26g vs 28g

[Xtobacco]

I am very fresh to rta's and have a total of 2 builds to my name. I've built a 1.4-1.5 ohm with 28g wire and a total of 9 loops.

Keeping loop size the same, using 26g wire with 11-12 loops should be more or less the same ohms but with more clouds.

Am I on the right path?

 

[Rat2chat2]

I am sure others will be along to help you more but this is the chart that I use that lets me know how many wraps I am wanting.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AiaRSDxC1vG6dC1HZEtmY0pPYzBvdUw2blJHVjdkc1E&usp=sharing#gid=0

There are some great apps for the phone and computer.

Coil wrapping | Steam Engine | free vaping calculators

Good luck to you.

 

[93gc40]

Only if you also increase the power fed to the coil will that thicker wire produce more clouds.. Take more power to heat thick wire than thin.. Not volts POWER.

 

[zachdelaro]

I am very fresh to rta's and have a total of 2 builds to my name. I've built a 1.4-1.5 ohm with 28g wire and a total of 9 loops.

Keeping loop size the same, using 26g wire with 11-12 loops should be more or less the same ohms but with more clouds.

Am I on the right path?

what kind of devices are you using? Steam Engine | free vaping calculators is a good calculator, but like anyone will say, please invest in an ohm reader. they're anywhere from 10-20 bucks and are a great investment.

your assumptions are correct. lower gauge wire means lower resistance, so compensating with more wraps will bring up the resistance. as for clouds and vapor production, there are many variables such as wicking, airflow, chamber size, and a couple million other things.

my advice is to find those variables, i played around with different builds and got into the habit of building, testing, scrapping, rebuilding for practice and learning how to find my preferred setup.

so steam-engine.org, ohm reader, and tinker. don't forget to have fun!