28 AWG vs 32 AWG Kanthal on a Genesis style atomizer

[CreamSteam]

Got my hybrid up and running with a 400# mesh and 32 AWG Kanthal about a week ago and it was ok but not at all what I had expected. No holy-sxxt-kind-of-experience. So, I ordered some 325# mesh and 28 AWG Kanthal pretty soon after and got the set up running some hours ago.

Now.... I mean..... [sucking like a new born] I can barely see my monitor.... [choking] The taste is so strong I had to dilute down my juice because swagger started to taste too sweet to be chain vaped. 3/4 wrap with a double wick (thinner *inside* the actual wick) and I think I am pretty much there. Can't measure the ohms but I believe I am somewhere around the 1 ohm ball park, starting somewhere around 15W with a fresh battery. Theres no going back from here.

So, what I am wondering, and would like to get some feedback on, is why on earth would anyone want to use 32 AWG Kanthal instead 28AWG or even 30AWG in their hybrid. If you use a separate Gen atomizer with a provari or some other VV or VW device I kind of can understand as you can crank the volts up but even then using higher gauge wire will give less resistance, which itself will give you more wraps, which will amount to more vaping surface = better performance. Someone explain to me why 80% of the time I hear people using and/or suggesting 32 AWG for Genies

 

[dam718]

I'm with ya for the genesis RBA's... For rebuilding the heads on say a Vivi Nova, 32AWG is the way to go, as you have to pack those coils in a tight space, and still get around 2.5 Ohms... 6 wraps of wire inside that tiny little tube is pretty tight...

But yeah, with the virtually unlimited space you get for a genesis coil, I would use 30 or 28, and just do a lot more wraps to get to the 2.5 Ohms I would use on a VV / VW device, and spread that heating surface around for a ton more vapor.

 

[geoVoeg]

Someone explain to me why 80% of the time I hear people using and/or suggesting 32 AWG for Genies

I know this is an old thread, but cheers to an RBA discussion in the new members forum. I have experienced the most sensually luscious thick vapes off of my genesis, but it was sooo elusive. Maybe I just didn't play with it enough yet though. I've got all the gear (i.e. 32, 30, 28, and 26 spools of kanthal), but they're just lying around collecting dust now. I had a bad experience a couple months ago while playing with the genny in a lavatube with stacked 18350s, and haven't seriously played with it since. Maybe this will motivate me to pick it back up.

 

[hafidz.rosly]

in cobra i use 30AWG 3/4 wrap giving me 1.0 ohm

 

[Draconian]

The difference in AWG is really pretty simple.
Covering the wick with coil is NOT a bad thing - adjust your gauge to the center post. On a high center post - use thick wire (more wraps) - on a lower center post - use thinner wire to suit your needed ohms (not too thin if you can avoid it).
I'll put it this way - I was using a Z atty on a regulated device - I ran it 8/9 wraps of 28 gauge just so it would make 1.3 ohms - and the vape was AMAZING. Could have run a 3/4 wrap of 32 gauge to get the same ohms - but the contact area of the coil and wick would be smaller.
Do whatever you need to do to get your ohms - while maximizing the coil to wick contact area - use the lowest gauge possible.

 

[Famous stars]

I do a 3/4 wrap with 28awg coils and #500 mesh. Not sure if its the liquid or the set up but gunk comes in almost after every tank. I have to dry burn after, kinda annoying. First time on #500 and first time on this particular liquid so not too sure which is the problem.

 

[xxshadow17xx]

Lots of good info in this Thread, Thanks OP and other contributers.

 

[ChristopherJamesTCB]

Lots of good info in this Thread, Thanks OP and other contributers.

great info for a noob like myself. So i CAN work my new AGA-T2 with my sigmax. Now the question of ss or silica? Would a silica wrap be easier to troubleshoot for a noob?

 

[Elemental0619]

great info for a noob like myself. So i CAN work my new AGA-T2 with my sigmax. Now the question of ss or silica? Would a silica wrap be easier to troubleshoot for a noob?

SS mesh for an AGA-T2, you can look up how to videos for rebuilding genny style tanks