28 gauge vs 32 gauge

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Sucker_dad

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Why does 28 gauge delier a smother vape than the 32? It just really surprises me. I have been playing with different coils for a couple of weeks now and I had been just twisting 32 gauge to get lower resistance and I finally bought some 28 that was delivered today. I really am shocked at how much smoother the vapor is. I am assuming it is because there is a lot more mass to the 28 gauge and all that but still surprising at the least. I was really getting frustrated with the mechs and the vape I was able to achieve off of them. I built a 14 wrap nano tonight that was only 1.2 ohm and wow it really puts out the vapor and flavor. When I wrapped anything like 1.2 ohm with the 32 it had to be dual coils of 2.4 each and the coils would barely heat up enough to vape. Or a single was just not very big at all. I think 4 wraps on a 1/16th bit was close to 1.2 It just illustrates how much I still do not know about this hobby. Plus much easier to build the coils as the wire is not nearly as spring like. I just couldn't seem to get that twisted 32 to stay in shape. It's a little bit more expensive but a win win all around for me. :vapor:
 

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With twisted wire it is probably best to Torch once it is twisted to Set the wire and make it more responsive to coiling.(less springy)
I torch all my wire before starting any coil build.
Yes, 28ga is a bit smoother vaping as it takes more power over a more extended time to heat. However, if you fire it with enough power, it will give similar results. Once the wire heats past your comfort zone things get rough.
The thicker the wire, the lower the ohms should be to keep efficiency and vice-verse. Thin wire coils react better in higher ranges.

Dual coils are a different animal. A 1.0ohm Dual, 2x 2.0ohm is only seeing 1/2 the available power to each coil. So, if you hit the coils with 8 watts, each only gets 4w to heat up. Not Much.
 
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well when comparing equal resistance with the same coil size, it comes down to amount of wire and surface area. to get 1.2 ohms using 28 there is much more wire, the wire is thick, and there is more of it in touch with the surface of the wicking material. which coincidentally will vaporize more juice.


more vapor/same heat = smoother vapor.
 
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