1.2 ohms at 14.2 watts is equivalent to 2 ohms at (fill in the blank) watts

[GreekLion]

Hello,

I successfully built my first coil and it actually tastes better than the one that was made for me by someone at a local store. Very proud of it, however, I didn't measure the wire or wraps and my coil came out to 2 ohms on a kayfun. The one that was made for me was initially 1.2 ohms used at around 14.2 watts.

I am currently playing between 16w - 20w but I wanted to check with someone first for safety reasons. Read 2 ohms on the meter, reads 1.9 on the Hana, neither reported a short. I am not even sure what it would be called, but I think I did 8 really big wraps and got it to work on the first try. Coil ends go from post to post and cotton is wrapped around posts.

Thanks!

 

[TCombinator]

14.2 watts

 

[RickAppling]

As TCombinator said 14.2W. However you will need more voltage as the resistance goes up. At 1.2 ohms you need about 4.1V. For 2 ohms the voltage increases to 5.3. If you have a variable wattage mod just leave the setting at 14.2.

 

[GreekLion]

Maybe I'm doing something wrong, but the flavor and experience is not as good at 14.2 . The voltage is displaying as higher than that with the earlier coil, but I only seem to get the same experience with more watts.

Background info - have owned a provari until now, still learning how the whole watt thing works.

Perhaps I also forgot to mention, the coil rings are wider and sits perpendicular to where the original sat. Different build, different results at different wattage?

 

[TCombinator]

So I was sarcastic a bit, because you posed the question in Watts. There're variables beside wattage. Size of the coil (both length and diameter), thickness of wire, wicking, who knows what else. I can't replicate the same build exactly every time and not trying to. What, measure cotton with micrometer?

 

[TCombinator]

I can't replicate the same build exactly every time and not trying to. What, measure cotton with micrometer?

Here's real life example. Something I was making yesterday. I've no hope to make the same thing again, and this is before trim and tuck. Fogger 4.1 1.2 Ohm - 32 AWG - Imgur

 

[TCombinator]

...the coil rings are wider and sits perpendicular to where the original sat. Different build, different results at different wattage?

Here you go. Vertical coils!

 

[GreekLion]

Here you go. Vertical coils!

I wish! The coil openings actually face the posts rather than out into the juice wells, so its perpendicular the other way. My cotton length was always causing problems, so I figured I could roll it almost in an S shape so the well was fully open yet the cotton could still pull juice.

 

[GreekLion]

As TCombinator said 14.2W. However you will need more voltage as the resistance goes up. At 1.2 ohms you need about 4.1V. For 2 ohms the voltage increases to 5.3. If you have a variable wattage mod just leave the setting at 14.2.

Its a Hana V3. It started to burn around 23 watts, otherwise it was surprisingly and unexpectedly good.

 

[AzPlumber]

Coil position and air flow will also effect performance.

You can build the exact same gauge, diameter and resistance coil but will get a different vape due to all the other variables.