Bill's Magic Vapor;12510024 said:coalyard;12509247 said:Great thread! I have been able to do the contact micro coil thing using a 16ga needle attached to a syringe for leverage. I guess 16ga wouldn't technically be considered a micro coil, but the damn things are working just great, and very repeatable. I am using 30ga kanthal, and I have wound 1.8, 2.0, 1.8, 1.9 ohm respectively for the coils I have done, which I am thrilled with. I am wicking these with organic cotton, not boiled.
Thanks, Mac, and everyone else on this thread for the knowledge. I am a happy camper...
16 gauge is the top of the micro coil chart. Micro coils are considered mc between .055 and .065 inches. 16 ga is 0.065". Here's a chart for your reference:
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While I use both 1/16" and 5/64" mandrels to build my coils on, only the 1/16" is "technically" a mc. For me, they are both micro coils if they have the proper tension and contact. On some threads this is blasphemy. Oh well....Just sayin'.
Here is a section of the chart for 28AWG:
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