ProVari and UltraFire BRC 18650 3600mAh

[DjCaptainKiddo]

I am having problems with the UltraFire BRC 18650 3600mAh 3.7v. I fully charged them and they will not fire. The light on the mod blinks a few times but after that no fire. Any clues?

 

[knobbysmoo]

Could it be the charger?

 

[WomanOfHeart]

You might want to ask this question in the Provape sub-forum. Someone there might have an answer for you!

 

[Valsacar]

Moved to ProVape sub-forum.

 

[DjCaptainKiddo]

Its not the charger. I tried them on both of my chargers and both green lit. Could it be too many mAh?

 

[DjCaptainKiddo]

Well, my little experiment gave me odd results. I figured it might me the protection on the battery so I removed them from both ends. I put it in the ProVari and it fired no problem. Doesn't make me feel safe with that battery in there like that, but what the hell? Any other ideas?

 

[SikVapor]

does it have a flat top? maybe try a magnetic spacer.

 

[DjCaptainKiddo]

Its a button top.

 

[stubear62]

I am having problems with the UltraFire BRC 18650 3600mAh 3.7v. I fully charged them and they will not fire. The light on the mod blinks a few times but after that no fire. Any clues?

Hey Dj,
Provape ONLY recommends the IMR AW 18650/18490/18500 batteries (the red ones) as the Provari has a safety circut built into it.
You might want to be careful b4 you void the warranty (unless you already have due to this thread). Any 18650 with a built in circut board will/might not work in the Provari dueto the board in that PV.
Look on the Provape sitewith in the Provari stock button and you will see what Provape recommends.

 

[DjCaptainKiddo]

Thanks. Im just going to stick with my AW's. They work plenty fine for me.

 

[alvinado]

Well, my little experiment gave me odd results. I figured it might me the protection on the battery so I removed them from both ends. I put it in the ProVari and it fired no problem. Doesn't make me feel safe with that battery in there like that, but what the hell? Any other ideas?

I did that too, i think for the provari it is ok, the imrs are not protected too, the provari has a build in current limiting circuit, so it should be safe

 

[ukeman]

the imrs are not "protected" but they have a safer chemistry... i wouldn't dream of it; not worth it for geez sakes.

 

[alvinado]

Noted! Thanks for the advixe

 

[conan]

The ultrafire 3600 mah are slow drain batteries. On a 3.7 mod they did poorly vs the 3000 mah ultrafires. The same in a flashlight. I do not like the 3600's at all.