The Overlooked Tootle Puffer Gear Thread
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Firstly they do work but........ They take up a mm or so of space so you will be unable to completely close the bottom. I use a thin oring to fill the gap. They introduce an additional fail point in your setup. I flattened the brass button slightly.
All my provaris are v2.5's (10) and I have used these in a pinch but I believe that using the correct battery gives you a better vape.
I picke up a pair of these with my adapter order and they are working well Efest IMR 18490 Button Top
Edit: no that wasn't the ones, they had some of the AW 1100 left and I got those but I don't see them now. Sorry bout that
I was a lurker around here long before I was a member mainly because everything I Google'd related to vaping led me to ECF. I knew so much about the ProVari just from reading these forums. The batteries were here well before the mod- I was ready. It was never a consideration of mine to use flat in the 2.5 when it calls for button tops.
Now, I am curious as to why ProVape changed that to flat tops for the P3.
I have a ton of flatty's already so I would like to utilize them, or at least be able to if need be. I think they went to flattys on the 3 because that is what most people use and are available. Also because they finally put in a reverse polarity circuit.
Back then the only "quality" batteries available were button tops. Even Zen made his devices to accept only button tops for this very reason. It was all about safety for these high end modders. Today button top battery's have not advanced with the times and are pretty much the same they were 3 years ago. The best and safest battery's with the highest discharge rates available today are all flat tops. Provari has kept up with the advancement in the industry and had to change what their devices used for power for safety reasons. They include reverse battery protection on the board because flat tops are the safest option. It only makes sense that they changed it.
A button top is not safer than a flat top, its what is inside the cell that makes it safe.
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when I said that the button tops were the safe option I meant in the 2.5, because using a adapter could be a issue not because the button top cells are safer in general.
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I do remember Zen talking about the button top deal with PBusardo ages ago and he did say because they were the safest cells available at the time so they put the same type of system that Provape used in the Provari to take only button tops.
I could be wrong about all of this but that is where I got the information was from PBusardo and Zen. Reverse polarity protection is as simple as a 5c zener diode, so I believe what they said about why they did that.
I could be wrong about all of this but that is where I got the information was from PBusardo and Zen. Reverse polarity protection is as simple as a 5c zener diode, so I believe what they said about why they did that.
I sold off my more modern Provari as I don't think they are very good though I will say I kinda want a Procyon.
But my little 2.5 is still hanging around. It gets very little use as its underpowered for me. But its always with me. I dump the juice from time to time and charge the batteries. I went to use it recently and its dead. Only a year old and very lightly used and always well cared for. The 510 is very poorly made and super fussy about which tanks it will allow, hates my authentic Kabuki's and loved Squape clones so go figger right. But I'm using a Triton Mini which always worked for testing .
Nothing I try will bring it back to life. With a new one being 30 bucks its not worth sending in for repairs. I really liked it for one thing and another I've never killed a mod. I still have all my mods but we live in a throw away World and I guess I should just chuck it. Seems a shame. I'll prolly keep it as a reminder that more expensive doesn't always equal better.
But my little 2.5 is still hanging around. It gets very little use as its underpowered for me. But its always with me. I dump the juice from time to time and charge the batteries. I went to use it recently and its dead. Only a year old and very lightly used and always well cared for. The 510 is very poorly made and super fussy about which tanks it will allow, hates my authentic Kabuki's and loved Squape clones so go figger right. But I'm using a Triton Mini which always worked for testing .
Nothing I try will bring it back to life. With a new one being 30 bucks its not worth sending in for repairs. I really liked it for one thing and another I've never killed a mod. I still have all my mods but we live in a throw away World and I guess I should just chuck it. Seems a shame. I'll prolly keep it as a reminder that more expensive doesn't always equal better.
Yah I never really figured that one out. Nor why modders did not add protection in their devices as its so very easy to do and cheap.
I ordered a pair of these: *NEW* AW IMR 18490 3.7v 1200mAh
(geez, my flat top 18650 Samsungs 30Qs and LG HG2s were about half the price of these little babies!)
I know they are proud of those little suckers are they not?
I would have done the same thing. In a button top IMR the only decent ones are the AW's or Panasonic/Orbtronics. They are both very expensive considering whats available in a flat top.
I'd be curious how much you have to adjust the pot, if at all, to compensate as the battery levels go down. Please report back, okay?
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With the exception of my lil Mako (14500) AW IMR 18490s are the only battery I use.
9$ isn't all that much when you figure you will be using for over two years.
Hell a burger & fries can cost that much!
9$ isn't all that much when you figure you will be using for over two years.
Hell a burger & fries can cost that much!
No adjustment necessary unless you wish a warmer or cooler vape they deliver the power you set it too for the whole discharge of the battery's. If your not subohming allot I suggest checking your battery's at the end of the day or just throw them on the charger for the next morning. And really if your tootle puffing all the time one charge will probably last for two days they are extremely efficient boards. Kenna has posted that she is getting 2 days from one charge if I remember right.
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