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Dusty_D

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Kinda hard to get the Provari to give me a battery reading when it won't turn on correctly LOL! And true about the bottom cap. Thinking back, the cap was not wet inside. I did look at it. But there wasn't a sticky feel on the Provari either..... such a mystery. Like I said, I've cleaned the contact on the inside and the batteries are charging.


If the batteries went into a "charging" state, then it stands to reason that they were discharged at the time of insertion into the Provari. I would imagine that the battery would have to be well below the 3.4 or so limit at which the Provari begins flashing and won't fire an atty/carto. Have you tried it recently Robin?! It should be pretty well charged by now, right?
 

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Battery is fully charged. It reads 4.1 on the Provari. It still only fires when it feels like it. Bizarre. Almost like a loose wire. I will get power when vaping then cuts off mid vape.

I must be the first person that messed up the Provari

Edit to add: press button, vape whoops connection gets lost and shows power up on the screen. It fires for s split second, you can hear the juice vaporizing, then stops. Could a bad head do that I wonder....
 
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Ok. After reading on the Provape website, I do believe that liquid got into it and that may be causing the issue. I don't know if you will be able to read this screen shot.
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The juice may have entered from the display screen or even the power button as it traveled down the side. I have done the 99% alcohol flush and will let it dry overnight. Of course I will be keeping my fingers crossed that this works. I'll let you all know mid morning.

Well that screen shot didn't work so well. Anyway, the website suggests this solution and if it doesn't do the fix, contact them.

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Yeah my t3s and the unopened coils along with a 5pk of coils for my vivis are gonna get sold very soon. I don't much care for them like I hoped I would.

I hear ya, I keep making a step up to that euphoric vapor taste with each new item - sometimes it's one step forward and two back, but it does seem to be moving in a generally forward/upward motion. eGo tanks were a great improvement over the slim cartomizers. ViVi Novas were a nice improvement over the eGo tanks. T3's, for the most part, were an improvement over the Novas. CE3's were on par with the T3's, but more hassle to fill and a bit smaller = more refilling, ugh. The HH.357 beats the T3 by far, but it's far too small. And the AGA t+ seems to be the beat all so far... just have to learn how to roll dem coils better. ;)

After using T3's for a while now and then going back to LR Nova coils, I notice just how much the Novas mute the flavor. And I used to think they were so much better than the eGo tanks.
 
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Ok. After reading on the Provape website, I do believe that liquid got into it and that may be causing the issue. I don't know if you will be able to read this screen shot.
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The juice may have entered from the display screen or even the power button as it traveled down the side. I have done the 99% alcohol flush and will let it dry overnight. Of course I will be keeping my fingers crossed that this works. I'll let you all know mid morning.

Well that screen shot didn't work so well. Anyway, the website suggests this solution and if it doesn't do the fix, contact them.

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Good luck Robin. Stupid Vivi Novas. I hope all is well when you fire up your baby this morning. I know how this sort of thing can be taxing. Like Bronze has said on this topic, the good news is you have a first rate company standing behind you with all the service you will need to make it right.
 

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Seriously people. You have nice devices and use a VIVI NOVA. Hell even a 20$ twist is too good for a vivi nova.
I drank that juice also but I'll never ever forgive them for leaking my last PB back when PB was all the rage..

Funny you say that cause I was just about to go thru all my stuff and weed out what I don't use anymore. 2 reg size novas and 2 minis. The only way I would even think of using them is if I redid coil with cotton. And the minis seem to perform better than the reg size ones. I also have a hand full of stardust tubes and some heads. I revisited the CE3's as well. No mos bueno.


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Funny you say that cause I was just about to go thru all my stuff and weed out what I don't use anymore. 2 reg size novas and 2 minis. The only way I would even think of using them is if I redid coil with cotton. And the minis seem to perform better than the reg size ones. I also have a hand full of stardust tubes and some heads. I revisited the CE3's as well. No mos bueno.


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It's not worth to sell so I'm waiting on a few members to decide if they want the stuff. A pay it forward if you will.

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It's not worth to sell so I'm waiting on a few members to decide if they want the stuff. A pay it forward if you will.

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Exactly. That's why I listed what I had. Anyone that us interested in these things lemme know. They are all in great condition and all work. I have OCD like a muv so.......


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Sold all my T3s and MT3s as soon as they hit my supply box. The heads were too bulky and tough to rebuild without using forceps. I kept the Evods because they look a lot nicer and are easy to rebuild. The Protank will behave the same as the Evod. Gurgling issues are due to several factors and unfortunately are a risk with this type of BCC. Thickness (or thinness rather) of juice, liquid level in the tank, the removal (or not) of the top flavor wick(s), and how hard you draw all play a part in potential flooding issues. I think I have it down.

Here's a silly little vid about combating gurgling issues with the Protank and other Kanger BCC



A roll of tissue paper does just fine whenever I have any gurgling - no napkins or paper towels, dang things are expensive! Just yer standard, Government issue TP - good fer all paper work in yer vape space. I've got the last of the Dragon's Fire in a T3 and the other half of the rest in a Vivi Nova (for comparison) and it's getting down to the last .04 ml - not a gurgle heard the whole tank.

In my honest opinion, (IMHO for those millennium kids) the gurgling, or most of it, mainly comes from condensation and not over wicking, because most of it occurs in the last quarter of the tank. Think about it now. You've been vaping away for who knows how long on that 3ml T3 and with the longer distance between the coil and the mouth piece, you have more space for that juice to cool down. As it cools down, it wants to go back to its natural state - a liquid! Now, I've noticed, especially if I'm chain vaping, that I'll inadvertently pause or even blow back ever so slightly while chain vaping, causing vapor to get trapped inside the tank and also the airflow tube (some will even blow out the air vents at the base - kinda cool to watch, but...). Even if you're not chain vaping there are times when you stop drawing in air before the vapor is completely drawn from the tube. As that vapor sits in the tube, what does it do? Right, it turns back into liquid!!!

So, a simi-work-around to gurgling may be to change the way you draw on the T3's or any atty. Release the power button a split second or three before you stop drawing in air. That way you reduce the amount of vapor left in the tank or tube, or cartomizer, or atty, etc., etc. thus reducing the amount of condensation which in the long run, reduces the amount of gurgling. My :2c:
 
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See that's ridiculous to me. I don't wanna carry around tp. I'm quite the .... person(maybe not as much as smitty) so if there's a slight issue then i will look for something better.
My favorite tank ever is getting sold because the tank is too loose for cartos. Yes i could search around for newer orings but why sell something that's not perfect out of the box. It's annoying.
I've lost 2 tanks of or3o and I'm already on a limited supply so.

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The battery I thought was fresh, isn't so fresh. I thought about it and I might not have charged it :facepalm: So I'm charging them now and see what happens. I've cleaned the Provari and I will let it sit overnight. If I'm still having problems tomorrow, I will open a ticket with ProVape.

Thanks guys!

It might be too late, but to help with the draining, take some tissue paper, or cotton and loosely stuff it into the battery compartment and set it upright overnight, so that if there's any liquid inside the circuitry it'll drain into the TP and not goo up the insides of your tube. My :2c:
 

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You do know that the Provari can tell you how much charge there is in your battery right? Also, I highly doubt that liquid made it into the Provari through the connector because that sucker is pressure fitted in there to the tune of 500lbs. Ain't nothing getting in there. Also, IF somehow it did make it into the body tube, you would have had a sticky mess in your hand when you unscrewed the bottom cap, from liquid in there.

I would think the battery is at fault here, not the device.

Good observation, Dusty, you've redeemed yourself. :D
 

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Seriously people. You have nice devices and use a VIVI NOVA. Hell even a 20$ twist is too good for a vivi nova.
I drank that juice also but I'll never ever forgive them for leaking my last PB back when PB was all the rage..

Yes, seriously. My novas have been the most consistent juice feeding device I have used. And I've used many of them including no less than four different Kangers. I've given up on Kanger.
 

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Yes, seriously. My novas have been the most consistent juice feeding device I have used. And I've used many of them including no less than four different Kangers. I've given up on Kanger.

Haha bronze it's just my opinion don't get all crazy.
Then again your a ce3 guy so no matter what u use you'll get more consistency. Hell u could make a coil from a coat hanger and get a better vape :)

On that note would you like my 5pk of 1.8 ohm coils still sealed??


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