Ohm limit on ProVari V2.5?

[Drewps5co0tt]

Hello,

I currently have a mini V2.5 (getting ready to upgrade to a Classic 2015 edition) and I wanted to know the ohm limit on my V2.5? I'm trying out the Kanger subohm tanks (I just bought the mini version) which comes with a 1.2ohm head and wanted to make sure it was safe to use on my V2.5?

I know the Classic 2015 edition supports down to 0.9ohms and I'm pretty safe with that, I doubt I would go below that, not much of a sub-ohm guy (yet anyways.)

I can't seem to find any ohm information on ProVapes website regarding the V2.5 model.

Thanks!

 

[Freedom2Vape]

From Provape's MonsterKenny on ECF.

.9ohm coil at 2.9v is the lowest...shoot for 1.5ohm or higher for best use for the provari

 

[ENAUD]

The 1.2Ω head will be fine on your V2.5 ProVari, here's a link for you with some specs on power available, they should help you figure out where your limits are if you plug the numbers into the ohms calculator once you get a reading on the coil you install:

http://www.provape.com/v/images/ProVariV1vsV2.pdf

Online Conversion - Ohm's Law Calculator

hope that this is of some help to you.

You will be pretty limited on options of power settings though...

P.S. it's not so much the ohm limit you will need to be aware of, it's the Amp limit that you will hit.

 

[Drewps5co0tt]

I don't really understand how to do all those calculations, can I just get a round about voltage max that I could go up to with that coil? I'm not sure if it's single or dual coil either, it doesn't say. Right now I'm using a dual coil 1.5ohm aerotank mega and I'm able to go up to 5 volts so I don't see how it would be much different by going down .03 to 1.2.

 

[jwbnyc]

4V, 1.2ohms should come in just under the amp limit on a 2.5, somewhere around 3.3-3.4.

You'll be running a tad over 13W for power at that point.

 

[Drewps5co0tt]

What do you mean by 4V? How can I get almost 5 volts on a 1.5 ohm head but only get 3.3-3.4 on a 1.2 head? You're only talking about a .03 increment drop. I guess it's good I got a classic ProVari 2015 tonight...

 

[jwbnyc]

4 volts.

Your amp limit is 3.5. You will be running close to that at 4 volts.

Could you do more? possibly. But around 13 watts is not bad.

There is some variation between units, so it is not set in stone.

Give it a shot and come back and tell us what you got.

 

[Drewps5co0tt]

ok will do, I guess I'll be better with the classic provari 2015, yes?

 

[jwbnyc]

4.2V with a 1.2ohm coil puts you right at the amp limit and theoretically puts out 14.7W.. You might hit the limit there anyway though.

Btw, you could figure this all out yourself with that handy dandy Ohm's Law calculator that Duane was nice enough to post a link to for you.

 

[Drewps5co0tt]

Yes, like I said I don't understand those things, not good with math.

 

[stevegmu]

What do you mean by 4V? How can I get almost 5 volts on a 1.5 ohm head but only get 3.3-3.4 on a 1.2 head? You're only talking about a .03 increment drop. I guess it's good I got a classic ProVari 2015 tonight...

The Classic is limited to 15 watts; the 2.5 14.5. It is the P3 which got the boost to 20 watts. I don't think it will make much of a difference from a 2.5 to a Classic...

OOps, I said amps out at 15, the maximum wattage is 15...

The 2.5 has an amp limit of 3.5, the Classic 4.75 and P3 6.5 amps.

 

[Drewps5co0tt]

I'm even more confused, their site says 4.75 amps, if you're doing watts I don't do watts lol. Maybe I need to change my order to a P3 then, I've emailed them to ask, not sure what to do...I wanted to avoid the P3 because of the menu system, it scares me.

 

[stevegmu]

I'm even more confused, their site says 4.75 amps, if you're doing watts I don't do watts lol. Maybe I need to change my order to a P3 then, I've emailed them to ask, not sure what to do...I wanted to avoid the P3 because of the menu system, it scares me.

Oh, I screwed up my post and edited it...

 

[Zen~]

At the risk of sounding self-serving... On a provari 2.5 you'll be much happier with the 510 Kabuki tank and a 1.8Ω coil.

 

[jwbnyc]

That happens to be what I'm vaping on right now.

 

[ENAUD]

Yes, like I said I don't understand those things, not good with math.

You don't have to be good at math, that's what the online conversion link is for:

If you look at the ProVari-V2.5 specs, you will see that you are limited to 3.5 Amp and 14.5 Watt.
Go to the online conversion and put 1.2 (Ohm) in the resistance box.
Next put 14.5 (Watts) into the power box. Click calculate...the converter will do the math and tell you that with a 1.2 Ohm coil at the maximum power level available for the ProVari you would be at 4.17 Volts, and you would be drawing 3.47 amps.

What does this mean? Well, at 4.1 volts you will be right at the edge of the maximum power you can get your ProVari to fire that coil, due to minor differences from one to the other, it may fire, or you may get an error due to hitting a limit. It's a ceiling, so start out low and work your way up till you either find a happy setting, or you find the ProVari just isn't enough.