Official ProVari Radius Thread

[WillyZee]

Wherever you go, whatever you're doing, I'm lurking overhead like a vulture waiting for you to commit a typo.

Waiting. Do you hear me? Waiting! MUHAHAHAHAHA! (evil laughter)

Too funny ... lol


Sent via iPhone

 

[HBcorpse]

Since it was asked about puff counter. Charging times etc here are several notes from yesterday. vaping at 15 watts 1.1 ohms.

4.20 volts according to my external battery charger at 2pm yesterday.

4908 for the puff count.

1am. 3.63 volts according to the charger.
Puff count. 5219

7am still charging. 730. Done charging. Used the radius charger. Connected to wall outlet using the same power block as my iPhone. Did not vape while charging.

Now THAT is dedication to one's fellow vapers!!!
Great job counting over 5,000 puffs!
I'd get mad and lose count!

 

[HBcorpse]

rb, I find the judicial use of the ignore button really helps in situations like this. There was a certain person who I think may have moved to Prague that rubbed me the wrong way. My happiness on the forum was enhanced when I saw posts being blocked. Rudeness doesn't merit more the way it has been done here. The message was communicated, then piled on and on. It was painful for me to read all the posts. Enough, please?

Thank you!!!

You're right, I should just let it go. I just have a hard time with this one, but I'll try to be less vocal about it.

RyBryLawDudeGuy brother man...I'm looking at you over the top edge of my glasses...with my head tilted slightly to the side.
Trying to wordlessly convey the "Oh ME you ignore, but as soon as someone ELSE says it..." vibe...
Hahaha gotta love our brotherly love!

 

[ate63]

I think that looks like an authentic Radius, but I could be wrong.

I was asking HB about his Gem.

 

[rbrylawski]

Thank you!!!

RyBryLawDudeGuy brother man...I'm looking at you over the top edge of my glasses...with my head tilted slightly to the side.
Trying to wordlessly convey the "Oh ME you ignore, but as soon as someone ELSE says it..." vibe...
Hahaha gotta love our brotherly love!

Well bruther, the difference is Whitehighlights wants me to shut up. You want me to be charitable. I'll just shut up if it's OK with you!

 

[HBcorpse]

I was asking HB about his Gem.

Oh it's authentic. All two hundred something post-tax dollars of it!
I was very sad to see FT clones online last night for 10% of the price.
Certainly made me glad I don't make anything that could bother me if it were cloned!

 

[ate63]

Oh it's authentic. All two hundred something post-tax dollars of it!
I was very sad to see FT clones online last night for 10% of the price.
Certainly made me glad I don't make anything that could bother me if it were cloned!

Thanks HB. Let me know how your build goes.

 

[Katdarling]

What's the matter with you!

Oh dahlink! Where SHALL I start...

(how much time ya got?)

 

[access0denied]

Now THAT is dedication to one's fellow vapers!!!
Great job counting over 5,000 puffs!
I'd get mad and lose count!

Hahaha. You gotta use more than two hands to keep count.

-shrugs- I guess my point is. 'Rapid charge'? Doesn't sound like a rapid charge to me? Sure it's safe. Just proof that it won't last a full day. Hell at that charge rate, even with a dead battery. Not sure a full night of sleep would even fully charge a dead battery. -shrugs- maybe my next build I'll aim around 1.6 2.0 build. I guess I'll be happy that I'm not at a.50 build at 40 watts. Oh. Guess I should add that boost (4) was enabled. Granted my other batteries in my dual 18650 mod would take around 4.5 hours to charge. Maybe I'll try a different USB cable to charge this.

 

[WhiteHighlights]

Well bruther, the difference is Whitehighlights wants me to shut up. You want me to be charitable. I'll just shut up if it's OK with you!

Dear Sir Rod, I wouldn't be so rude as to say shut up .

I've read posts and thought 'what an idiot!' (and worse) but I stop myself from responding in kind because it's not going to go anywhere but . I grab one of my ProVaris, take a vape and go to a better place. Sometimes I try a respectful reply, but when that gets more crap, I ignore it and move on. It's the old 'you can't change stupid'.

You have a big heart and are a staunch ProVari defender, both are good things. [HUGS]

 

[Vape360]

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Try to turn off your firewall and AV for a few minutes, and try the down load (update).

I would agree, make sure your firewall is not blocking the connection to our server and that you have a reliable internet connection.

 

[VNeil]

You,ll need to explain this. If 3 volts at 5 amps give you 15 watts and 5 volts at 3 amps give you 15 watts, how is the current draw the same? I don't get it. Seems like 5 is more than 3.

You're looking at the output of the regulated mod. The battery draw is the same.

 

[Bird Dog]

Cons: (remember, these are just MY opinions!)

- I greatly dislike the battery meter. It tries to measure your battery life based on your usage and changes the reading based on approximately how long the device will last. It acts more like a timer than a battery meter. This is too much hand holding for me. I would much rather see an exact reading of the charge in my battery. With the way the meter currently works I can never trust it's reading because I don't know if it's showing a low reading because I just took a few hits or if it's showing a reading higher due to not vaping for a few minutes. It changes WAY to frequently. I just want a straight up reading, just like my gas tank. I know if I have 1/4 tank of gas that I need to fill up tomorrow. When I look at my radius I don't know if I have to charge now or in 3 hours. It's very silly in my opinion. Just as I'm vaping right now while typing this, the device went from literally 1/4 battery reading all the way up to over 1/2 in a matter of 20 seconds. I can't imagine why they designed it this way... It isn't helpful in any sense (my opinion).

My Radius was doing this as well and I wasn't sure if it was normal so I contacted Provape and they told me I needed to return it for a new unit. If this is actually how these are supposed to function then I will be putting my replacement up for sale when I receive it. I would never feel comfortable leaving my house with a mod that really gives you no idea how much true battery power is remaining. I just wish they would have stuck with the same readout as the P3 which was/is perfect imo.

 

[USMCotaku]

My Radius was doing this as well and I wasn't sure if it was normal so I contacted Provape and they told me I needed to return it for a new unit. If this is actually how these are supposed to function then I will be putting my replacement up for sale when I receive it. I would never feel comfortable leaving my house with a mod that really gives you no idea how much true battery power is remaining. I just wish they would have stuck with the same readout as the P3 which was/is perfect imo.

The thing is? It does tell you exactly how much battery is remaining.....based on your vaping set up.....look at it like a remaining miles gauge on a newer car...sure the gauge will change if you change your driving/vaping style....but is that really an issue? I know me personally, when I'm out and about, I'm not swapping tanks or changing builds, so the battery meter remains accurate dor me.

Sent with one hand, the other is busy vaping.

 

[Cari]

I had the same problem with my battery meter. Also when I used the boost mode on the Radius it would drain the battery in maybe a dozen pulls. The battery never lasted me more than a half a day. I work at home and am a chain vaper so I assumed the battery life was normal for my vaping style. I contacted Provape and they sent me a new Cabernet that died one week later with a bad capacitor. They replaced it again and it seems the third time is a charm. My new Ghost White is working wonderful. No fluctuating battery meter and reliable as can be. My battery lasts me a full day with constant vaping.

 

[HBcorpse]

Thanks HB. Let me know how your build goes.

I've actually joined the Gem thread...
Updated my success over there!

 

[Bird Dog]

The thing is? It does tell you exactly how much battery is remaining.....based on your vaping set up.....look at it like a remaining miles gauge on a newer car...sure the gauge will change if you change your driving/vaping style....but is that really an issue? I know me personally, when I'm out and about, I'm not swapping tanks or changing builds, so the battery meter remains accurate dor me.

Sent with one hand, the other is busy vaping.

Well mine was going from full to half after just one hit at 14 watts on a fresh charge,then back to full,then down to 1/4,then to 3/4 and so on. That really tells me nothing. If this is normal behavior I am wondering why Provape asked me to return it for a replacement?

 

[Zombo]

Now THAT is dedication to one's fellow vapers!!!
Great job counting over 5,000 puffs!
I'd get mad and lose count!

The Radius has a built-in puff counter.

 

[Ca Ike]

Well mine was going from full to half after just one hit at 14 watts on a fresh charge,then back to full,then down to 1/4,then to 3/4 and so on. That really tells me nothing. If this is normal behavior I am wondering why Provape asked me to return it for a replacement?

That's not normal to jump that much. That could be a bad battery. Try a different battery first, make sure it's updated and if it still happens contact provape. Could be a symptom of the bad cap issue. I can't find it now but I thought someone posted a similar issue just before the output 7 fault showed up. USM also had a display issue o his first radius.

 

[TheColdHandedVG]

The thing is? It does tell you exactly how much battery is remaining.....based on your vaping set up.....look at it like a remaining miles gauge on a newer car...sure the gauge will change if you change your driving/vaping style....but is that really an issue? I know me personally, when I'm out and about, I'm not swapping tanks or changing builds, so the battery meter remains accurate dor me.

Sent with one hand, the other is busy vaping.

That isn't true at all though. The Battery meter doesn't tell you how much battery you have based on the atty you have one the device, it tells you the battery life based on your recent vaping style, such as taking many drags within a short period of time or letting the device sit without vaping. Provape tried to turn a battery meter into a timer that doesn't actually give you the time.

I also don't like how Provape and yourself compare it to a gas meter. What car in the world has a gas meter that goes from being a half full reading to a 1/4 reading because you hit the pedal hard? The way modern cars really work is that they have a gas meter that tells you exactly how much gas is in your tank and then there is a SEPARATE meter that tells you your approximate miles per gallon based on your style. The Provari Radius is trying to combine the two of those, which just isn't logical or helpful in any way. Anyone with half a brain can guess how much longer they have before they need to fill up if their car is telling them they have 1/4 of a tank. I wouldn't want to have 1/4 of a tank and then my cars gas meter telling me I have 1/10 of a tank because I am accelerating harder than usual, that just would be a false reading. A battery meter should never jump around after every few drags.