30gauge khanthal vs 28 guage

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I believe 28 gauge has less resistance compared to 30 gauge. In conclusion 28 gauge heats up
faster than 30. Someone please correct me if Im wrong.


You're wrong. :p

The higher the gauge number the thinner the wire. Thinner wire heats faster and hotter than thick wire. If you have two 2ohm coils, one from 28ga and the other from 30ga, the 30ga coil will heat faster. It will also cool down faster after you stop firing so you don't end up with an atty that's still cooking juice for a second or two after you stop firing it.
 

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I believe 28 gauge has less resistance compared to 30 gauge. In conclusion 28 gauge heats up
faster than 30. Someone please correct me if Im wrong.

It's the opposite. 28 ga has less resistance so it takes longer to heat up. 30 ga (thinner wire) has more resistance so it heats up faster. Given that all else being equal (coil dia, # of wraps, etc).

Since you guys are in Asia, I'm not sure how much shipping would be but I bought a 100' roll of 28 ga kanthal for about $6 USD shipped.
 

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You're wrong. :p

The higher the gauge number the thinner the wire. Thinner wire heats faster and hotter than thick wire. If you have two 2ohm coils, one from 28ga and the other from 30ga, the 30ga coil will heat faster. It will also cool down faster after you stop firing so you don't end up with an atty that's still cooking juice for a second or two after you stop firing it.

thank you for the correction. Like what it said correct me if im wrong.
 

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Generally speaking it's about how many wraps it takes to get the resistance you want. The lower the gauge the more wire you need, so more wraps. So, you choose wire gauge based on how big you want your coil to be. Too small and you won't have enough surface area for good vapor production, too long and you can have juice feed problems. I generally aim for 8 to 10 wraps, and use whatever gauge wire gets me closest to that at the ohms I'm aiming for.
 

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my place ran out of stock on the 28 guage khantal wire so i bought the
30 guage may i know what is the difference between the two?
witch one produce more vapor ?
For the difference check this page: Wire Gauge Reference Table.
AWG28 = 0,32mm
AWG30 = 0,25mm


About the vapor, you can't relate wire thickness to vapor. Usually, more watts = more vapor, but the watts depend on the whole coil resistance. What you can compare is number of wraps to thickness.

For example:
5 wraps on AWG 29 = 0,8Ω
Same wraps on AWG 31 = 1,5Ω
 

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Neither produce more or less vapor. there is a balance between power, ohms, and type of coils you use. I use everything from 32 gauge to 26 gauge. the lower the number, the thicker the wire. The thicker wires have more surface to wick contact area. So... here's a brief summary of my findings.

for single coil.... 32 gauge wrapped at 1.8 ohms is a fairly small coil. However, when test firing at 5 volts, it heats up in less than a second. Thus, it produces more heat in a small area.

28 gauge is thicker. If I wrap it at 1.8 ohms as well, the coil is about a wrap or two larger. When test firing it at 5 volts, it takes a bit longer to heat up to the same as the 32 gauge.

a 24 gauge wire is rather thick. IT holds it's shape easier. IF wrapped at 1.8 ohms, it is well over twice the size of the 32 gauge. However, firing that much metal at 5 volts, it takes over a second to heat up, and it doesn't get as hot as the 32 gauge. It doesn't produce much vapor at all.

That being said... if you have a lower gauge wire, you can run it at a higher voltage and it will heat up as fast as the 32 gauge wire. I mainly use a mechanical mod with the lower gauges, and Variable voltage with the higher gauge. I have some single coil high gauge setups that produce quite a bit of vapor, but not as much as my dual coil sub-ohmed lower gauge wire.

so, your build and PV matters just as much, or more than the type of wire you're using.
 
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