Official ProVari 3 Thread - P3

[dam718]

EXACTLY!

The P3 automates via the Boost what you can already perform manually with your 2.5 I'm kind of surprised more folks don't do it with their 2.5 but then again, I sometimes forget.

How do you run the boost manually on a 2.5? I'm game to try it out

 

[HBcorpse]

Yeah what uh...what is SeniorBoy talking aboot, eh?



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[rondasherrill]

How do you run the boost manually on a 2.5? I'm game to try it out

Press the button when you decide to take a puff(when you first start to raise it to your mouth), instead of when it gets to your lips. That way it's getting up to temp in the second or two before you actually take a puff. Ironically, this is how I've always done it.

 

[dam718]

Oh, yeah I do that anyway... I even kind of hold it up to my ear a little to make sure there is a nice sizzle happening before I start puffing away on it

 

[p.opus]

Press the button when you decide to take a puff(when you first start to raise it to your mouth), instead of when it gets to your lips. That way it's getting up to temp in the second or two before you actually take a puff. Ironically, this is how I've always done it.

That thunderous sound you hear is the sound of thousands of occurring simultaneously. Well Duh!!! Thanks for what should have been an obvious tip.......It's getting too late...The "boost" feature was one of my main motivators for looking into the P3....Well, don't need to worry about that anymore. That's easily accomplished with my existing gear.

If I stay here long enough I'll convince myself not to get the P3 after I just convinced myself I'll need to pick one up....

I'm so confused.......The old F-150 with 5 on the floor.....or the new F-150 with the automatic transmission and all the cool gadgets...

 

[SeniorBoy]

Press the button when you decide to take a puff(when you first start to raise it to your mouth), instead of when it gets to your lips. That way it's getting up to temp in the second or two before you actually take a puff. Ironically, this is how I've always done it.

Exactly! Thank you for helping the "clan"

Yeah what uh...what is SeniorBoy talking aboot, eh?



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So that's the thanks I get? /lol /joke No need to purchase a P3 and think of the money WE just saved you. You already have manual boost in your 2.5.

/joking
/please do it

 

[rondasherrill]

I have 2 big reasons for getting the P3(As opposed to just having my V2).

1. The floating pin. Seriously, Perfectly flush atomizer, always, that's awesome.
2. I'm sure there will be some great rebuildables coming out to take advantage of the P3 threading, so it will be more solid, more like a hybrid.

Bonus: The battery percentage is a nice positive. My Provari V2 sometimes stops at 3.2, sometimes at 3.3, and sometimes at 3.4.v (Probably more a battery thing than a provari thing) Not a huge deal, but having a percentage telling me, "Hey, change me" will be nice.

Everything else is just icing on the cake that isn't a super huge deal for the way I vape.

 

[HBcorpse]

From what I've HEARD, the P3's battery meter adjusts to how you're vaping...like the "distance until empty" meter on some cars...
Any of our long term Beta test posters notice that?


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[qorax]

Oh, yeah I do that anyway... I even kind of hold it up to my ear a little to make sure there is a nice sizzle happening before I start puffing away on it

Hmm, the JC West style eh!

 

[Jazzman]

From what I've HEARD, the P3's battery meter adjusts to how you're vaping...like the "distance until empty" meter on some cars...
Any of our long term Beta test posters notice that?/QUOTE]

That is exactly the case HB. For example, if the battery meter says 76% on a Nautilus with a 2.0Ohm head and I switch to a Kayfun at 1.2Ohm the meter will change after you fire it a few times to show what the remaining battery life is with the Kayfun being used. It also seems to changed based on how long/short each hit is, so it appears to be monitoring your vape style and equipment dynamically and adjusting remaining battery life to reflect your use profile in real time. So far it seems to be very accurate and is quite predictable on how much longer that battery is going to last before the charge is depleted. After getting used to how this feature works for you, it is quite handy to determine if a battery is going to last for a 3 hour drive or whatever you are going to do. Probably not a necessary feature, but a really nice feature.

 

[HBcorpse]

Probably not a necessary feature, but a really nice feature.

See, I would find that to be VERY helpful...
I'm one of those people who turns the "Battery Percentage" option on with my phone...I can't just go by a little battery icon that is slowly losing bars...


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[Jazzman]

See, I would find that to be VERY helpful...
I'm one of those people who turns the "Battery Percentage" option on with my phone...I can't just go by a little battery icon that is slowly losing bars...

Even better is if you're an hour away from a fresh battery and you're getting low on charge percentage you know to turn the power down a bit and within a couple of hits you will see the new remaining charge. I just tested the P3 firing at 11.0watts and it was showing 66%. I turned it down to 8.0watts and within 3 hits it is showing 77%, so this is dynamic. I then removed the battery (erasing the "Battery Mileage" data) and put the same battery back in and within 3 hits it was showing 77% again. So it looks reliable and repeatable. It can be really handy in a situation like that to manage your remaining battery life. I actually had to do exactly this Monday when I forgot to bring an extra battery with me and had a long drive home. 8watts wasn't as satisfying a vape as 11watts, but I was able to vape all the way home instead of completely running out of power. I'm sure you could emulate this with most regulated mods with just the battery graphic meter, but I had a much higher level of confidence with the P3 that the lower setting was going to get me home. With mods with just a graphic meter, when you turn down power to extend battery charge you have to keep looking at the graphic to see how fast it's depleting because the battery charge just shows the voltage level and you have to guess how long it will last. No guessing here, not with your P3 talking to you. So yeah, I find this useful.

 

[Jazzman]

The Input Quality (IQ) is another nice feature that I thought would be just a fluff feature. It actually turns out to be quite useful. I used an older AW IMR 2000 18650 battery that I felt was aging from all the use on my Provari 2.5 and just didn't seem to give as long a vape time as it used to on the 2.5. Now I know it's time to replace it since it shows 56IQ. I have been suspecting this was the case on my 2.5, but now I have a way to know my battery has seen better days and needs to be replaced. Great feature.

 

[HBcorpse]

The Input Quality (IQ) is another nice feature that I thought would be just a fluff feature. It actually turns out to be quite useful. I used an older AW IMR 2000 18650 battery that I felt was aging from all the use on my Provari 2.5 and just didn't seem to give as long a vape time as it used to on the 2.5. Now I know it's time to replace it since it shows 56IQ. I have been suspecting this was the case on my 2.5, but now I have a way to know my battery has seen better days and needs to be replaced. Great feature.

See, I was under the impression that the IQ score is based on the battery quality, the current condition of your atomizer's coil, and all the connections...between the atty and pin, battery and chip, and battery and spring...
I wonder if Provape can break that down for us?


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[tearose50]

The Input Quality (IQ) is another nice feature that I thought would be just a fluff feature. It actually turns out to be quite useful. I used an older AW IMR 2000 18650 battery that I felt was aging from all the use on my Provari 2.5 and just didn't seem to give as long a vape time as it used to on the 2.5. Now I know it's time to replace it since it shows 56IQ. I have been suspecting this was the case on my 2.5, but now I have a way to know my battery has seen better days and needs to be replaced. Great feature.

Love seeing this explained more and have no question that it is a feature I want.

 

[Danielsuzuki]

See, I was under the impression that the IQ score is based on the battery quality, the current condition of your atomizer's coil, and all the connections...between the atty and pin, battery and chip, and battery and spring...
I wonder if Provape can break that down for us?


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That's pretty much word for word what Phil said in his video. I'm stoked, no more battery concerns!

 

[Jazzman]

See, I was under the impression that the IQ score is based on the battery quality, the current condition of your atomizer's coil, and all the connections...between the atty and pin, battery and chip, and battery and spring...
I wonder if Provape can break that down for us?

That's correct HB, IQ encompasses many different things relating to resistance of the mod. I don't think this includes the atty, but I could be wrong, but my understanding is that this feature is checking the P3 only for resistance like end cap and extension tube threads, spring, battery, etc. My example showed me my battery was bad, but it could have also showed bad continuity of tube extensions, etc. Since my P3 is newer than new, the conductivity of the all the extension pieces wasn't likely the cause (although I could have cleaned the threads and checked the IQ again to see if it made a difference since I have numbers to compare), but I had suspected the battery anyway and after changing to a newer battery the IQ increased to 93. I think it's great that I can try different things and see what was the cause of bad IQ. IQ makes it very easy to check and the results tell you exactly what the problem was. No guessing or relying on my feelings about what was the issue. But even better, I have a gauge (that seems very accurate) to tell me when I need to start looking to solve a problem. This is a unique tool for gauging mod performance that I've never seen on any mod before, and if IQ reaches a certain threshold that will affect vape quality the P3 will give an easy to understand caution with the steps to fix it. Bottom line is, I know what the issue was, and the saggy azz battery has been recycled.

 

[ENAUD]

Thanks for all the great info Jazzman. The P3 is sounding more and more appealing to me for its feature set. After handling a unit in a store recently, without much guidance from the staff, I personally found the scrolling menu totally alien to me. I am sure I can get familiar with it, if I had time to learn the icons and button press sequences. To be honest, the store clerks didn't really seem that interested in really demonstrating the P3, and my only real quality info I can get on the device is...ON THE INTERNET...I hope, for ProVapes sake, that most B&M locations that got Beta units are doing a better job, and are more interested in actually trying to sell these things.

 

[rbrylawski]

Thanks for all the great info Jazzman. The P3 is sounding more and more appealing to me for its feature set. After handling a unit in a store recently, without much guidance from the staff, I personally found the scrolling menu totally alien to me. I am sure I can get familiar with it, if I had time to learn the icons and button press sequences. To be honest, the store clerks didn't really seem that interested in really demonstrating the P3, and my only real quality info I can get on the device is...ON THE INTERNET...I hope, for ProVapes sake, that most B&M locations that got Beta units are doing a better job, and are more interested in actually trying to sell these things.

As I mentioned in another post or thread, my B&M wasn't even aware Provape let us know they had them or that anyone might stop by to try it out. And the salesguy just handed it to me without any direction. But I got into the menu system and found it pretty easy to understand and change settings on. I'm sure once these puppies are in our hands, we'll quickly master the menu.

 

[rondasherrill]

Thanks for all the great info Jazzman. The P3 is sounding more and more appealing to me for its feature set. After handling a unit in a store recently, without much guidance from the staff, I personally found the scrolling menu totally alien to me. I am sure I can get familiar with it, if I had time to learn the icons and button press sequences. To be honest, the store clerks didn't really seem that interested in really demonstrating the P3, and my only real quality info I can get on the device is...ON THE INTERNET...I hope, for ProVapes sake, that most B&M locations that got Beta units are doing a better job, and are more interested in actually trying to sell these things.

When I was at ROAR, they didn't seem super inclined to discuss everything, but A) they were busy and B) we chatted for a while so I think they got the idea that I was knowledgeable, as opposed to other more average vapers. They just handed it to me and let me play with it for a bit. It really didn't take me long at all to figure out the menu. It took me a minute to figure out which menu option would get me to the boost menu and other options, but it wasn't difficult.