Mini Extension

[Vicshalls]

Wow how things have changed in the few days I was gone. I had a quick question that was kinda answered by Bad in the general forum. I have a mini that I got a tatroe extension for and love it. I had seen pictures that people have used the tatroe and then added the provari extension on to the mini so they can use an 18650 battery. So I got the provari extension and adding on to my tatroe but the provari extension is not screwing all the way on. It is like the 18650 is too long. Now I did not get the AW I had to get an efest. Could that be why it is not working right. I mean it works, but i dont like the idea that the cap is not screwing on all the way. I have used the nolox so i know that is not the problem, like i said seems the battery is too long.

 

[Ozwald]

Wish I could help, but I only use AW batteries in my Provari's. The battery name does refer to the physical size - 18650 means 18mm in diameter, 65.0mm in length - but each company's batteries vary a tiny bit from that. My assumption would be that the efest battery is just a touch longer than the AW causing the problem.

Sorry, that's all I've got for you & I'm kind of busy today so I can't hunt down specs for you. Good luck!

 

[Baditude]

All I can say is I have the Tatroe extension ring and the Provape extension cap, and it fits fine with an AW 18650 IMR 2000mAh battery. No picks of that combination. My guess is its the Efests causing your issue.

 

[ScandaLeX]

Wow how things have changed in the few days I was gone. I had a quick question that was kinda answered by Bad in the general forum. I have a mini that I got a tatroe extension for and love it. I had seen pictures that people have used the tatroe and then added the provari extension on to the mini so they can use an 18650 battery. So I got the provari extension and adding on to my tatroe but the provari extension is not screwing all the way on. It is like the 18650 is too long. Now I did not get the AW I had to get an efest. Could that be why it is not working right. I mean it works, but i dont like the idea that the cap is not screwing on all the way. I have used the nolox so i know that is not the problem, like i said seems the battery is too long.

Could you possibly post a pic so we may be able to see what the problem looks like?
This is my mini w/Tatroe extension ring & ProVape extension cap.
I've never had any issues with my efest batteries.

 

[PLANofMAN]

...It is like the 18650 is too long. Now I did not get the AW I had to get an efest. Could that be why it is not working right. I mean it works, but i dont like the idea that the cap is not screwing on all the way. I have used the nolox so i know that is not the problem, like i said seems the battery is too long.

Are you using an Efest IMR or are you using a protected Efest battery? The protected ones are 69.85 mm long (about 4mm longer than an unprotected IMR battery).
This is a protected Efest 18650. They also come in a 3100 mAh size. Protected batteries are not recommended for use in a ProVari.

 

[ScandaLeX]

Efest button top battery. I picked it up from a b/m store until the ones I ordered online arrived. The online purchases were AW IMR.

Sent from a BIG phone.....Galaxy Note 3

 

[PLANofMAN]

I should have clarified. I was asking the OP.

Edit: I went back and edited my post.

 

[Vicshalls]

I would love to post a picture but every time i try it wont let me. the battery says efest 2600 mah li-ion 18650 3.7v rechargbale. this b & m sells provaris and that is why i went in there to get the battery. I should of just left without one. When i put the two caps on there is about a 1-2 mm gap in it closing all the way. i may try and hit another b & m and see if they have the aw and see if i can put it in and see if it closes all the way. even when i put this efest in it seems a little wider than the aw's that i have. May give this efest to a friend when i find the aw. just really did not want to pay for shipping on one battery.

 

[Baditude]

the battery says efest 2600 mah li-ion 18650 3.7v rechargbale. this b & m sells provaris and that is why i went in there to get the battery. I should of just left without one.

Yep, that's your problem. That is a protected ICR battery, not a high drain battery as required for the Provari. The person who sold you that battery for a Provari doesn't really know about batteries or Provari's.

If you visit the Provape website, the product description for the Provari says at least four times to use only button-top, high-drain, AW IMR batteries.

Protected batteries are often longer than their un-protected counterpart batteries because they have a built-in chip for protection. More than likely the Provari would sense this chip as a short circuit and refuse to fire or give an error code. Regardless, this is why Provape only recommends AW IMR high drain batteries - the Provari was actually designed around the AW IMR battery.

 

[Ozwald]

It never hurts to have some extra batteries. RTDVapor has some good prices, is an authorized AW retailer (there's a lot of fake AW's on the market that you want to avoid) & has reasonable shipping costs. If you buy 2 or 3 of them to have in rotation, they'll last a long, long time & only have to pay a couple bucks in shipping to not have to deal with those problems again.

 

[Vicshalls]

and to think they sells these batteries to all the people that come in and buy a provari from them. Ok well, lesson learned. I knew better, but i was in a hurry. I had run up to this place while my wife was in recovery from her surgery. Ugh! Thanks you guys. next time i will shop with a clear head.

 

[ScandaLeX]

and to think they sells these batteries to all the people that come in and buy a provari from them. Ok well, lesson learned. I knew better, but i was in a hurry. I had run up to this place while my wife was in recovery from her surgery. Ugh! Thanks you guys. next time i will shop with a clear head.

You did shop with a clear head- you bought a ProVari!

Sent from a BIG phone.....Galaxy Note 3

 

[Vicshalls]

You did shop with a clear head- you bought a ProVari!

Sent from a BIG phone.....Galaxy Note 3

I shopped at least twice with a clear head cause i have two provaris. lol May go this weekend to other shops and see if they have the right battery. really dont want to pay shipping yet again for something.

 

[Southern Tina]

Wish I could help, but I only use AW batteries in my Provari's. The battery name does refer to the physical size - 18650 means 18mm in diameter, 65.0mm in length - but each company's batteries vary a tiny bit from that. My assumption would be that the efest battery is just a touch longer than the AW causing the problem.

Sorry, that's all I've got for you & I'm kind of busy today so I can't hunt down specs for you. Good luck!

That's the only ones I use in mine too.

 

[Riverboat]

I shopped at least twice with a clear head cause i have two provaris. lol May go this weekend to other shops and see if they have the right battery. really dont want to pay shipping yet again for something.

Just so you realize the Provari was built around the AW battery dimensions.... To short a battery and it rattles/improper contact. To long a battery and it over compresses the cap spring or leaves a gap between cap and body.....
Don't be cheap, pay the shipping so you have the proper fitting battery for your Provari. And get a good charger if you want them to last...A PILA charger is the way to go...

 

[Vicshalls]

I am getting off work early today and there is a shop near work i know sells aw so I am headed there after work. All the other sizes i have are aw so that is usually what i get.