advice with my new setup

[joeyzx2]

hi, my new setup that i just started using is a sigelei 150 and a mutation x v4,
im kinda stumped on something. i put in a dual coil build of 24g kanthal around 3mm bit
at around 10.5 wraps each , ( this was going by what steamengine suggestion for 0.5 ohm)
ive been running at 35 watts and it has been working fine, but my concern is that it seems to not heat up the
coils very quickly , i have to take long pulls to get the vapor i like.. should i bump the wattage up more
or are these coiul just too large to heat up quickly.. thanks for any advice

 

[State O' Flux]

With that thick a wire - too thick for an 0.5Ω net resistance, dual parallel build - you'll need at least 90 watts to obtain a 200 mW/mm² heat flux (coil radiant temperature)... which is a fairly modest value.
The alternative is thinner wire... the same build, but with 26 gauge, would require only 45 watts to obtain the same temperature.

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[joeyzx2]

what type of build would you suggest with the 24g wire i like using it as its easier to wrap in my opinion

 

[Msand]

cut off one of your coils, and try it out with a single coil.

 

[petrotech]

just turn up the wattage slowly till you find your sweet spot.

 

[Wraith504]

Reduce it to about 6 - 8 wraps. what is the inner diameter of the coils? (what are you wrapping them on?)

 

[joeyzx2]

im wrapping on a 3mm screwdriver

 

[Msand]

that gauge wire. Stick to a single coil @ 7/8 wraps.

 

[joeyzx2]

or just build for a lower resistance

 

[Msand]

as long as you have done all of your home work about battery safety and ohms law. I would still suggest you stick to.5 and above until you have gone through a couple of coils. Make sure your builds are constant, and you get your wicking down. The lower you go. the quicker the coils will heat up. If you do not have your wicking down. you will be vaping dry cotton or worst scorched.

 

[joeyzx2]

thanks i will stick to that for a while.. also something i forgot to mention in my first post is that
every once in a while it will jump resistance from .5 to .7 and sometimes .9 any reason why?

 

[Msand]

thanks i will stick to that for a while.. also something i forgot to mention in my first post is that
every once in a while it will jump resistance from .5 to .7 and sometimes .9 any reason why?

check to make sure your wires are screwed down tight. The screws on the atty can back out by themselves with the heat. Basically, look for any connection issues. Ohms fluctuating like that means some thing is not connected 100%.

 

[joeyzx2]

i will check the connections thanks again