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  1. TheBloke

    Authentic Aqua V2 for $25 shipped...

    Yeah that's a good idea. Hmm I have one already actually. Currently wasted by being full of sweaters and clothes :) I might put it to better use.
  2. TheBloke

    Attack of the (Kayfun v4) Clones!

    This is how I've been doing mine with Rayon. I don't get any gurgling as long as I have closed the JC fully when top filling. Rayon is covering most of the wick deck but not all (more on one side of the coil than the other, now I look at it.) Rayon tight inside the coil but then heavily...
  3. TheBloke

    TC beyond Ni200: Nickel Purity, Dicodes; Ti, SS, Resistherm NiFe30; Coefficient of Resistance

    Another factor in the dry burn debate is how long the coil is going to be used for and therefore how many dry burns it gest. It's rare for me to use a single coil for more than two liquids, one liquid change. That means a total of two or four dry burns - one or two as I first install the...
  4. TheBloke

    TC beyond Ni200: Nickel Purity, Dicodes; Ti, SS, Resistherm NiFe30; Coefficient of Resistance

    OK thanks. I will do some temp probing and/or resistance monitoring when I can to see what temperatures are actually achieved when I do a 'standard' dry burn as I have been doing it - which I now see will probably be very high. Then I'll see if I can still achieve my goals of dry burning with...
  5. TheBloke

    Authentic Aqua V2 for $25 shipped...

    The biggest unresolved problem I have is how to keep all the spares. For the tanks themselves, I have a couple of these from FT: That works OK. But the spares and boxes are all over the place, and in disarray. When I first started vaping I used one of those multi-compartment storage...
  6. TheBloke

    TC beyond Ni200: Nickel Purity, Dicodes; Ti, SS, Resistherm NiFe30; Coefficient of Resistance

    Though this chart says 525°C is "visible in daylight" with 581°C being "visible in sunlight" Know Temperature when metal glows red | Hearth.com Forums Home Not that I'd want to get as close as 580 to the max of 600 without limiting controls And yes I have almost certainly been going above...
  7. TheBloke

    TC beyond Ni200: Nickel Purity, Dicodes; Ti, SS, Resistherm NiFe30; Coefficient of Resistance

    Ah, OK :) Well then, maybe NiFe shouldn't be dry burnt to glowing then. Stainless Steel seems better, maximum service temperature for most of them being 870°C/ 1600°F Not that we necessarily need >600°C at least for cleaning. I'll do some tests.
  8. TheBloke

    TC beyond Ni200: Nickel Purity, Dicodes; Ti, SS, Resistherm NiFe30; Coefficient of Resistance

    I wish there was a TC mod that would allow the scale to go up to 600°C. I know why they don't do it, but for this sort of stuff it would be very useful. Actually I should be able to check it by observation, even without temp probing, on any mod with live ohm resistance in VW mode - iJoy Asolo...
  9. TheBloke

    TC beyond Ni200: Nickel Purity, Dicodes; Ti, SS, Resistherm NiFe30; Coefficient of Resistance

    Which I suppose does raise the question - can I be sure when dry burning it's not exceeding 600°C? And the answer is no, not absolutely certain. I only dry burn the minimum necessary for the task at hand, and in pulses, but this is on my list to verify with temp probing.
  10. TheBloke

    TC beyond Ni200: Nickel Purity, Dicodes; Ti, SS, Resistherm NiFe30; Coefficient of Resistance

    But Ni200 is rated only to 315°C/600°F and the NiFes to 600°C/1110°F - in other words it's specified to remain unchanged at a constant air temperature of 600°C. So to my understanding it's not comparable to Ni200 because the specification is higher, and where Ni200 is stated to break...
  11. TheBloke

    Authentic Aqua V2 for $25 shipped...

    I didn't realise you already had an OTM so I can certainly see the need being less. Then again.. for me it just feels like such a bargain. I don't put value on authentic for the sake of authentic, so the low price doesn't devalue it for me. I think many authentic atomizers are over priced for...
  12. TheBloke

    Authentic Aqua V2 for $25 shipped...

    It still says $19? Or did the coupon stop working?
  13. TheBloke

    TC beyond Ni200: Nickel Purity, Dicodes; Ti, SS, Resistherm NiFe30; Coefficient of Resistance

    Another point is that there doesn't have to be one wire to rule them all. Get spools of all of them and try different things. One might be best in one build, another in another. It might be that Titanium at 24G has advantages where that's a possible build - NiFe52 won't even be available at...
  14. TheBloke

    TC beyond Ni200: Nickel Purity, Dicodes; Ti, SS, Resistherm NiFe30; Coefficient of Resistance

    I'm certainly not advocating dry burning Titanium either - that's my whole point, that you can easily dry burn NiFe and SS but normally should not with Titanium (though I do understand it's possible if one is very careful.) As for linear TCR, NiFe52 is just as linear, albeit at an slightly...
  15. TheBloke

    Apollo Reliant 60W - TC with TCR adjustment, including Stainless Steel support

    But wait, this is what's generally true. I just re-read your question On the Apollo (and SXKs), the TCR scale appears to be offset. Therefore 69 on the Apollo is equivalent to 60 on other mods. In other words, you need 69 on the Apollo (or similar number to be confirmed) to get the temp you...
  16. TheBloke

    TC beyond Ni200: Nickel Purity, Dicodes; Ti, SS, Resistherm NiFe30; Coefficient of Resistance

    Hey Duane, Thanks a lot for the details! My thoughts: I agree Titanium withstands wick movements very well. However I find exactly the same, if not more, with Stainless Steel - my SS coils are rock solid. I can't do a valid comparison with NiFe yet because I only have NiFe either very...
  17. TheBloke

    TC beyond Ni200: Nickel Purity, Dicodes; Ti, SS, Resistherm NiFe30; Coefficient of Resistance

    UK users wanting Stainless Steel 304 in reasonable sizes, I just found this place: wires.co.uk : Stainless Steel 304 Wire I'm ordering 0.40/26G and 0.50/24G in SS304, 15m spools for about £3 each including VAT. (Total order for 2 x 15m spools was £9.70 including 1st class delivery @ £3.50)...
  18. TheBloke

    Authentic Aqua V2 for $25 shipped...

    It's an atomizer that months ago cost $140-ish (and I believe still is that price some places) for $21. It's every bit as good today as it was when it first came out. Just because others have since come out which might have benefits over it doesn't make it any less good in itself. Besides...
  19. TheBloke

    TC beyond Ni200: Nickel Purity, Dicodes; Ti, SS, Resistherm NiFe30; Coefficient of Resistance

    OK so it's not actually like-for-like, 24g vs 26 for example. That's the trouble in the various comparisons I've seen of this nature, it's never actually like for like. But of course often that's a fair part of the comparison as there's a reason it can't be like for like - as you say...
  20. TheBloke

    TC beyond Ni200: Nickel Purity, Dicodes; Ti, SS, Resistherm NiFe30; Coefficient of Resistance

    I have no idea what you're talking about? :) Something to do with the DNA 200?