provari batteries

[theinhaler]

hi guys , i have a provari winging its way to me but i have a small battery problem , all of my 18650s are flat top , is it safe for me to put a tiny magnet on the battery so it fits the provari?
cheers

[Super-Shiny]

For something so special and expensive as a provari i would suggest the AW IMR battery: www.vapegear.co.uk/AW_18650_IMR_High_Drain_Battery/p1826719_8921741.aspx

Plus i think there is some warranty thingy, not sure as i don't have one.

[Mev]

I do that with some, I also soldered some copper nipples onto a couple of flat top panny's.

[fiddles]

I did that once

Never again the magnet moved & touched the side & shorted out red hot mod (luckily I got it apart in time) lesson learned

[deesigner]

There you go £10.95 each and free postage www.ebay.co.uk/itm/IMR-18650-18350-3-7V-Rechargeable-Battery-Red-AW-Brand-MOD-APV-VW-VW-/121228269099?pt=UK_SportsLeisure_Camping_LightsLanternsTorches&var=&hash=item1c39c4962b

[poochops]

Efests are £5.99 Here They're what I use in mine and safe and reliable

[Perpetua]

AW's or Efests all the way from me . . . my AW's have lasted best part of 3 years before I've needed to replace them.

Provape do say you invalidate your warranty if you use anything else, although how they check is beyond me . . . but it's a no brainer if you're going to lash out on an expensive device and then risk wrecking it for the sake of the correct battery.

[davetherayon]

Yay me! The Provari I ordered arrived yesterday.
Nay me! I'd ordered 18350 batteries with it.
(It's a regular Provari not a mini)

[OneDay]

Dec 17, 2013 14:57:12 GMT davetherayon said:

Yay me! The Provari I ordered arrived yesterday.
Nay me! I'd ordered 18350 batteries with it.
(It's a regular Provari not a mini)

In which case it takes 18490 batteries

[OneDay]

Dec 16, 2013 19:29:34 GMT theinhaler said:

hi guys , i have a provari winging its way to me but i have a small battery problem , all of my 18650s are flat top , is it safe for me to put a tiny magnet on the battery so it fits the provari?
cheers

Unless you have ordered an extension cap as well, you need 18490 batteries

[dave]

Be careful buying AW batteries though there are a lot of fakes about; AW recently gave a list of known UK re-sellers:

-UK Ecig Store
-Cloud9 Vaping
- The Photon Shop
- ecigwizard
-flashaholics.co.uk

Vapescape should also be added and there are probably one or two others he missed.

A popular source of fake AW's is this wholesaler:

aweitebattery.en.alibaba.com/product/1219153861-218566646/AW_batteries18490_factory_aw_imr_18490_battery_49mm_1100mAh_lithium_rechargeable_car_batteries_wholesale.html

If you look at the picture you will see "china" spelled with a small c and the re-cycling symbol filled in rather than in outline which are both incorrect for recent AW's.

[theinhaler]

thanks guys the provari has landed along with a spare end cap with a spider engraved , the 18500 end cap an 18650 extension ring and 3 e fest batteries , to say im chuffed is an understatement.
thanks for all the help