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  1. Magaro

    The end of microcoils?

    Catfish Atty Mods. Go visit the subform. ALL you need to know. And welcome!
  2. Magaro

    The end of microcoils?

    As a babe-in-the-woods newbie, many thanks for blazing a trail for all of us. I did my Masters and PhD on titanium alloys. Titanium is a very, very curious metal. I'm not ready to add it to my vaping toolbox yet, but I'm trying to wrap my head around it.
  3. Magaro

    The end of microcoils?

    Props and respect from an enthusiastic follower. YOU and your channel introduced me to squonking. Many thanks.:thumb:
  4. Magaro

    The end of microcoils?

    I think about them a lot. I just never thought about how dry burning was breaking down their "molecular structure". ;)
  5. Magaro

    The end of microcoils?

    What concerns me is how the big time youtubers will respond to this issue, if it comes to their attention. This misinformation can propagate quickly. And THEN it gets to the people who oppose vaping. And we all KNOW how they'll use it.
  6. Magaro

    The end of microcoils?

    And these calculations assume a perfectly cleaved sample in vacuum, thus it ignores the ever-present real-world oxide film of any metal or metal alloy we even care about. Air do shlàinte, dude!
  7. Magaro

    The end of microcoils?

    This sounds cool, but it's not really happening. At 500F the THEORETICAL (extrapolated from near the melting point, which is about the only place it can even be measured for solid nickel) vapor pressure of nickel is something like 1x10^-34 atmospheres. Which is something like one atom per...
  8. Magaro

    The end of microcoils?

    Yeah, Dr. Farsalinos knows as much about metals as I do about cardiology. So we're even. But then, I'm not running around telling people how to avoid heart disease.
  9. Magaro

    The end of microcoils?

    What Dr. Farsalino said in the interview which started this whole thread (from the transcript which TakeTheRedPill posted): "Do not overheat the coils. It's one of the worst things that you're doing is to burn the coil until it's getting red. Just in order to fix it, to tighten the wraps, to...
  10. Magaro

    The end of microcoils?

    Purer forms than NI200 of many metals are readily available. NI200 doesn't contain chromium (hexavalent chromium isn't relevant to vaping, unless you're melting your coils) or aluminum, but that doesn't really help anyone with a nickel allergy. There's no perfect solution. Waiting patiently...
  11. Magaro

    Catfish atty mods.

    No. I like exclusivity.:) Kidding. Perhaps you should strongly consider it. This thing MAY just prove to be very popular. I know I can't wait to get my sweaty little paws on MINE.
  12. Magaro

    The end of microcoils?

    I think everyone is waiting for Dr. F to explain his somewhat-cryptic apocalyptic proclamation.
  13. Magaro

    The end of microcoils?

    Ideally, when you dry burn a coil you combust any contaminants and oxidize any remaining carbon deposits. If its a new coil, the oxide scale that forms on the coils electrically insulates each winding from its neighbor, eliminating shorts that can lead to hot spots. You also anneal the coil...
  14. Magaro

    The end of microcoils?

    Like your post - sorry about the COPD.:(
  15. Magaro

    The end of microcoils?

    The "glow" you should be looking for is the first visibly detectable shade of red. Not orange or yellow or god-forbid white - just barely red. Anything else is way too hot.
  16. Magaro

    The end of microcoils?

    It's the witching hour - just go with it.;)
  17. Magaro

    The end of microcoils?

    Were you born a trouble maker or is this a learned skill?:thumb:
  18. Magaro

    The end of microcoils?

    I was referring to the temperatures we dry burn our coils at. If t was the melt temperature, our coils would melt.:)
  19. Magaro

    The end of microcoils?

    They still aren't melt temperatures. In fact they are, at least for Kanthal, temperatures the alloys are designed to operate at. Granted, Kanthal alloys weren't designed for vaping, but they were designed to be used as high temperature resistively heated coils. So that's at least something.
  20. Magaro

    The end of microcoils?

    You REALLY shouldn't be melting your DRY, UNWICKED coils on your mod. You know that, right?
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