ShowMeTwice said:

What coil Ω's and wattages are you using with the 26g SS316L?

I mostly use SS316L. 27g single wire, 26g single wire, 26/36 Clapton and 28/36 Clapton. I prefer 316L because I can take an RBA from a mech to a regulated mod running TC without any changes.

And for me, SS316L vapes cleaner versus kanthal. I never liked kanthal, it had an obnoxious metallic taste that I did not like.

My coils range from 0.5Ω to just under 1.0Ω.

Using 26g 316L I have no problems vaping from 14.5w to 30w (MTL/RDL/DL) on a regulated mod in TC or in wattage mode. Thinner gauges I am around 10.5w - 18w. Just depends. With regulated mods I mostly vape in TC, occasionally in wattage mode.

With lower ohm coils (ex. 0.5Ω) I use Samsung 15A and 20A, Sony 25A or Molicel 35A 18650 batteries in mech and regulated mods.

I do use Vapcell 10A 18350's in a few mechs, but I never run builds lower than 0.6Ω with those.

18500, 20700 and 21700 batteries also get used in mechs and regulated.

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I have a 3.0, 6/7 wrap 26g kanthal coil in the Lemo. Comes out at 0.93 ohms. Right now I have it set at 14W. 15 or 16 are good as well, 17W is a getting a little hot for my taste.

Most of my batteries now are Molicell 10W. Do you reckon that is OK? I thought there was an equation where you fed in ohms and watts and got the answer in amps.

I never tried SS in power mode. I know people do that but I couldn't get my head around what would happen as the wire heated up and the resistance got higher. But since I have 100' of 26g SS wire maybe I should give it a shot.

I never had a problem with the taste of kanthal.

Territoo said:

She's staying in College Station but the fiivesome of roommates are going their separate ways. One couple has already gotten married, and all but one have graduated. Their lease is up at the end of the month. Do can't move into their new apartment until September so their stuff is going into storage and they will stay at an Airbnb for a month.

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I see.

Good evening Shinies.

FranC said:

Good morning, Terri. Where is she moving to?

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She's staying in College Station but the fiivesome of roommates are going their separate ways. One couple has already gotten married, and all but one have graduated. Their lease is up at the end of the month. Do can't move into their new apartment until September so their stuff is going into storage and they will stay at an Airbnb for a month.

Good evening. Work was chaotic. We had training today but didn’t know about it until the guy showed up.

FranC said:

Waving to you great folks from my iPad.

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Hi, Fran!
Blanco says "Hi!" too,

well, actually she was more interested in a snack

Chicken Pot pie

Waving to you great folks from my iPad.

Headed to my iPad and tv.

Good Morning Shiny People

ShowMeTwice said:

Superman? I always liked the Adventures of Superman with George Reeves.

Saw a couple of the Superman movies, and well, they weren't for me.

I used to enjoy reading Superman comic books when I was a youngster. And some of the other super hero ones.

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Superman with George Reeves, that's an oldie!

retired1 said:

Smoking, not vaping.

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they are similar in some aspects.would it make it to the warning label if true?

Did something new this morning, which doesn't happen much these days. My Solo went bad and stopped working in TC. Couple of weeks ago I replaced the SS coil in the Lemo with a 28g kanthal coil and started using it in power mode. Worked but it was a little tame. So today I put in a 26g coil. Had to up the power a bit but so far it's working great. I do have to figure out if my 10A batteries are OK with the power level. Not sure how to do that so I have a task for today. Any suggestions would be welcome.

Didn't recall ever using 26g wire. But I looked in my inventory on the computer and discovered I had a 30' reel of 26 kanthal and 100' of 26 SS. The SS was still wrapped in plastic but the kanthal had been used. Guess we all did some irrational buying during the hoarding era. Maybe I'll try replacing the 28g SS coil in one of the wife's Lemos with 26g just to see how it performs.

The rain just started so it's indoors for the rest of the day. Luckily I mowed the lawn yesterday, the rain is predicted to last for 5 days.

ShowMeTwice said:

this seagull came to about 3-4 feet from where i was sitting....... and just hung with me for several minutes...........
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the gaggle of geese came super close to me, some within a foot or so, on their way to the water for the morning dip, none squawked at me, or showed any signs of aggression......

they get pretty aggressive and territorial when seagulls come near, they chase the gulls away and squawk at them...........
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this one stopped and just stared at me for a few minutes.........
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noticed this grasshopper on the hood of my car as i pulled away from the beach..... it stayed there until i got home, let me shoot a couple pics, then it jumped onto my lawn.......... hope it likes its new territory............
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another truly awesome morning.............
for which i am soooooo very thankful.....................

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Good morning, SMT. Love all the pics.

Good morning, Atty and dale.

DavidOck said:

Morning, mixers.

Low 90s today, high 80s the rest of the week. Ugh.

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Good morning , David. We have the UGH weather also.