What happened to Provape?

[beckdg]

ah.... that puts a whole new spin on it. Sorry

Tell me about it.

She used to adore them.

Then she got sub tanks.

Wish my dad at least would buy his own batteries. But he thinks he's quitting. Meanwhile he speaks in crackles and air flow vacuum from a carto. Lol

We have to lower his nic with each batch and tell him 2 weeks later so he doesn't experience anxiety.

He'd love a provari more and more for years to come. If it weren't for denial. ...

Tapatyped

 

[coldgin96]

Never had a problem with dry hits and I vape at 420 F...

He said 420...

 

[Racehorse]

No klutz about it my dear lady.

The board and display failed.

Fantastic product and company if it fits your needs.

But infallible as it/they is/are made out to be is impossible and incomprehensible.

Tapatyped

Yeah, beckdg, ANYTHING with a chip is fallible. I guess that is why people like their REOs, but even those need maintenance (just like any other tool we use regularly) like the firing pin will break off or something.

I just pulled the keyboard out of my laptop because a few keys stopped working. What a PITA. Have it back together again though, it was pretty quick.

keep those P's.......maybe your wife will pick them up again?

 

[tj99959]

Yeah, ok buddy.

Actually I agree with him.
I think my last dry hit was when CE4s first came out.
#1 you can buy a mod that does TC for you
#2 or you can learn how to do it for yourself.
Even with a dripper, I never get dry hits because I KNOW when it's time to drip again.
So if you're having problems with dry hits, maybe you should refrain from taking that last hit when you already know that the wick is going dry.

 

[beckdg]

Yeah, beckdg, ANYTHING with a chip is fallible. I guess that is why people like their REOs, but even those need maintenance (just like any other tool we use regularly) like the firing pin will break off or something.

I just pulled the keyboard out of my laptop because a few keys stopped working. What a PITA. Have it back together again though, it was pretty quick.

keep those P's.......maybe your wife will pick them up again?

BINGO!!!

Thank you for getting it.

Tapatyped

 

[AndriaD]

"Gimmick?" If avoiding dry hits and reducing my exposure to carcinogens is a "gimmick" then I guess I am prone to fall for gimmicks. You go ahead and vape at your 600F with tons of aldehydes and I'll vape at my 450F.

Pretty sure that my 8.5w is nowhere near 450F. Even with my standard 5sec hits.

Andria

 

[VaPreis]

Pretty sure that my 8.5w is nowhere near 450F. Even with my standard 5sec hits.

Andria

You might be surprised. 450F isn't that hot. Remember, that's coil temp, not vape temp. I vape my TC Mods at 450F, sometimes a little higher and it doesn't require outrageous wattage to do so.

Currently vaping MTL on my Sigelei 75W TC at 465F/25Watts. Warm and yummy.

 

[WindyCityJoe]

There are certainly a slew of products to choose from today and I've said it before and I'll say it again, we all buy what works best for our own needs. So after owning 3 Provari 2.5's I decided it was time to upgrade and bought a P3 stealth

 

[YoursTruli]

....soooo I guess the real question is............... what is the name and directions to this shop with the P3's for $89.99 and who is up for a road trip!!!

 

[spartanstew]

Maybe someone already posted this, but the demise of Provape was predicted in a tread nearly a year ago.

 

[AndriaD]

You might be surprised. 450F isn't that hot. Remember, that's coil temp, not vape temp. I vape my TC Mods at 450F, sometimes a little higher and it doesn't require outrageous wattage to do so.

Currently vaping MTL on my Sigelei 75W TC at 465F/25Watts. Warm and yummy.

I had an Evic-VT for about a week, till I sold it because I really didn't care for it. Anything over 400F was far too hot for me. That's how I know my 8.5-9 watts is nowhere near 450F.

Andria

 

[philoshop]

great idea ... I would love to hear the honest review from whoever was lucky enough to receive one as a first time Provari user.

I will never forget my first real experience comparing it to my eVic ... I was totally convinced they would vape the same

It really is the ProVape chip and those Aerospace guys who work at ProVape

My bold above.
A very generous member here gifted me a 2.5 back in late October. Whether it was new or used doesn't really matter, it's become my number one device.
Sawdust, wood chips, concrete, tar, gasoline, oils, hydraulic fluid, and various nasty adhesives are part of my everyday life. I've ruined a couple of attys due to falls, but the provari itself just keeps working. It's like the Timex of vape gear, for those old enough to remember John Cameron Swayze and the old commercials.

 

[BigEgo]

You must not know Stevegmu very well or have EVEr read his posts.

He vapes a provari and a provape-1. HARDLY high temp high watt.

I have no idea why temp control is needed when the user can control their vape just using what we always have....i.e. ohms of delivery device + volts of battery.

Your coils get hotter than you might think, even at low power. Of course, if your wicks are perfectly saturated at all times (wont happen in a tank) and the volume of your draw is the same at all times (wont happen), then I suppose one could get the "perfect vape." Otherwise, your coils will get too hot -- or at least hotter than they need to be.

And the temperature of the vape is not dependent on watts alone. I can throw 100 watts at a coil and be vaping at a lower temp than a guy putting 20 watts to a different coil of a different diameter, etc.

 

[Racehorse]

[QUOTE="philoshop, post: 16467789, member: 225891]"It's like the Timex of vape gear[/QUOTE]

I have my Timex that I wore in college. We are talking 40 years or so ago. (*except it is small so I need reading glasses to see the face dial now ) Also a classic real pearl necklace (back when they used real pearls). I guess those are my "timeless" possessions.......and my Fender Shenandoa 12-string acoustic. All graduation gifts, can you believe it? And having moved around so much, they were all 3 keepers when I've jetisonned so many other possessions.

I guess provari might be in that category, except I don't have one. It can always be fixed. Even if provari went out of biz, just stick your own chip in

 

[Darkstarncw]

I wish I enjoyed vaping nearly as much under 20 watts as I do with 50+, because I've always wanted a ProVari. I'm tempted to buy one just to attempt the transition back to tootling.

 

[BigEgo]

Actually I agree with him.
I think my last dry hit was when CE4s first came out.
#1 you can buy a mod that does TC for you
#2 or you can learn how to do it for yourself.
Even with a dripper, I never get dry hits because I KNOW when it's time to drip again.

You have no idea what the temperature is without a regulated mod with temp sensing wire. The temp of a coil will vary pretty widely even during a single puff. Even pulsing a dry coil at 10W will take it well above 600F. It doesn't take long for these coils to get very hot.

So if you're having problems with dry hits, maybe you should refrain from taking that last hit when you already know that the wick is going dry.

My main reason for using TC is not to eliminate dry puffs. I use it to control the temperature of the coil during a pull. Why? Read about the thermal decomposition of glycerol and PG.

 

[AndriaD]

Your coils get hotter than you might think, even at low power. Of course, if your wicks are perfectly saturated at all times (wont happen in a tank) and the volume of your draw is the same at all times (wont happen), then I suppose one could get the "perfect vape." Otherwise, your coils will get too hot -- or at least hotter than they need to be.

And the temperature of the vape is not dependent on watts alone. I can throw 100 watts at a coil and be vaping at a lower temp than a guy putting 20 watts to a different coil of a different diameter, etc.

Achilles RDAs have cured me of tanks, looks like permanently. And no, 8.5-9 watts is NOWHERE NEAR 450F. I'd estimate that with my standard 8.5-9w, coils 1.4-1.8Ω, my coils probably range between 360F-390F -- when I turned the Evic to 400F, with Titanium, I noticed it was a great deal hotter than I'm used to, and I didn't like it. When I was trying to get the stupid thing to work after 1 day's coil gunk, I switched to nickel mode, and had to turn it down to about 350F, but it still wouldn't work right. My juice is far too gunky for coils that can't be dry-burned AGGRESSIVELY. So I sold it and bought an etched CoolFire IV -- my first Coolfire IV (non-etched) -- which I still use -- survived a 4-ft violent drop onto concrete (it spun out of my lap onto the driveway when I forgot about it and got out of the truck), so I knew it was worth it to pay more for the etched one.

Andria

 

[BigEgo]

Achilles RDAs have cured me of tanks, looks like permanently. And no, 8.5-9 watts is NOWHERE NEAR 450F. I'd estimate that with my standard 8.5-9w, coils 1.4-1.8Ω, my coils probably range between 360F-390F -- when I turned the Evic to 400F, with Titanium, I noticed it was a great deal hotter than I'm used to, and I didn't like it. When I was trying to get the stupid thing to work after 1 day's coil gunk, I switched to nickel mode, and had to turn it down to about 350F, but it still wouldn't work right. My juice is far too gunky for coils that can't be dry-burned AGGRESSIVELY. So I sold it and bought an etched CoolFire IV -- my first Coolfire IV (non-etched) -- which I still use -- survived a 4-ft violent drop onto concrete (it spun out of my lap onto the driveway when I forgot about it and got out of the truck), so I knew it was worth it to pay more for the etched one.

Andria

You use like 80% PG liquid if I recall, right? The boiling point of PG is quite a bit lower than VG. If I were to set my mod to 380F, it produces almost no vapor, even at 50watts. I use a high VG juice, which probably explains this discrepancy. I have to have 420F at minimum to get any decent vapor at all.

 

[MikeyConti]

....soooo I guess the real question is............... what is the name and directions to this shop with the P3's for $89.99 and who is up for a road trip!!!

I like they way you think!! lol

 

[AndriaD]

You use like 80% PG liquid if I recall, right? The boiling point of PG is quite a bit lower than VG. If I were to set my mod to 380F, it produces almost no vapor, even at 50watts. I use a high VG juice, which probably explains this discrepancy. I have to have 420F at minimum to get any decent vapor at all.

86% actually, and it does make vapor, but it's thin, which suits me and my asthmatic lungs just fine.

Andria