Provari problem

[work_permit]

I just received my provari and am trying it out. It appears to work with a 3 ohm atty. But it won't work with a 1.5 ohm atty. I set the voltage on the provari to its lowest setting, which is 3.3 volts. I connected a low res ego-t atty using the ego adapter. I measured the resistance of the atty as 1.5 ohms. I get error code "e2", which indicates current overload. I understand the provari overloads at 2.5 amps. The 3.3 volt, 1.5 ohm combination should only draw 2.2 amps.

Is my provari defective?

 

[dearme]

I use this Voltage/Resistance Cheat Sheet..........It takes the guessing out of the equation.........LOL
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...el-power-worksheet-voltage-vs-resistance.html

 

[work_permit]

Thanks. Using a 1.5 ohm atty, the sheet shows I should be safe up to 3.5 volts. My provari won't work at even at 3.3 volts.

 

[Retriever]

Maybe a defective atty?

 

[dearme]

Sorry I was no help. My Provari has been working like a charm. I'm sure a more experienced Provari user will show up soon.

 

[Hoosier]

First check to make sure the battery and the battery contacts are clean, then clean them anyway. This has worked for me in the past when I was pushing slightly over 2 amps and the E2 error popped up even though I should have been south of 2.5.

Also I found that a dry atty is more likely to trip the over current protection than a wet one.

 

[TheJack]

I`v only had this happen once and i was using a Volcano magma 1.5 atty. i dont know why it did it but it only happened with one and i have had several.

 

[mwa102464]

Did ya try another Atty ? Like Hoosier stated it will happen if you dont keep em wet enough too. pull off the top tip of that Atty and put 3 drops in it and see what happens, should fire, if not check your atty with a meter and see if it truly 1.5 just because it says it is 1.5ohm's doesn't mean it is, you could have a 1.3ohm possibly. also try another regular Atty and another regular LR and see what happens.

 

[work_permit]

Thanks for your quick replies. I just tried another low res atty. Same make (Joye ego-t LR type "B"). It measured 1.7 ohms. It works fine up to 4 volts. I tried cleaning the contacts and priming the other atty. It worked for a moment then tripped again.

Maybe just back luck with a single atty?

 

[David Winkler]

if the atty is bad you will get an "op" when you run an ohm test on the provari menu. mine gives me an "e2" on one of my 1.5 cartos, but none of the others in the same box.