Is anyone getting a false "low battery" flashing led?

[asidrave]

Every once in awhile after a few hours of vaping...the led starts to flash when the battery is low. it happens with my AW IMR's, AW IC protection (black wrap, silver label) and trustfire batteries.

I remove the battery and reinstall and its good for another few hours till it blinks again, then it seems to be more accurate whne i do the same and it blinks low battery after a few minutes then after a short while rapidly blinks.

I havent kept a specific log...just an estimate.

Curious if anyone else has a similar experience

 

[PKZap27]

I apologize because I don’t have an answer to your question and I feel I needed to post the following information.

I feel that it should be stated that the batteries that you are referring to are not the batteries that ProVape recommends for use with the ProVari. I just feel that this needs to be address, as a new potential ProVari customer may look at this thread and feel that there is something wrong with the ProVari when there really is not.

With that being said, I do hope someone can response to your question in order to help you resolve the issue that you have regarding the use of non-recommended batteries.



Edit to add;

I do see that you listed the recommended batteries, that I've bolded in you post. I apologize again. sorry!

Every once in awhile after a few hours of vaping...the led starts to flash when the battery is low. it happens with my AW IMR's, AW IC protection (black wrap, silver label) and trustfire batteries.

I remove the battery and reinstall and its good for another few hours till it blinks again, then it seems to be more accurate whne i do the same and it blinks low battery after a few minutes then after a short while rapidly blinks.

I havent kept a specific log...just an estimate.

Curious if anyone else has a similar experience

 

[Landlord]

Same here!! Whats your most frequent voltage? Im ususally around 4.6 - 4.9. Right around three hours it starts flashing with the orange AW's. I just thought the batt are on the fritz. I have 2 orange aw's and 1 black IC. The IC starts blinking about 4 1/2 hours in.

 

[slumdog]

same here...I ONLY use the batts I purchased from provape with my provari and I can put a batt in, have about two sessions, 2 or 3 minute sessions, and put it down for the night wake up and after my first vape my light goes to flashing...I haven't emailed David about this yet because I already spent 7 days without mine due to a finish issue....since it started I have started doing batt checks more often and the reading is erratic at best...jumping from 3.6 to 3.3 then back to 3.5 then holding at a steady 3.6 until the test is over...with the light flashing the whole time......

 

[PKZap27]

same here...I ONLY use the batts I purchased from provape with my provari and I can put a batt in, have about two sessions, 2 or 3 minute sessions, and put it down for the night wake up and after my first vape my light goes to flashing...I haven't emailed David about this yet because I already spent 7 days without mine due to a finish issue....since it started I have started doing batt checks more often and the reading is erratic at best...jumping from 3.6 to 3.3 then back to 3.5 then holding at a steady 3.6 until the test is over...with the light flashing the whole time......

I shut my ProVari off (overnight) when not in use for extended periods of time. have you tried this?

I wouldn't expect any good results when checking the battery at this low level. Once the low battery light blinks you should change it out. I would imagine the readings would fluctuate when checking the battery at this low level, as I would think there is not enough of a charge to keep up with what the ProVari is requesting.

 

[PKZap27]

What Ohm atty are you guys using and at what voltage?

 

[asidrave]

Same here!! Whats your most frequent voltage? Im ususally around 4.6 - 4.9. Right around three hours it starts flashing with the orange AW's. I just thought the batt are on the fritz. I have 2 orange aw's and 1 black IC. The IC starts blinking about 4 1/2 hours in.

I am about 4.6 to 4.9v as well....wow....depending on the resistance of my atomizer or my map tank cartomizer 2.6 to 3.0 ohm

I also agree about how much time with the same batteries as well. I remove the battery...wait a few seconds then reinstall and all is good for awhile.

 

[asidrave]

I shut my ProVari off (overnight) when not in use for extended periods of time. have you tried this

I start with a fresh battery every morning on both my mods......i never shut off my provari...or my monkeyboxx for that matter

 

[PKZap27]

I'm going through about a tank, maybe sometimes a tank and a half (long day) of 36mg e-liquid a day in my MAP tank with a 3.2 Ohm CE2 at 4.5 volts. I'm using the smaller 18490 batteries and I'm changing them out only once a day. Meaning sometime during the day the light will flash and I'll change out my battery with a freshly charged one. Then I'm good till the next day until the light flashes and then I’ll change out the battery again. I’ve been doing this for the past 35 days rotating the same two 18490 batteries.

Are you guys constantly vaping?

I use a higher nicotine level in my e-liquid so I’m not chain vaping?

I'm just asking trying to get some feedback and see why the low battery performance.

 

[bowhunterr2001]

I use a MAP tank 3.2 ohm CE2 at 5.1 volts vaping about 4ml of 24mg a day.. I have the extended battery cover and use the 18650 high drain batteries sold at Provape.. I can easily get 36 hours out of one battery before I have to switch over a fresh one.. I usually turn my unit off at night before I go to bed, but half of the time when I wake up my unit has turned back on by itself.. Any ideas why this might be happening??

If anyone is having battery life issues I highly recommend the 18650 batteries, the extra battery life definitely outweighs the extra 5/8 of an inch added to the device and the few extra ounces added to the weight..

 

[Landlord]

I am about 4.6 to 4.9v as well....wow....depending on the resistance of my atomizer or my map tank cartomizer 2.6 to 3.0 ohm

I also agree about how much time with the same batteries as well. I remove the battery...wait a few seconds then reinstall and all is good for awhile.

I do the same. LOL. Ive been thinking about getting the extension cap but never really pull the trigger on it. Maybe ill find a ued one sometime soon. I posted a wanted add in the classifieds but, understandably with no luck!!

 

[Lightgeoduck]

Can't recall if you stated this but are you using the extended cap? the 18650's should last longer than a couple of hours.. unless you are "hotboxing" it

when you CB check battery.. after it starts blinking what are the readings? IF it is 3.5 then I believe that is when it is suppose to start it's first low battery warning, I believe that mark is intentional for the "High Drain" Batts and usually a good point to start charging the battery. You can still vape it down to the minimum safe discharge rate, where the device should start blinking faster.

Taking the battery out and reinserting it does seem to "reset" the low battery alarm, since it happens to me as well. My best assumption is that it does sort of 'rests' the circuitry that is monitoring the battery voltage (I can't explain in detail if this is the case, but I have experience with other electronic devices that does that as well when the batteries are reinserted)

As far as the battery losing its charge by just sitting over night, yes this device will drain the battery while not in use, a tiny bit faster than a battery on it's own, and if you are close to the end of the charge it may start blinking by the time you wake up.


@anyone else: if this ISN"T the norm for this device... let me know, because this is what I have experienced, and my educated guess on why it does it... my batts can last me all day under 'normal use' of course YMMV


LGD

 

[slumdog]

I shut my ProVari off (overnight) when not in use for extended periods of time. have you tried this?

I wouldn't expect any good results when checking the battery at this low level. Once the low battery light blinks you should change it out. I would imagine the readings would fluctuate when checking the battery at this low level, as I would think there is not enough of a charge to keep up with what the ProVari is requesting.

i have had my provari since march..this is new ...started about 10 to 12 days ago...and if the button is not being pressed it is the same as turning the power off unless you want to remove your batt over night....i am not a heavy vaper about 2 to 3 ml a day 5 to 6 puffs a session....using joye standard 2.3 to 2.5 ohm at 4.2 to 4.4 volts, using a smok tech 2.0 ohm 901 at 3.8 to 4.2 volts, smok tech cartos at 3.2 to 3.5 ohm at 4.7 to 5.1 volts, and cisco 2.5 ohm 308 at 4.2 to 4.4 volts......and like i said this happens no matter what batt i have in. i have 2 18490 and 2 18650 doesnt matter if its overnight or not when i first got it the batts lasted 6 to 8 hours for 18490, and 12 to 18 for the 18650 now its about 2 to 3 hours for either one ....as the op stated if you unscrew the cap and break the connection then reinstall the same batt it goes back to normal again for two to three hours then its back to blinking....oh and i use TrustFire TR-001 Lithium Ion Battery Charger ......

 

[Lumiis]

Any other info on this? It seems to be happening to more than a few ppl from reading through old posts (back through February) - Is this covered by the warranty?

 

[misterD]

plus one on this same issue. its been like this since i first got it and its more noticeable if you have the lights on "stealth mode" (off).

 

[Vaporologist]

Mine is like that, too. I'm rotating three AW IMR 18490 batts using the ProVari at 5-6V with 2.2 - 3.5 ohm atties/cartos.

When the button starts flashing, the CB reading on my ProVari is always 3.6V (I have checked it every time). But when I take the battery out and test it with a DMM, my DMMs read the battery's voltage at or slightly above 3.75V (Tested with DMM approximately 20 times). It's strange but it is what it is. It really doesn't bother me since I've just gotten used to unscrewing and screwing back on the bottom cap which gives me a couple of more hours before the button starts flashing again and the voltage is actually around 3.5V.

This is just my personal experience, YMMV...

 

[PKZap27]

Mine is like that, too. I'm rotating three AW IMR 18490 batts using the ProVari at 5-6V with 2.2 - 3.5 ohm atties/cartos.

When the button starts flashing, the CB reading on my ProVari is always 3.6V (I have checked it every time). But when I take the battery out and test it with a DMM, my DMMs read the battery's voltage at or slightly above 3.75V (Tested with DMM approximately 20 times). It's strange but it is what it is. It really doesn't bother me since I've just gotten used to unscrewing and screwing back on the bottom cap which gives me a couple of more hours before the button starts flashing again and the voltage is actually around 3.5V.

This is just my personal experience, YMMV...

How long are your batteries lasting before it starts to flash?

 

[Vaporologist]

How long are your batteries lasting before it starts to flash?

Well, it really depends on how much I vape. My liquid consumption does vary daily, as little as 2ml or as much as 4ml per day, depending on circumstances. So, on lighter days probably 8-10 hrs and on heavier days 5-6 hrs roughly. It's obviously subjective to the overall daily juice consumption. But the button flashing is consistent with the specific battery voltage regardless of the amount of time it takes to reach that voltage.

 

[Tat_skull]

Mine has been flashing at 3.6 since I got it until the other day I popped a fresh battery in took a puff and it blinked rapidly and shut off. I put the battery on the charger(PILA) and it lit up green for fully charged. Popped it back in, checked voltage, and it read 4.1. Took a puff and it repeated the process. I unscrewed cap, screwed it back and it worked. Ever since then it flashes at 3.8 if using a 3.3 atty at 5.3. Or it will flash at 3.6 if I'm using a 2.8 carto at 5.0. For some reason with the atty combination thats after 3 hours. And with carto combination thats about after 12 hours. These findings are with a AW IMR 18650 charged on a PILA charger. It can't be right but I'm not ready to send it in, as this is my only mod!! I've gotten others but sold them because they just did not have the performance that my ProVari has and still is giving me.

 

[slumdog]

maybe if MK or vape360 could do a little something or other (nudge, nudge....aaahhuuummmm.......chime in anytime here) just joking, i know you guys are very busy but anything at this point could be helpful.....could it be the AW batt (bad batch...old batch) could the processor be failing in some way, or ............. I am stuck on this one.......