ProVape-1 Electronic Cigarette

[Stubby]

Hi all,
I am aware that the Provape 1 is not a regulated mod but would like to know if it has a low voltage cutoff to prevent over discharge of batteries or does it rely on using protected batteries for this?

Much appreciated if anyone could enlighten me please.

It does have over discharge protection, though it doesn't say so in the manual, along with reverse battery, thermal, short circuit, and essentially all of the protections in the Provari 1/2/2.5 series. When you use one, with either protected or unprotected, as the battery runs down and the vapor gets weaker there is a point where the ProVape-1 will suddenly stop. That is the over discharge protection kicking in. I couldn't tell you at what volts that happens, but I would guess around 3.2 or 3.3, same as everything else made by ProVape.

I don't know if they have refined the protection protocols in more recent provari's but ProVape had the protections built into the first device they made that are pretty much the same as more recent devices.

 

[nebulis]

It does have over discharge protection, though it doesn't say so in the manual, along with reverse battery, thermal, short circuit, and essentially all of the protections in the Provari 1/2/2.5 series. When you use one, with either protected or unprotected, as the battery runs down and the vapor gets weaker there is a point where the ProVape-1 will suddenly stop. That is the over discharge protection kicking in. I couldn't tell you at what volts that happens, but I would guess around 3.2 or 3.3, same as everything else made by ProVape.

I was always unsure if there is a discharge protection and I removed the battery when I felt I should do so. Sometimes too early. Now I wanted to know for sure and waited until the Provape-1 stops.

And at least in *my* Provape-1 , there seems to be no discharge protection. It was at 2,69 V.

 

[Stubby]

I was always unsure if there is a discharge protection and I removed the battery when I felt I should do so. Sometimes too early. Now I wanted to know for sure and waited until the Provape-1 stops.

And at least in *my* Provape-1 , there seems to be no discharge protection. It was at 2,69 V.

Perhaps they changed it in later incarnations, but mine abruptly cuts off, essentially the same as my 2.5. The vapor production does gradually fall off before the cut off but that would be expected with a non-regulated device.

I have no means to measure the voltage at cut off so can't help you there. I doubt I could even charge the battery with a pile charger if it dropped to 2.69 volts, but I never had an issue with that so I would assume the cut off is higher.

 

[JohnD0406]

I still see them in various vape shops from time to time. Just because ProVape is sold out, doesn't mean you can't find one at on of their authorized dealers. You can go to the ProVape website and start calling shops all over the country. Pay by credit card and have them ship it to you. I've done that before...

 

[nebulis]

It does have over discharge protection, though it doesn't say so in the manual, ..
I don't know if they have refined the protection protocols in more recent provari's but ProVape had the protections built into the first device they made that are pretty much the same as more recent devices.

This puzzles me. I would love a discharge protection but as it is not in the description, I always thought there is not any. And I never wanted to try it and provoke a discharge, even if I am not very good at noticing when to stop and change the battery. Until yesterday, so now I know now that *my* Provape-1 does not have discharge protection.

Anybody here who has definite knowledge about it? If it is version-dependent? I bought mine end of last year.

 

[AstroTurf]

This puzzles me. I would love a discharge protection but as it is not in the description, I always thought there is not any. And I never wanted to try it and provoke a discharge, even if I am not very good at noticing when to stop and change the battery. Until yesterday, so now I know now that *my* Provape-1 does not have discharge protection.

Anybody here who has definite knowledge about it? If it is version-dependent? I bought mine end of last year.

This sounds like a job for... @Vape360

 

[ENAUD]

This sounds like a job for... @Vape360

Or somebody to open a ticket and ask...

 

[nebulis]

Or somebody to open a ticket and ask...

OK, I did that a moment ago.

 

[AstroTurf]

OK, I did that a moment ago.

Interested in their response!

Thanks, Jim

 

[jwbnyc]

OK, I did that a moment ago.

They'll have to get one of the oldtimers out of the break room...

 

[nebulis]

They'll have to get one of the oldtimers out of the break room...

... and then vape it down a couple of times to find out

I don't have an answer yet but will tell you when I do.

 

[nebulis]

They'll have to get one of the oldtimers out of the break room...

You were right

Question had to be forwarded to the breakr ...sorry, have to correct myself: to the stone age devices dep ... no it was called something else, now I have it:
the engineering department.

 

[AstroTurf]

You were right

Question had to be forwarded to the breakr ...sorry, have to correct myself: to the stone age devices dep ... no it was called something else, now I have it:
the engineering department.

Anxiously awaiting the answer...

 

[ENAUD]

Anxiously awaiting the answer...

Me too because I ran my batteries below 3v a few times with mine...

 

[nebulis]

Me too because I ran my batteries below 3v a few times with mine...

Maybe stubby trained his Provape-1

 

[nebulis]

This is the answer I got from ProVape:

There is no formal cutoff circuit in the Provape-1. The thing it does and has is:

"It will work down to a voltage and then not work below that, but this is because of a switch turn on threshold NOT because it has a special circuit that detects a certain voltage threshold. The design was an analog circuit not like the micro based circuits in devices today."

So whatever a switch turn on threshold is , one thing it is not: a discharge protection.

.... mine abruptly cuts off, .... I have no means to measure the voltage at cut off ...

As far as I know, you can charge a halfway (not fully) discharged battery, but I think it is not a good idea.

 

[MsLoud]

This is still not stickied....

 

[ENAUD]

This is still not stickied....

This thread, and a bunch of others got un-stickied a little while before the Radius announcement IIRC.

 

[MsLoud]

Ok so I have decided - I need a drip shield set-up with my Provape-1. What do I need to accomplish this? What atomizer (901, 510, ?) and what adapters (510-510, 901-510, both?) and what resistance? Links appreciated - PMs welcomed!

Yes, I need it drawn in crayon because my brain is melted swiss and im on vaca till Tuesday!