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  1. State O' Flux

    Coil Build Question

    Per Steam Engine... no, not a very logical build. At 50 watts with 24 gauge dual parallel coils for 0.4Ω... your heat flux will be a cool 138 mW/mm2. Although heat flux is extremely subjective... you'd be better off with a single 24 gauge coil, then reduce wattage until you get a desirable...
  2. State O' Flux

    24 gauge parrellel build

    Using 24 gauge wire for a relatively mild 0.7Ω build - I certainly wouldn't call it optimal... but if 24 gauge is all you have, and 631 mW/mm2 works for you... sure, why not.
  3. State O' Flux

    24 gauge parrellel build

    As you're not changing the wire gauge to optimize the (0.7Ω) resistance/coil count/wattage output... the single coil runs much hotter ("heat flux" value - 631 mW/mm2 - higher number is "warmer") and has a more rapid time-to-temperature ("heat capacity" value 67 mJ/K - lower number is "faster")...
  4. State O' Flux

    Problems with rayon and kafun builds...

    Reading the second hyperlink and learning how to use Steam Engine to full effect will provide answers to all your questions. Cheers
  5. State O' Flux

    Single parallel coil builds vs. Dual coil builds of equal total resistance

    Not a clue... I don't own any regulated mods - you'll need to ask someone familiar with the iStick. I'm not sure why you're using volts rather than watts, but what ever floats yer' boat.
  6. State O' Flux

    Single parallel coil builds vs. Dual coil builds of equal total resistance

    Sure thing. If you get it working well, come back and tell us, in this thread, what you ended up doing differently - if anything - and what your perceptions / opinions are vs. a standard dual parallel.
  7. State O' Flux

    Single parallel coil builds vs. Dual coil builds of equal total resistance

    Two strands of Kanthal side by side is still, for the purposes of resistance, "heat flux" (temp) and "heat capacity" (lag time)... a dual parallel build. However, you'll be concentrating your heat ("heat flux" is coil radiant heat expressed in milliwatts per millimeter squared, or mW/mm2...
  8. State O' Flux

    Single parallel coil builds vs. Dual coil builds of equal total resistance

    Yes... equal, I know. You keep using the term "single parallel"... describe what that means to you.
  9. State O' Flux

    Single parallel coil builds vs. Dual coil builds of equal total resistance

    Yeah... probably. It's the Steam Engine vapeware program on the interweb... then the two below that are links to the title subjects in my ECF blog. Just click the blog number '12' in my avatar data to get the the blog in general.
  10. State O' Flux

    Single parallel coil builds vs. Dual coil builds of equal total resistance

    I suggest you click on the first two siglines below... read and learn. ;-) Cheers
  11. State O' Flux

    Hot button issue

    No worries. If you don't have an electrical background, other than plugging in a toaster, or replacing a bulb in your car... the whole concept of DC electrical diagnostics can be a bit sketchy.
  12. State O' Flux

    Problems with rayon and kafun builds...

    Nope... tight is bad. It should pull through with a light drag. If it's squeezed down too tight, you choke off the capillary function.
  13. State O' Flux

    Roll mill for coil wire?

    You can buy Kanthal A1 in flat or "ribbon"... a whole lot of it for $175. ;-)
  14. State O' Flux

    Regulated mod vs mech mod: vv/vw: istick 50w question

    No point at all. A typical 22 gauge, 0.2Ω dual parallel RDA build at only 50 watts will have a very cool heat flux of only 138 mW/mm2. The same build on a fully charged mech will have a nicely warm heat flux of 242 mW/mm2. To obtain the same heat flux with a 0.2Ω/50 watt power supply, you'd...
  15. State O' Flux

    Kanger subtank / istick sweet spot

    It's more than just net resistance to wattage. It can depend on the wire gauge and parallel coil count to determine an optimal build to wattage value... that will provide a desirable (somewhat user subjective) heat flux. See the first two sigline hyperlinks below for more information.
  16. State O' Flux

    Kanthal dual strand resistance equivalent

    You can use the Steam Engine build calculator to determine comparative resistances, coil mass to heat capacity, and net resistance for parallel and twisted multiple wires. "Twist pitch" is the value you need to accurately calculate net resistance. Click both the first and second hyperlinks...
  17. State O' Flux

    Twist Pitch?

    Click my second hyperlink below... then you won't get anything "the wrong way" again. ;-)
  18. State O' Flux

    RDA General question about my dripper

    Welcome to ECF, Steven... A greater level of information is always helpful when asking others to diagnose your problem. ;-) Aside from the number of possible wicking issues, some of which is referred to by asvaldr... there can be physical build and power level errors as well. It may...
  19. State O' Flux

    Hot button issue

    Welcome to ECF... advanced-education-mech-rba-users part-deux-advanced-education-mech-rba-users how-mechanical-mods-work testing-tube-mech-mods-rbas-conductivity steam-engine-basic-use-advanced-features steam-engine-basic-use-advanced-features-part-deux
  20. State O' Flux

    Max Wattage

    Welcome to ECF, Albert... Without more information about your build, power supply and vaping profile... it's hard to determine your desired and subjective heat flux, or draw direct comparisons to anyone else's preference. With the right atomizer, wick, wire gauge, parallel coil count...
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