I don't get the switch/voltage stuff...

[tlc]

Can someone please explain? I'm just not understanding.

Prodigy Switch Breakdown -- 2 Configurations Available
* With Resistor -- Designed to run at 5v
* Without Resistor -- Designed to run at 3.7v and/or 6v+

No, I am NOT mechanically inclined!

 

[lorgain]

I'm with you tlc. And I am mechanically inclined. I thought the whole reason for the Prodigy was to vape at a higher voltage. I've got the USB passthru at 5vdc, and it rocks!! When I go on the road, I take my 801 portable version and feel like I've really got work hard to get that perfect hit.

Glad you posted. I thought it was just me being dense because I don't have that particular toy to play around with ---YET. But I'm just so, so happy with what I've got. My lengthy hunt to acquire the perfect smoking replacement is over. I'm vaping on auto pilot now.

 

[breakfastchef]

Can someone please explain? I'm just not understanding.

Prodigy Switch Breakdown -- 2 Configurations Available
* With Resistor -- Designed to run at 5v
* Without Resistor -- Designed to run at 3.7v and/or 6v+

No, I am NOT mechanically inclined!

A switch with a resistor will decrease voltage. If you have two 3v batteries in the Prodigy, you have 6v of power, thus

6v + Resistor = 5v

No resistor, no resistance to voltage. Therefore, a 3.7v battery or two 3v batteries will supply their full power to the atomizer.

3.7v + No Resistor = 3.7v
6v + No Resistor = 6v

 

[wv2win]

A switch with a resistor will decrease voltage. If you have two 3v batteries in the Prodigy, you have 6v of power, thus

6v + Resistor = 5v

No resistor, no resistance to voltage. Therefore, a 3.7v battery or two 3v batteries will supply their full power to the atomizer.

3.7v + No Resistor = 3.7v
6v + No Resistor = 6v

chef, good explanation. Another question: are these resistor fairly robust and have a long life span? Second, if the resistor stopped working would the PD continue to work but as if it didn't have a resistor?

 

[ruuku]

From what I've read, a blown resistor could do a few of the following:
Close the circuit: normal operation as if there had been no resistor,
Blow and open the circuit: No power between battery/resistor and atomizer: no operation.

And from what I've seen the resistor on the PD looks pretty beefy (i have a 3.7 config), I think it would take a sustained short to burn out the resistor.

TLC: the 3.7V config will give you "stock" like performance (its a little better than a regular battery) While 5v will give you more performance (more vapor/TH ect) at the cost of battery life and juice consumption.

EDIT:
Also be aware that its recommended that you use an 18650 battery with the 3.7 config,
and the RCR123a's with the 5V resistor version. You *can* switch them around, but with the resistor the 3.7s will be dropped to about 2.9, and the 2RCR123a's will output a maximum of 7.2V without the resistor.

 

[ruuku]

Sorry DP!!!

 

[Zofryer]

And since it doesn't look like it was explained, unless I'm blind:

The point to 5V is it's a "sweet spot". I have a 6v mod, and a Prodigy. I can say with total certainty that smoking at 5V is more pleasurable than smoking at 6v to me. With 6V you get this burning thing at times, and the heat overrides the flavor a lot. At 5V, it's just perfect. Not a gimmick. The Prodigy is like a really great passthrough device that's portable.

 

[NextLevel]

And since it doesn't look like it was explained, unless I'm blind:

The point to 5V is it's a "sweet spot". I have a 6v mod, and a Prodigy. I can say with total certainty that smoking at 5V is more pleasurable than smoking at 6v to me. With 6V you get this burning thing at times, and the heat overrides the flavor a lot. At 5V, it's just perfect. Not a gimmick. The Prodigy is like a really great passthrough device that's portable.

100% Agree

5V is defiently the sweet spot for me.

 

[mbolack]

Would there also be another battery available out there so that we could land somewhere in the middle... say 4.2 to 4.5v?

 

[ruuku]

For the CR ranges (RCRs, 16340s and 18650s) your looking at 3.0 and 3.7 (minimum) voltages. The only way to achieve a 4~ volt range would be to use 2 RCRs or 16340s with the correct number/ohms resistor. The one reason why Steve chose 5V is the aforementioned "sweet spot"
If you were looking at a compromise between battery life and vapor/flavor/th then even the resistor idea (i believe) is out of the question. I think that you'd get the same battery life out of a 5V setup when comparing it to the same batteries on a 4.5V setup.
(can someone with an EE degree verify?)

 

[tlc]

Thank you everyone for your responses! You made it alot easier to understand... but damn, now I saw pics of the Protege! Looks puuuurdy!