Official ProVari Radius Thread

[HandsomeStan]

What make of phone is it? unless it's a samsung with an amoled screen, most phone screens are cheap to buy and an easy fix. I hope your mrs gets better soon bud

forgot to add I know there cheap and an easy fix because my mrs is accident prone too!

Mine has been sitting 30 minutes from my work since Saturday. I hope so.

Quality, what colour did you get? are you going to give us a mini review too, help tide the folk over who are still waiting

 

[JohnD0406]

So let me get this straight. No temp control, made of plastic mostly, only 40w and its $200? When I can by a smaller sized istick that does 40w and has temp control for only $19.95?

Temp control (actually, temp limiting) is highly unreliable (just look at all the posts about it), and ProVape have said until it's perfected, they're not putting their name on it. I have an SXmini, and after building Ni200 coils, I agree with the degree of variation even the smallest tweaks result in. I've been using pre-built coils with my Atlantis and SubTank mini with decent consistency.

Despite "cloud chaser mentality", 99% of the vaping world is 40W and less. Those using more are just the vocal majority. Also, 74% of statistics are made up, so let's just call it "most". Also, most of those cheap mods will put a 4 and a 0 on the screen, but give you something much less. When you use a real 40W device at 40W, it "hits harder".

Also, for $19.95... yeah, you get what you pay for. All my cheap crap is long gone - all that's left are my authentic mechanicals, ProVari's, and an SXmini (which is also $200, which tells you something too).

 

[gnees]

forgot to add I know there cheap and an easy fix because my mrs is accident prone too!

Quality, what colour did you get? are you going to give us a mini review too, help tide the folk over who are still waiting

Black, and you know I will. Pics also, if my boss leaves the office long enough.

 

[serenity21899]

Sadly my dreams of a radius have now been put on hold for an even longer time. My accident prone wife dropped her phone yesterday and shattered the screen. Would not be that big of deal, but she needs her phone. She also fell and messed up her ankle really good. She is refusing to see a dr thinking she just sprained it really bad. So, looks like income tax is when i am looking at getting one. Til then i will be coming back here more to envy all of you that are getting your Radius. I cant wait to see all the reviews. Have fun everyone.

Batteries Plus does screen repair. I would check with them, first.

 

[Vicshalls]

What make of phone is it? unless it's a samsung with an amoled screen, most phone screens are cheap to buy and an easy fix. I hope your mrs gets better soon bud

It is a motorola x. It will be about 150. It is all good. As much as i am disappointed i know this comes with being an adult. lol This always happens when there is a big purchase i want to make. Some how she breaks or hurts something so my funds go to her and i start over. lol

 

[The Ocelot]

/barf

Elitist.

 

[JohnD0406]

It's 2015 get over the venting thing. This is mostly made of plastic so when I run over my Radius or IStick with my car they both will break. But I will only be out $19 bucks instead of $200. I will stick with my Vaporshark S-body all metal and lighter.

Do you have a habit of running over your mods? I hope you live in a child-free community. As has already been pointed out, it's not "plastic", it's polycarbonate - the same material many high-end products are made with (think gun handles, CD/DVD/BD discs, eyeglasses, medical equipment, etc.).

Finally, a solid color on a mod that will never wear off. No matter what type of coating is applied to any surface, it will wear off at some point. No need for wraps, sleeves, etc. That's a great feature.

Anyway, can't please everyone all the time.

 

[Zen~]

I have a question about batteries. Aren't you supposed to let it get low before charging? Its better on the battery I heard. Kinda like the battery has a memory. I was wanting to be able to vape all day on a single charge then charge it while I sleep. I go through 1 1/2 18650s a day.

John answers that with a really on-point answer, two posts below.

But I'm snarky, being an elitist, and I do have to poke at ONE thing he said on the next post, all in fun, but he'll understand... because I'm right.

Is it an HG2 re-wrap?

As for less run-time, without looking into it, I have a few guesses:

• Nominal voltage not 3.7
• mAh rating based on lower end of cycle voltage
• mAh rating based on lower current draw

EDIT: PS - If only you were using an SX with Joule counter!

SX has a joule "estimator", they kinda fudge the number.

That's old news, back in the NiCd days. Li-Ion doesn't have those issues - you can charge at any time without affecting its life. As for better on the battery if you drain it all the way, that is suggested for the first 5 or so cycles, but if anything, after that, it's better to top it off than do a full charge due to the heat created in a full charge vs a top-off.

I'm not sure this constitutes as a, "dripper" but my favorite atty for, "dripping" is a HH.357 Long Barrel by Avid Vaper

http://www.avidvaper.com/hh-357-long-barrel-hybrid-510-atomizer/

AMAZING flavor, but most of the folks that drip, prefer a tad bit more air. But yeah, the HH long barrel is on par with the best flavor producing attys on the planet.

I agree about Zen, Sir Rod ... seems like a really good guy

You guys make me blush... you honestly do.

Says it can only go down to 0.3ohms. All my temp control builds are never that high. Why is it so high?

Because it's not temp control... but seriously, this was a great baiting question. Well done!

So let me get this straight. No temp control, made of plastic mostly, only 40w and its $200? When I can by a smaller sized iStick that does 40w and has temp control for only $19.95?

Your powers of observation are absolutely stellar!

You can ALSO buy a Swatch for 19.00 dollars instead of $10,000 for a rolex...

Or a Kia for 13,000 instead of 50K for a Mercedes.

Or even 10 grand for a trailer park dwelling instead of 200,000 for a home in the burbs in most middle class cities.

Products come in "ranges" for a reason. You happen to enjoy and can relate to products in one range, while others relate to products in an entirely different range. I think it's pretty well established that for a variety of reasons, the people in this thread have come to appreciate products in this reange, and we don't understand your choices any more than you understand ours.

In time your opinion will change... what is important to you will shift in focus... it may be in this direction, or an entirely different one. And it may stay the same.

ProVape makes a safe product, a better built product, a longer lasting product, and an innovative product that advances the art of vaping in a different way than higher-power and the like... innovation is still innovation. It truly is the best in it's class.

And if it's not for you, then it's not for you.

I have 20 plus Chinese egos, vmax's vamo's. Not 1 has broken. The radius is already a paperweight. I see nobody vaping at low wattages (40w and below) in my vapor shops in my area that aren't using temp control. Provape should of just stuck a DNA200 and called it a day.

I am possibly one of the biggest nobodies in vaping, then... As I am vaping right now at 11 watts on a ProVari Radius.

And the Grammar Gremlin in me cannot contain himself... The correct way to express what you said is: "Provape should HAVE just stuck a DNA200 and called it a day"... not "of"...

 

[Vicshalls]

Batteries Plus does screen repair. I would check with them, first.

i just went to look and they wont do hers. Thanks for the suggestion though.

 

[Vicshalls]

Found a place but they said it was 3-4 weeks for them to get the part and then it would be 250 to replace it. HAHAHA they lost their minds. So ya she is in a mess for a bit. lol I love her and i do all kinds of things for her, but when when she breaks things because she is accident prone she just has to deal. lol this means i will not be trading phones with her.

 

[The Ocelot]

So let me get this straight. No temp control, made of plastic mostly, only 40w and its $200? When I can by a smaller sized iStick that does 40w and has temp control for only $19.95?

Would you like a cookie?

 

[ENAUD]

You made it!? Wow, cool. I have a few stained glass pieces with fish themes. I used to work in the aquarium biz, and specialized in reefkeeping. My highest profile client was President Reagan, and some of my work is in various movies. Met him a few times, and got to see a lot of things the public never did. Do you sell your work, or have a store? PM me...

Thanks, it's a hobby for me. I took a few years off and now am just getting started on a few projects for Christmas presents. Tomorrow I need to get cracking on one of them

 

[stevegmu]

You more likely can still get parts there, yes?

They were never popular in CR,as Skoda was the national car company- and still is, but spare parts cars are available cheap...

 

[JohnD0406]

John answers that with a really on-point answer, two posts below.

Thanks.

But I'm snarky, being an elitist, and I do have to poke at ONE thing he said on the next post, all in fun, but he'll understand... because I'm right.

SX has a joule "estimator", they kinda fudge the number.

To be fair, I've never scientifically tested it, but I did keep a log of full-to-empty battery cycles, always charging the same battery with the on-board USB charger. There are some inconsistencies, which are likely due to changing the output wattage, as well as "getting the last drop of power" by letting it sit a few minutes to creep above the cutoff voltage so I could fire it again, but judging by how many are so close together, I'd say it's doing a pretty good job of guessing. Set wattage (assuming it accurately achieves the set wattage), multiplied by time (and it does have a fast clock) and you have a pretty good guess. Here's the battery data:

START END JOULES CHARGER
380,324.3 399,316.1 18,991.8 SXmini
399,316.1 420,615.5 21,299.4 SXmini
420,615.5 443,205.7 22,590.2 SXmini
445,815.7 467,806.6 21,990.9 SXmini
467,806.6 489,636.0 21,829.4 SXmini
489,636.0 512,127.9 22,491.9 SXmini
512,127.9 533,573.4 21,445.5 SXmini
539,406.3 561,325.8 21,919.5 SXmini
561,325.8 583,152.8 21,827.0 SXmini
587,503.3 610,689.8 23,186.5 SXmini
614,137.3 635,763.8 21,626.5 SXmini
640,432.8 662,081.0 21,648.2 SXmini
663,005.5 685,147.6 22,142.1 SXmini
685,147.6 706,980.6 21,833.0 SXmini
706,980.6 728,815.1 21,834.5 SXmini
731,296.6 752,030.6 20,734.0 SXmini
752,030.6 774,181.8 22,151.2 SXmini
774,181.8 796,541.4 22,359.6 SXmini
802,805.4 823,206.7 20,401.3 SXmini

 

[StealthyTX]

Great analogy! Love my new-ish Ruger 1911. Shows that good design is timeless. Same design as your 100yr old and still rockin'.

I acquaint provape products with a good 1911. not state of the art but work as well as anything out there. obtw the one on the right is 98 years old.

Well, from a money perspective, me buying the Radius is like when I bought a Sig P226 MK25. When I was researching my handgun purchase it was always mentioned in the "If I could only own one handgun..." discussions.

 

[USMCotaku]

John answers that with a really on-point answer, two posts below.

But I'm snarky, being an elitist, and I do have to poke at ONE thing he said on the next post, all in fun, but he'll understand... because I'm right.



SX has a joule "estimator", they kinda fudge the number.





AMAZING flavor, but most of the folks that drip, prefer a tad bit more air. But yeah, the HH long barrel is on par with the best flavor producing attys on the planet.



You guys make me blush... you honestly do.



Because it's not temp control... but seriously, this was a great baiting question. Well done!



Your powers of observation are absolutely stellar!

You can ALSO buy a Swatch for 19.00 dollars instead of $10,000 for a rolex...

Or a Kia for 13,000 instead of 50K for a Mercedes.

Or even 10 grand for a trailer park dwelling instead of 200,000 for a home in the burbs in most middle class cities.

Products come in "ranges" for a reason. You happen to enjoy and can relate to products in one range, while others relate to products in an entirely different range. I think it's pretty well established that for a variety of reasons, the people in this thread have come to appreciate products in this reange, and we don't understand your choices any more than you understand ours.

In time your opinion will change... what is important to you will shift in focus... it may be in this direction, or an entirely different one. And it may stay the same.

ProVape makes a safe product, a better built product, a longer lasting product, and an innovative product that advances the art of vaping in a different way than higher-power and the like... innovation is still innovation. It truly is the best in it's class.

And if it's not for you, then it's not for you.



I am possibly one of the biggest nobodies in vaping, then... As I am vaping right now at 11 watts on a ProVari Radius.

And the Grammar Gremlin in me cannot contain himself... The correct way to express what you said is: "Provape should HAVE just stuck a DNA200 and called it a day"... not "of"...

Priced a Kia lately? They are even mostly over the 18k Mark for most models [emoji14]


Oh, you should have mentioned that should've would work as well

Sent with one hand, the other is busy vaping

 

[USMCotaku]

Whew......I'm all hyped up now........that Denver vs Cleveland game was a nail biter. But the Broncos pulled it off, 26 to 23 in overtime.

Sent with one hand, the other is busy vaping

 

[YoursTruli]

We can agree to disagree, in a friendly manner of course. Ghosts are translucent, not opaque.



They might be changing the amount of translucency "to be more opaque", sure, but no way will it be 100% opaque as some people here believe. If they are changing the translucency, my best guess is they don't want the internal components to show through, but they do want the "depth" effect.

EDIT: Advanced search for "posts by Vape360" and "Ghost White" yielded two posts.

In the plastics world there are different "colors" of white. I am in the sign business and with LEDs ruling our world, the level of translucency really matters for even lighting. The 7328 white is the standard in our business. Let's light through, but you cannot see through it.
Slightly more translucent is 2447 that we call "milk white". It is slightly more translucent but when not lit it has a more gray color. Next up the translucency scale is 2067, which is what the white appears to be to me. It is rarely used for us because while it diffuses light very nicely, you can see too much through it. I am betting they are looking to move more towards 2447.

With 2067 white you will see the batteries through the polycarbonate.

I am keeping my fingers cross for the more translucent (like the ones we have seen to date) end of the scale versus more of a grey color (yuck) or a non-see through white.

 

[Dconnor]

I am keeping my fingers cross for the more translucent (like the ones we have seen to date) end of the scale versus more of a grey color (yuck) or a non-see through white.

I'd like to to see a translucent where you see the ghost image of the battery and it picks up the led for a tinting effect.

 

[The Ocelot]

I'd like to to see a translucent where you see the ghost image of the battery and it picks up the led for a tinting effect.

You can see the green battery in this one and in the video interview with Tim the LED shows briefly. It's unknown if the finished product will look the same.