ProVari not recognizing my Bulli!

[rephlex]

I just got my ProVari today to accompany my Bulli Atomizer - A supposed match made in heaven. I set it up with the A2-t and discovered that it does not fire. After a little tinkering and checking for shorts, I determined that the ProVari is showing the Atomizer Ohm check option as "OPEN", in other words, no atomizer connected.

I checked the resistance of the Bulli with my multimeter, and it showed up as 2.2. I made a couple other coils around 2.6 with no luck still. I am firing the atomizer with the cap off, so no chance of shorting.

The strange thing about this is that the ProVari gladly accepts my other atomizers and tanks - The Bulli works beautifully on all my other PV's.

Does anyone of any suggestions? I was really looking forward to this PV, but now its looking like you might see a new post in the classies for anyone who does not use a Bulli.

 

[RIMP]

510>510 stealth adapter.....takes up the slack between attys and connections.......also save threads on your mods

 

[rephlex]

Cool, are you referring to the middle post possibly being lower or higher than my other attys? I am looking online right now at vendors I have shopped at before, but haven't found it yet...

 

[RIMP]

V2 510 Shorty Extension These are the ones I use.....I keep a couple of spares......get these and NOT the sealed ones......for air flow You can try to wriggle the post of the atty down a little and see if that helps

 

[rephlex]

Thank you very much! Do you mean wriggle the atty adapter or the bulli? I just used a disc of aluminum foil and got it to work! I would like to get it to work without the adapter ultimately, so if this post is just surrounded by rubber, id like to stretch it or something. Thanks!

 

[RIMP]

Thank you very much! Do you mean wriggle the atty adapter or the bulli? I just used a disc of aluminum foil and got it to work! I would like to get it to work without the adapter ultimately, so if this post is just surrounded by rubber, id like to stretch it or something. Thanks!

The post on the atty

 

[Switched]

The centre post on the bulli does not make contact with all my devices.

 

[Mickey_Star]

You can just use a bent paper clip to slightly pull down the 510 connector center post of the Bulli. It is likely just a little off and not making contact. I had the same issue when I received my Bulli A2.

 

[rephlex]

Thanks for the tips everyone. I am glad I got it working, and I am equally glad that it was not a serious issue with the bulli or anything. I am a bit worried that the rubber will degrade over time if I have to keep tweaking that center post. When I first encountered the problem, I ended up ordering a 510 stealth adapter. I submitted a cancellation through MV but they ended up shipping it out anyway :-/ .

The batteries I am using in this provari are not the high drain 18500's, just the regular ones. When I try to vape at 5.2 or above, it shuts off. Is this due to the short-circuit cutoff? It doesn't throw an error message when this happens - I have to take the battery out to reset the voltage. I did not notice that these batteries I got were NOT high drain when I ordered... C'est la vie. They are still decent.

 

[WillyB]

... When I try to vape at 5.2 or above, it shuts off. Is this due to the short-circuit cutoff? It doesn't throw an error message when this happens - I have to take the battery out to reset the voltage. I did not notice that these batteries I got were NOT high drain when I ordered... C'est la vie. They are still decent.

Well use this to figure you watts.

Online Conversion - Ohm's Law Calculator

Try going no higher than 12W.

 

[jonsimbulan]

use a 510 to 510 adapter.