I have the AW IMR 18650 batteries and only get about 2 hours out of any of the 3 I rotate. Is this normal with a 3ohm carto?
I'd check the charger. Sounds like the batts are not fully charged. JMHO
Cheers,
otrpu
I checked the 2 I just charged and they are right at 4.2 or slightly above.
Did you buy the batteries and Provari new or get it used?
I bought it used
I have 3000mah batteries coming and hope they work better.
There's a thread somewhere in here about it, but don't be surprised if they're no better (or don't work at all, depending on your settings).
The ProVari has a protection circuit to protect your atty/carto, the battery and the ProVari. If it senses a voltage dip because power is being drawn out faster than the battery can supply it, it'll shut off. Most batteries can't supply power fast enough to meet the requirements if you're using a combination of low resistance and high voltage. Granted, 3 ohms isn't low, but if you're setting the power to 5.5 volts, you're still drawing nearly 2 amps out of the battery - that's most than most can cough up. They selected the AW IMR because it can keep up.