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meeems

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I'm thinking it has to be something with the dcc/tank 2.5 ohms. just like you said. next order , i'm going to get 3.ohms and not dual coils. i'll punch my own holes if i have to. cause this is driving me nuts switchin batts every 2 hours.i am now going to vape this at 6, the dcc make this pretty weak on the inhale.

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Hmm, perhaps it has to do with the fact that it's a dcc. 2.5 ohm dual at 5.5 volts is 12.1 watts split (so 6 watts each). Two small burners going. However, take a scc at 3.0 at 4.6v and your at 7 watts (larger burner, so maybe 7 watts would be more akin to your double 6, not really sure, either way it should highlight). 12 watts is burning through your battery about twice as fast as ppl using theirs at 6-8 watts on a single coil carto.

Just a thought, maybe I'm wrong (someone clarify if I got this all messed up).
 
Congrats ProV!

theyre really awesome. i just dont understand why i'm not getting as many hours as everyone else. trying to figure it out. but have no idea. I think i may be the only one. so i wouldnt worry too much. most of the posts say theyre getting alot more hours, so you probably will too.

I vape at 4.7V using a boge SR in the 3mL who's your daddy tank. I made a "fail safe" well- actually 2. I already had the regular V1 P-Biggie using the 18650 batteries so that's one "fail safe". My second one was me ordering the charger, 4 18350s and 3 18490's. So I have 2 chargers, 4 slots for batteries, and my second fail safe was me using the 18490's while at home and use the 18350's when I'm out. It's been about a week and I haven't had to change a 18350 battery yet. Maybe your charger is over charging your batteries. I take about a 3-5 second pull as well.
 

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I definitely think the pila is charging my batteries really fast. but there's no way to slow that down. if thats what you mean. i mean i'll look away and then look back and the battery is fully charged again. weird.
Then on the provari when i check the battery, immed. its 4.2, after about 3 vapes it 4.0, and so on and so on. it gets down to 3.2 way too fast.
and my juice is not even a ml or two mls gone.
 
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I definitely think the pila is charging my batteries really fast. but there's no way to slow that down. if thats what you mean. i mean i'll look away and then look back and the battery is fully charged again. weird.
Then on the provari when i check the battery, immed. its 4.2, after about 3 vapes it 4.0, and so on and so on. it gets down to 3.2 way too fast.
and my juice is not even a ml or two mls gone.

I re-timed the charge rate of the 18350 when I had to finally charge it a second time (still on my 3rd charge). When down to 3.3v (with a load on the mini, not a voltmeter) the Pila charged it in 1hr 14 min. I was floored. The 3.3v is where my mini starts to do the slow flash. I have yet to drain an 18650 since I got my Pila, but the stock charger Provape sells took around 5hrs to charge it from slow blink mode (3.3v loaded). Look forward to seeing how fast the Pila charges it. However, running one 18650, one 18490, and one 18350 at the same time, I'm finding that I'm gonna be charging maybe once every 3 days one of the batteries.

So far the 18350 still seems to get me 2ml of use before requiring a charge, almost ready for a recharge soon (it's my favorite to use) sitting at 3.5v and a little more than 1.5 ml used so far.

Already got a bit more than 3ml on the 18490 and it's still got 3.5v in her. The 18650 has gone through a bit more than 3ml as well, and is sitting at 3.7v. All 3 are at 4.8v on a 3.0 ohm boge.

If I vaped faster, maybe I could get these #s solidified quickly; however, at this rate, think it will be at least another two weeks before I know my averages amongst all 3 battery types and then I'll update my other post.
 

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So I noticed that my carto+tank were ever so slightly crooked, so I pushed it a little and it moved back to being perfectly straight.. so I think the carto screw-in part wiggles a teeny tiny bit with some force.. is anyone elses like this? I don't think it's "loose" or anything, but is it ok that it does that?
 

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I've been *quite* pleasantly surprised with the runtime of the 18350 and 3 ohm boge single coils. I can't really throw out an hour figure since I don't seem to vape as much as everyone else, but it gets me through the day for sure. I was worried about battery life initially, so I got the extended cap and a 18490, but I find myself rarely using it, basically only when my 18350 is charging. :) Vaping at 5-5.3v by the way, I can get most of the way through a 3mL tank before the button starts flashing. Just loving the Provari, it goes with me just about everywhere and any doubts I had about it "not being worth the money" are LONG gone.
 
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