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Do you mean Provari? I had one and it was great, loved the easy way to change voltages. However I sold it when I discovered bottom feeders. I just bought a VV army tank, now I have the best of both worlds.
The Provari is a very nice piece, but I knew it would not hold up for me. I would never be able to take it to work, (mods occasionally fall out of my pocket) or take it to the barn, and I definitely would never take it on a trail ride. So I just didn't feel that keeping it was worth it.
The Provari is a very nice piece, but I knew it would not hold up for me. I would never be able to take it to work, (mods occasionally fall out of my pocket) or take it to the barn, and I definitely would never take it on a trail ride. So I just didn't feel that keeping it was worth it.
I have been using a ProVari for 7 months now and have not picked up any of my other mods since. I think it's the best mod out there at least for my needs. I have a Buzz, Super T, and a Silver Bullet. They pale in comparison. When my atty starts to wear out I can change the voltage and get more life out of it. I used to go through way more attys. Attys vary in voltage or Ohms whichever it is and each juice varies in what voltage it tastes best at. It is so easy to power up and down to dial in the sweet spot.
take a look at the Buzz Pro, its a sexy little beast, can take a beating, and screw all those numbers!...what do they really mean anyhow!?
what it comes down to is taste-the buzz pro is varivoltage and its easy to adjust to taste-
check out pbusardo's youtube channel for a review-
also, pbusardo=fun to watch
what it comes down to is taste-the buzz pro is varivoltage and its easy to adjust to taste-
check out pbusardo's youtube channel for a review-
also, pbusardo=fun to watch
My ProVari shipped yesterday. I'm giddy with anticipation to see if it's everything it's cracked up to be. Never vaped above 3.7V before.
I have to say, I love my ProVari. It's solid, weighty but not too heavy, feels great in the hand, and naturally does what it says: Allows you to dial in the voltage your preference, toggle power or button light on or off, check battery level and check atty/carto resistance. It's my main PV and it goes pretty well everywhere with me. Well worth the money I spent on it, IMHO. But I've never been a box mod or bottom feeder kinda buy so most other mods have never appealed to me.
The Buzz Pro is also a very worthy device, too. It doesn't go up quite as high as the ProVari (I think max is 5.6V), and it does require a two battery solution, so you can't use a single battery like the ProVari with large capacity like the Trustfire 2400 or the new Provape 2500s.
The Buzz Pro is also a very worthy device, too. It doesn't go up quite as high as the ProVari (I think max is 5.6V), and it does require a two battery solution, so you can't use a single battery like the ProVari with large capacity like the Trustfire 2400 or the new Provape 2500s.
i too love my provari, solid in the hands, tons of features, same hit every time till the batt dies, and where else can i vape at 3.9 volts on a 1.9ohm atty? also, not having to second guess my voltage is awesome, some ppl may say the screen is gimicky, but it's awesome, worth every penny i paid for it.
I own a provari... its now a volt meter aka atty tester..
REDSKYMOD is the way to go...
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/e-cigarette-suppliers-forum/168197-red-sky-mods.html
REDSKYMOD is the way to go...
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/e-cigarette-suppliers-forum/168197-red-sky-mods.html
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The Provari features and benefits are exciting to read. I'm hoping they have a booth at VapeFest for test-drives. My hesitation is that the form factor is a bit large to vape in public. Would I have to worry whether I had a LR or HV atty on it so I wouldn't pop the attys or get a less-than-stellar vape? It seems like the most technologically sophisticated mod out there.
Nah,it won't pop an lr,It will show a error code and not fire.You may get a less than stellar vape with a hv atomiser and a low voltage tho,just crank it up.The provari has many safety features built in and won't fire at all with some of the dual coil lr stuff.I'm nothing but glad I got mine in december 2010.Oh yeah,vaping it in public will not be confused for a cig.
I am right now waiting on my second Provari. I had to sell my first one, have been without for like 2 months, and Im dying without it. I have VV box mods and various tube mods bla blah blah, but it's not even close to being as good.
I vape mine in public all the time. Wal-Mart, walking around town, wherever.
The above poster is right. IF you have it set at too high a voltage and you put a LR atty it will not pop it. It just throws an error code. Lower the voltage and vape on. If the voltage is too low and you put a HV atty on it, it will be very weak. Increase the voltage and VAPE ON.
It DOES take 510's, although you can get adapters for everything, including the eGo atomizers.
I vape mine in public all the time. Wal-Mart, walking around town, wherever.
The above poster is right. IF you have it set at too high a voltage and you put a LR atty it will not pop it. It just throws an error code. Lower the voltage and vape on. If the voltage is too low and you put a HV atty on it, it will be very weak. Increase the voltage and VAPE ON.
It DOES take 510's, although you can get adapters for everything, including the eGo atomizers.
None that I can think of. It has been a rock solid performer for me and lets me enjoy my juice my way with any cartomizer or atomizer without issue.
I love my Provari, one of my best purchases by far! Here are some things to consider about it, though: Every now and then a DC carto will have a resistance too low for the Provari to work with. The battery life for the standard 18500 is kinda short (10-12 hours @ 4.0v), so unless you like changing batteries, you'll want to spring for the more powerful batteries and the extension cap.
Other than that, it's a pretty sweet PV. I highly recommend getting a carto tank.
I don't see how the screen would be gimmicky, it beats having to have a separate, ugly, volt meter hanging off the top of it and being able to check how much charge your battery has on the fly is so damn useful. As for not knowing what the numbers mean, for a beginner, they probably won't mean much. However, if you spend much time in the vaping world, you soon develop a need to know what "volts", "resistance" and "ohms" are. It's not a hard device to learn to use, you don't need a degree in electrical engineering to use it.
Other than that, it's a pretty sweet PV. I highly recommend getting a carto tank.
I don't see how the screen would be gimmicky, it beats having to have a separate, ugly, volt meter hanging off the top of it and being able to check how much charge your battery has on the fly is so damn useful. As for not knowing what the numbers mean, for a beginner, they probably won't mean much. However, if you spend much time in the vaping world, you soon develop a need to know what "volts", "resistance" and "ohms" are. It's not a hard device to learn to use, you don't need a degree in electrical engineering to use it.
I looked at Provari and Darwin back in Feb when I was VV/VW shopping, ended up going with a Notcigs Infinity, and recently picked up their Buzz Pro (Infinity is still going strong).
I run all day, 6 ml consistently, on one set of batteries, with either the Infinity or BP, typically at about 5V/8W use; I don't sweat the battery charge level -- it lasts me until the end of the day, when I swap batteries. The durability of the Notcigs products is well known -- they stand up well to a lot of abuse (in my case a bunch of drops onto hard concrete, over months, and the finish is still clean and they work well; others have had Buzz drops of up to 25', and gone flying at 60 mph
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Base Provari run time was a bit iffy, from things I've read here on ECF, though with the new battery that should have gone away as a weakness.
Weight-wise, from what I've heard the Buzz is a decent amount lighter.
LCD (Provari) vs. single wheel adjustment (BuzzPro, Infinity, soon to be released Infinity Pro) is highly subjective. I don't particularly care about reading the precise number, I rotate the wheel to taste, and preferred not having another failure mechanism. I've never had the voltage wheel accidentally change on me.
The BP has a positive off, to prevent misfiring. A new end cap has a non-conductive section, so unscrewing it slightly disconnects the circuit.
Price-wise the Buzz is a decent amount less expensive, if you kit them similarly (couple batteries/sets each, charger, base unit, extender cap for the Provari.). The new Infinity Pro should be yet another $40 less.
I actually am an electrical engineer by trade, but when I vape I don't particularly want to think about the volts, ohms, amps. I've spot-checked resistance on a carto, or an iffy battery, but it's not something I do every day (or every month, for that matter).
Provari is absolutely an excellent PV, many people enjoy them a great deal. If you are into the tech side of vaping, it's a super device. If you prefer simple, the Buzz Pro is great
I run all day, 6 ml consistently, on one set of batteries, with either the Infinity or BP, typically at about 5V/8W use; I don't sweat the battery charge level -- it lasts me until the end of the day, when I swap batteries. The durability of the Notcigs products is well known -- they stand up well to a lot of abuse (in my case a bunch of drops onto hard concrete, over months, and the finish is still clean and they work well; others have had Buzz drops of up to 25', and gone flying at 60 mph
)Base Provari run time was a bit iffy, from things I've read here on ECF, though with the new battery that should have gone away as a weakness.
Weight-wise, from what I've heard the Buzz is a decent amount lighter.
LCD (Provari) vs. single wheel adjustment (BuzzPro, Infinity, soon to be released Infinity Pro) is highly subjective. I don't particularly care about reading the precise number, I rotate the wheel to taste, and preferred not having another failure mechanism. I've never had the voltage wheel accidentally change on me.
The BP has a positive off, to prevent misfiring. A new end cap has a non-conductive section, so unscrewing it slightly disconnects the circuit.
Price-wise the Buzz is a decent amount less expensive, if you kit them similarly (couple batteries/sets each, charger, base unit, extender cap for the Provari.). The new Infinity Pro should be yet another $40 less.
I actually am an electrical engineer by trade, but when I vape I don't particularly want to think about the volts, ohms, amps. I've spot-checked resistance on a carto, or an iffy battery, but it's not something I do every day (or every month, for that matter).
Provari is absolutely an excellent PV, many people enjoy them a great deal. If you are into the tech side of vaping, it's a super device. If you prefer simple, the Buzz Pro is great
I honestly don't know ANYTHING about the Buzz Pro, other than seeing images of it, so I am really curious. Is its voltage adjustment wheel a regular potentiometer? And if that is the case, wouldn't an analog potentiometer be more of a fail point than the digital setup of the Provari, after all, analog POT's have a notoriously short life span(depending on how often they are turned) even in the best of circumstances?
The only thing that comes to mind is 1.5ohm Dual Coils. They push the circuit past 2.5amps, and throw an error instead of firing.
I have two of the first versions of the Buzz and both failed in less than 6 months. They were repaired under warranty. The little tiny screw adjustor for the voltage was a pain in the ..... The ProVari I am sure spawned more innovation to try and compete with it. I change my ProVari batteries 2-3 times per day but the vape is consistent and my atties don't blow like they did with the Buzz and Silver Bullet when using 2 rcr123 batteries. It's great that the pace of innovation is pretty fast in the world of mods. The ProVari has been my best mod so far but I am sure there will be more to come and maybe a ProVari II after the demand slows. Battery life is the only thing I would change. Maybe I should get the extended cap.
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