't fire - thank you!

It's not dangerous firing these on my Provari, right? I have it set at 2.9 volts, lowest setting.

 

[ScottP]

Hmmm OK now the Provari is firing them. Weird. But that does explain why the eGo wouldn't fire - thank you!

It's not dangerous firing these on my Provari, right? I have it set at 2.9 volts, lowest setting.

The Provari has a function that should tell you the resistance of the heads. That may shed some light on this. The Provari shouldn't let you do anything overly dangerous with it's built in protections.

 

[Baditude]

That resistance is right on the cutting edge of what the Provari can fire. Technically, the Provari won't fire anything below 1.2 ohm, but I've read people state that the 2.5 version will go as low as 1.0 ohm.

Using the ohm + 2 formula, < 3 volts is all you should fire those with. Don't you have a mechanical mod? It should be able to fire them.

Kinda surprised you would buy those. Didn't know you liked THAT low resistance. The regulated devices like a Provari generally perform best with standard or high resistance atomizers. Also didn't know there are dual coil drip atomizers. Learned something today.

 

[Vwls]

LOL me too my friend - learning more all the time.

I do have a mechanical, but it looks so shmexy with my new gold plated Trident RDA that I didn't have any plans to use it with these plain looking little dripping atties. (Always the aesthetics geek.)

I bought these atties to taste juices (I'm DIY'ing now). I guess I didn't realize they would be under an ohm. I didn't even know you could buy disposable dripping atties under an ohm!

I guess what we've learned here is that disposable dripping atties can be dual coil, and much lower res than we thought, and that the newer version of the Provari will fire a .9 atty - although it does so grudgingly, with episodic E2 codes.

 

[Vwls]

OK I wrote to Provape to make sure I am not going to 1) kill myself, and 2) kill my Provari.

Hi Provape:

I have two Provaris - both are current models (ordered this year).

This week I bought a pack of 5 low resistance dual coil dripping atomizers (these are the disposable kind, not rebuildables). They are supposed to be 1.5 or 1.6 ohm resistance. However, on both my Provaris, these are coming in at .9 or 1 ohm. The Provari gives me an error code of E2 or E1 on the .9 atty, but if I run through the settings again, it tell me the resistance (.9 - sometimes 1.0), and even fires (at the lowest setting of course - 2.9 volts).

Will using these extremely odd, low resistance atties damage my Provari?

And, is it posing any danger to me to continue using these on the Provari?

Thanks!

 

[Vwls]

Response from Provape:

ProVape Support, Sep 28 05:54 pm (PDT):

Hi Angel,

I would be happy to help you and this is a great question. The resistance on those attys are quite low. The E1 and E2 is telling you that the voltage is to high for the resistance. You should not cause any damage by using them, although it may become quite difficult to do so. In order to use the .9 atty, I would suggest having the voltage at 2.9 or 3.0. This would be the highest the ProVari will work without burning out the heating element.

What I might suggest though is a good cleaning of the head pin in the top cap where the atty meets. This may be the cause of the low reading, although it may also just be a couple bad atomizers. You can clean this pin by dipping a q-tip in some metal polish and scrub the 510 well until the brass pin is nice and clean again. Then clean out the polish residue with another q-tip, this time dipped in isopropyl alcohol. Do this step twice and then dry out the well with a tissue.

At this point, give a carto a try to see if the situation is resolved. Let me know if that helps

Kindly,
Jennifer

 

[Vwls]

I cleaned the contact - still getting a resistance reading of .9 ohms. Which I kind of expected because these won't fire on an eGo.

I think what I have here are some very unusual dripping atties. The person who sold them to me says they have been using them for a long time and have always found them to be 2.5 or 2.6.

I put one on my mechanical and it burnt the juice.

At this point the only way I can use these is on the Provari at 2.9 volts. But nothing wrong with that I guess, if it's not going to be dangerous, right?