Official ProVari 3 Thread - P3

[Bronze]

If I wanted to be carrying spares all the time I'd go back to a cig-a-like. I went big battery mod + rta so that I wouldn't need to do that. If I have to backpedal, then there is something fundamentally wrong. I live in a small town area. We don't have traffic problems like that.

It's not that hard to carry a spare battery around is it? Don't need a trailer or anything.

 

[rbrylawski]

My battery level just read 44% & my IQ was 54.
I unscrewed all the tubes and cap as I was in 18650 mode.
It now reads 64% battery and 84 IQ!
Seems a little sensitive to me.

And herein lies my questions about IQ. Let's say I start the day with a fresh battery fully charged. Take a vape and check IQ. It's likely going to be 90. I'll vape for a few hours and then want to see what if any change there is in IQ and it might read 84. If I unscrew the end cap a turn maybe two, but not enough to interrupt the connection to the battery and then screw it back and check IQ, IQ will all of the sudden jump to 91 regardless of how much the battery meter says is left. How can IQ change so much simply by unscrewing the end cap a turn and then tightening it back? I said on a page far back, that Provape might end up regretting they added IQ to begin with!

Again, it doesn't affect my vaping experience in any way. It's a Provari through and through and the first vape on my P3 with a fully charged battery is as great as the last vape on my P3 with a greatly depleted battery. But this IQ thingy has me perplexed. I know I shouldn't care. But I do.............

 

[dhaiken]

The extension rings and larger battery will, of course, add more resistance to the circuit of the device...
So seeing a difference between 18650 and smaller modes is to be expected.
Also, as Provari owners know, taking the battery out and then putting it back in, will always give you a little more vape time or "battery life"...this has carried over in the P3, the only difference being we have a new/different way to view it.
Seeing as IQ stands for INPUT QUALITY, the IQ score will change based on the quality of the battery and the charge it has to offer...so to take a battery out at one score, and put it back in to find another score, is normal. So is NOT seeing a change.

I didn't change the configuration from 18650. I just took it apart and put it back together w/the same battery. I found the difference in readings significant for the circumstances.

 

[The Ocelot]

If I wanted to be carrying spares all the time I'd go back to a cig-a-like. I went big battery mod + RTA so that I wouldn't need to do that. If I have to backpedal, then there is something fundamentally wrong. I live in a small town area. We don't have traffic problems like that.

I have extra batteries, a small bottle of juice, a plain 510 atty in my purse when I go out. I don't have much traffic here either, but I have spun out in the snow on the way to the store, been in an accident and was very happy to have the 510 atty with me when a tank snapped off after being dropped - luckily not all on the same day.

 

[rbrylawski]

I have read parts of this thread regarding batteries, IQ, discharge rates, etc. No matter where I'm headed, I always leave the house with at least one extra battery and some juice. I also take an iStick or 2 with me because they are small. I only checked the IQ to see if my older batteries where, in fact, spent. I got some new batteries. When they die, I change them.

The reason I got the P3 (and the rest of my ProVaris) is simplicity and reliability. I just want to vape and not fuss with stuff too much. The P3 will tell you if there is a problem. I just don't need the details of every moment I vape. But that is just my opinion.

I want to be more like you! Most of the time I don't think about anything on the P3 screen, but when I do think about it, I get perplexed, even if the vaping experience is simply perfect, which it is most definitely is.

 

[serenity21899]

I have extra batteries, a small bottle of juice, a plain 510 atty in my purse when I go out. I don't have much traffic here either, but I have spun out in the snow on the way to the store, been in an accident and was very happy to have the 510 atty with me when a tank snapped off after being dropped - luckily not all on the same day.

I also live in a rural area. Main road is one lane in each direction. Freight trains, traffic light outages, accidents. and snow are enough for traffic to back up. I have been grateful that I also keep a couple of extra cartos in my purse at all times. Backups is not a bad word. You never know what can happen.

 

[NicoHolic]

If I wanted to be carrying spares all the time I'd go back to a cig-a-like. I went big battery mod + RTA so that I wouldn't need to do that. If I have to backpedal, then there is something fundamentally wrong. I live in a small town area. We don't have traffic problems like that.

Ah yes, the all my eggs in one basket philosophy.

 

[rondasherrill]

It's not that hard to carry a spare battery around is it? Don't need a trailer or anything.

It's not hard. I understand some people like to be cautious, it just shouldn't be considered necessary. THAT is a failure, no matter how you spin it. Like I said before, the reason most people move away from 510 devices is to not need to carry extra batteries all the time.With my original Provari, I've never carried a spare battery in 3 YEARS, except when I was going somewhere overnight.

When I get a P3, I will apparently need to swap in a fresh battery "just in case" before going anywhere, to know that I will have plenty of battery life. I still want a P3, but I'll just ignore the battery percentage altogether and go by how long I've been using a battery.

Ah yes, the all my eggs in one basket philosophy.

I didn't buy a top of the line PV so that I can treat it like a cig-a-like. I know, I'm the crazy one here.

 

[PapawBrett]

Not Happy. At All. Everything in my bank says 'PENDING', including a $224 charge from ProVape. So my P3 Order still reads 'Processing'. Somebody needs to put down the Egg Nog, wake up the IT guy and get my Bank out of whatever Turkey Induced Fog they seem to be in.....

 

[The Ocelot]

It's not hard. I understand some people like to be cautious, it just shouldn't be considered necessary. THAT is a failure, no matter how you spin it. Like I said before, the reason most people move away from 510 devices is to not need to carry extra batteries all the time.With my original Provari, I've never carried a spare battery in 3 YEARS, except when I was going somewhere overnight.

When I get a P3, I will apparently need to swap in a fresh battery "just in case" before going anywhere, to know that I will have plenty of battery life. I still want a P3, but I'll just ignore the battery percentage altogether and go by how long I've been using a battery.


I didn't buy a top of the line PV so that I can treat it like a cig-a-like. I know, I'm the crazy one here.

Not to belabor the point, but I was very happy to find an old cig-a-like in the bottom of my purse when I was in a rollover accident and didn't find my ProVari until the next day. I had other ProVaris at home, but I needed something until I got there.

 

[The Ocelot]

Not Happy. At All. Everything in my bank says 'PENDING', including a $224 charge from ProVape. So my P3 Order still reads 'Processing'. Somebody needs to put down the Egg Nog, wake up the IT guy and get my Bank out of whatever Turkey Induced Fog they seem to be in.....

Patience Grasshopper, you will be rotating The Precious with your Reos very soon.

 

[Bronze]

It's not hard. I understand some people like to be cautious, it just shouldn't be considered necessary. THAT is a failure, no matter how you spin it. Like I said before, the reason most people move away from 510 devices is to not need to carry extra batteries all the time.With my original Provari, I've never carried a spare battery in 3 YEARS, except when I was going somewhere overnight.

When I get a P3, I will apparently need to swap in a fresh battery "just in case" before going anywhere, to know that I will have plenty of battery life. I still want a P3, but I'll just ignore the battery percentage altogether and go by how long I've been using a battery.


I didn't buy a top of the line PV so that I can treat it like a cig-a-like. I know, I'm the crazy one here.

Maybe you should stick with the cig-a-likes. No?

 

[Bronze]

Not Happy. At All. Everything in my bank says 'PENDING', including a $224 charge from ProVape. So my P3 Order still reads 'Processing'. Somebody needs to put down the Egg Nog, wake up the IT guy and get my Bank out of whatever Turkey Induced Fog they seem to be in.....

They don't know who they're messin' with!

 

[PapawBrett]

Patience Grasshopper, you will be rotating The Precious with your Reos very soon.

I've said before; If and when my VV Grands eventually die (everything manmade does) then I would want to get ProVari for my At-Home devices. And my Eldest VV Grand just gave up on me last night. It's on it's way back to the "Spa", so where's my P3 ? (Thankfully, still a VVG and a Woodvil around)

 

[DEAc23]

Damn I just checked and my order still says "Processing" as well Oh well, I will be happy if it ships out on Monday, or even Tuesday.

Although I could have driven to Monroe to pick it up and gotten back home by now

 

[The Ocelot]

I've said before; If and when my VV Grands eventually die (everything manmade does) then I would want to get ProVari for my At-Home devices. And my Eldest VV Grand just gave up on me last night. It's on it's way back to the "Spa", so where's my P3 ? (Thankfully, still a VVG and a Woodvil around)

Stay strong man.

 

[The Ocelot]

Damn I just checked and my order still says "Processing" as well Oh well, I will be happy if it ships out on Monday, or even Tuesday.

Although I could have driven to Monroe to pick it up and gotten back home by now

Although ProVape might have been closed. They strike me as a company that might give their employees a 4 day weekend over Thanksgiving.

 

[winder]

It's not hard. I understand some people like to be cautious, it just shouldn't be considered necessary. THAT is a failure, no matter how you spin it. Like I said before, the reason most people move away from 510 devices is to not need to carry extra batteries all the time.With my original Provari, I've never carried a spare battery in 3 YEARS, except when I was going somewhere overnight.

When I get a P3, I will apparently need to swap in a fresh battery "just in case" before going anywhere, to know that I will have plenty of battery life. I still want a P3, but I'll just ignore the battery percentage altogether and go by how long I've been using a battery.


I didn't buy a top of the line PV so that I can treat it like a cig-a-like. I know, I'm the crazy one here.

Disable the boost on your P3, and it'll be just like you're back in Kansas.

 

[serenity21899]

Although ProVape might have been closed. They strike me as a company that might give their employees a 4 day weekend over Thanksgiving.

Yes closed on Friday per an email exchange I had with them regarding a repair.

 

[Regzzz]

I have read parts of this thread regarding batteries, IQ, discharge rates, etc. No matter where I'm headed, I always leave the house with at least one extra battery and some juice. I also take an iStick or 2 with me because they are small. I only checked the IQ to see if my older batteries where, in fact, spent. I got some new batteries. When they die, I change them.

The reason I got the P3 (and the rest of my ProVaris) is simplicity and reliability. I just want to vape and not fuss with stuff too much. The P3 will tell you if there is a problem. I just don't need the details of every moment I vape. But that is just my opinion.

I'll say Amen to that!