Provari firing after checking battery or resistance

[munchichee]

So I picked up a v1 Provari off the classies, sent it in to Provape for an upgrade, an got it in the mail a couple days ago. I hadn't checked the battery level or the resistance much until today but I don't remember it doing this. Basically after it displays Cb or Ao it fires immediately when the numbers appear and until they go off. It doesn't do it when changing voltage or any other part of the menu. This can't be normal right?

 

[vsummer1]

Yes, it fires in order to test the battery. It is completely normal.

 

[munchichee]

Hmmm ok. I just thought that was a little strange.

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[Baditude]

Yes, its normal. It actually indicates that the processor is testing the atty resistance or battery voltage "under load", which is the most accurate and meaningful measurement.

 

[A17kawboy]

Yup, mine does it too. Gonna have to keep that in mind when I start rebuilding using cotton wicks on my Vivi Novas. Tip then check. Tip then check.

 

[ukeman]

Yep it does from the get go; new... be careful loading a dry atty or coil... its not much, but its there.
Oh even more careful ... the Vari will not reset down to lower voltage: say you were using a HV atomizer at 5.5v and you change to a LR 1.5, press fire and pop your coil.

 

[A17kawboy]

Oh even more careful ... the Vari will not reset down to lower voltage: say you were using a HV atomizer at 5.5v and you change to a LR 1.5, press fire and pop your coil.

Hasn't happened to me yet but wouldn't the ProV error out at that point? Sometimes those often-maligned protections are nice to have.

 

[ukeman]

Yep.... at that extreme it might E1 out or some code... but If you are say closer within a range that the 3.5 (V2 amp limiter for LR) would not error out, and you have a dry (and expensive) atomizer at 1.5 and your at about say 4.++v, it always freaked me out.

Hasn't happened to me yet but wouldn't the ProV error out at that point? Sometimes those often-maligned protections are nice to have.

 

[A17kawboy]

Yep.... at that extreme it might E1 out or some code... but If you are say closer within a range that the 3.5 (V2 amp limiter for LR) would not error out, and you have a dry (and expensive) atomizer at 1.5 and your at about say 4.++v, it always freaked me out.

Hear ya. Something to be aware of for sure.