Official ProVari 3 Thread - P3 *PART 2*

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Ok...I feel like a huge problem child here...i just bought brands new AW IMR 18350 batteries and they are all fully charged. Popped one in the Stealth and nothing...on the screen it have 2 question marks (??) Next to the battery symbol. Nothing is firing at all. Any suggestions? I've switch out 6 new batteries, played with the watts, higher, lower, still nothin. I'm using my Sophia with D-Base tank.
Try a different atty and see what happens.
 
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All I have are Sophias, so I have the Original Sophia which I put on there first and I have the Sophia V2 and put that on there as well...still nothing and still the two question marks (??) Next to the battery symbol. I'll bring all my stuff with me to work and tinker and talk with y'all to try and figure it out.
 
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All I have are Sophias, so I have the Original Sophia which I put on there first and I have the Sophia V2 and put that on there as well...still nothing and still the two question marks (??) Next to the battery symbol. I'll bring all my stuff with me to work and tinker and talk with y'all to try and figure it out.
Does it show what the Sophias resistance is?
 

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Ok...I feel like a huge problem child here...i just bought brands new AW IMR 18350 batteries and they are all fully charged. Popped one in the Stealth and nothing...on the screen it have 2 question marks (??) Next to the battery symbol. Nothing is firing at all. Any suggestions? I've switch out 6 new batteries, played with the watts, higher, lower, still nothin. I'm using my Sophia with D-Base Tank.
Is the Sophia screwed down as far as it will go?

If it is, then the positive pin might have been squashed down by the previous owner. A relative recently got a new gun metal p3 and it wasn't firing anything, I discovered she had cranked a Subtank with the RBA right down causing the pin to squash down and not pop up again. The O-ring around the pin had been squished.

I took off the 510 and beauty ring (both top caps) and gently pushed the pin from one side, then the other with a screwdriver (pushing at an upwards angle) , the Oring popped back in to place as soon as the pin was high enough again.

Makes sense it is not even making a connection with the positive pin if its showing the question marks, they will change as soon as you've had a vape and it decides how much battery you have left.
 

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Except I remember there was a logo on it when I got it (looked fine) that came off within a matter of a few days. So that had to be it. They must have known they had some bad ink on a run or something.
The logo on mine is engraved, yours wasn't?

^^^Never mind, I went back and saw your picture. The logos must not have been engraved back then^^^
 
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It says OP under the ohms symbol...just read the manual and it says that means there is a problem with the atty but it works just fine on my Provari Mini.
That's exactly what my relatives did, had the OP showing, I would put money on it being the positive pin squashed down. Does the red O-ring look squished?
 
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Is the Sophia screwed down as far as it will go?

If it is, then the positive pin might have been squashed down by the previous owner. A relative recently got a new gun metal p3 and it wasn't firing anything, I discovered she had cranked a Subtank with the RBA right down causing the pin to squash down and not pop up again. The O-ring around the pin had been squished.

I took off the 510 and beauty ring (both top caps) and gently pushed the pin from one side, then the other with a screwdriver (pushing at an upwards angle) , the Oring popped back in to place as soon as the pin was high enough again.

Makes sense it is not even making a connection with the positive pin if its showing the question marks, they will change as soon as you've had a vape and it decides how much battery you have left.

Got it. Did what you said and now its firing like a champ. Woo hoo!!! Yall rock, seriously, cause I was so lost lol. Ill get back on here when I get to work and let y'all know how its going :). Again, thank you so so much!!!
 

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Got it. Did what you said and now its firing like a champ. Woo hoo!!! Yall rock, seriously, cause I was so lost lol. Ill get back on here when I get to work and let y'all know how its going :). Again, thank you so so much!!!
Result!! Now enjoy your new toy :thumbs:
 

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I found a picture from the first day I had my Provari. Has the logo on it. I remember putting a j-wrap on it pretty quickly (that was stupid) and then I took it off a few months later. It was just a few days after that and the logo was completely gone. I barely remember that now.


Mine took to years to come off completely. The "I" wore off not long after I got it, but when the rest disappeared it was all in ca couple of days. I think I must have had something in my hands that night.
 
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This is my new Stealth and my set up as of right now. Loving it!!!
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This is what I set my Officer up with. He loves it. We are just tryi g to find a happy spot for him juices wise. He says its really harsh on his throat. I use Nicoticket. He really likes Wakonda but says its harsh and thats at 6mg, I just put The Virus in his tank and am waiting for him to try it and see what he thinks. Then I have Radioactive after that. So we shall see.
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Then I put his tank on the Stealth. I lobe my Provaris and I love my By Leo stuff. Thats all I got and I couldn't be happier with all of it.
 

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This is my new Stealth and my set up as of right now. Loving it!!!
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This is what I set my Officer up with. He loves it. We are just tryi g to find a happy spot for him juices wise. He says its really harsh on his throat. I use Nicoticket. He really likes Wakonda but says its harsh and thats at 6mg, I just put The Virus in his tank and am waiting for him to try it and see what he thinks. Then I have Radioactive after that. So we shall see.
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Then I put his tank on the Stealth. I lobe my Provaris and I love my By Leo stuff. Thats all I got and I couldn't be happier with all of it.
Thumbs uP!!!
 
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