32 awg low resistance?

[TheBoom]

anyone knows how to get a really low resistance coil (0.5-0.7 ohms) with 32 awg kanthal? that's all i can get my hands on at my location and it doesn't really do the job for a mech mod paired with my aga-t.

i've tried twisted 32 awg (drill method) but still get ard 0.9-1.1 ohms with a 3/4 wrap.

is there a way to twist more strands together effectively?

 

[CountSmackula]

You could twist 2 doubled strands. I'd take a hammer & tap it flatter for better wick contact. That should bring your ohms down into the ~.6 range with a 3/4 wrap. Good luck!

 

[pdib]

There's no point in twisting them. That just decreases contact with the wick. I've never heard of this, but if you can run two wires parallel, couldn't you run 3? You could do 4, but you would need a lot of wraps. well, maybe a 3/4 wrap with 4 wires would put you at .5Ω. All wires the same length, now. (crazy)

 

[scrappy]

I love 32g for slr vaping. When you twist it do it tightly and evenly. Since you've already tried twisting you'll know what I mean by evenly because the ends like to twist before anything else. I'll hold the two ends together with pliers then use an Allen wrentch (holding the short side), making sure to keep a lot of tension so the ends don't twist more than the center. I do 5 wraps and get .8ohms. I absolutely love this set up. I get a lot more flavor and vapor with this than I do with 28g.

 

[TheBoom]

how do you wrap more than twice? for the first i always use the drill-paperclip method so its relatively easy to do as well as effective. but how do u wrap it again (more than twice) ?

running 4 strands parellel really seems crazy lol.

 

[jasl90]

There's no point in twisting them. That just decreases contact with the wick. I've never heard of this, but if you can run two wires parallel, couldn't you run 3? You could do 4, but you would need a lot of wraps. well, maybe a 3/4 wrap with 4 wires would put you at .5Ω. All wires the same length, now. (crazy)

Pdib is correct... There's no point in twisting the wires. All twisting does is create gaps and pressure points between the wick and wire. Just run two wires in parallel. Yes... You can run do 3 or 4 in parallel, it'll just take a crap ton of power to get it hot... Same principal applies...

 

[jasl90]

how do you wrap more than twice? for the first i always use the drill-paperclip method so its relatively easy to do as well as effective. but how do u wrap it again (more than twice) ?

running 4 strands parellel really seems crazy lol.

Actually it's easy... Just trap two wires under the neg screw, wrap with both wires at the same time and pin them to pos post at the same time.

 

[donnah]

Actually it's easy... Just trap two wires under the neg screw, wrap with both wires at the same time and pin them to pos post at the same time.

I can just imagine me trying to do this LOL.. I have enough trouble getting ONE wire wrapped evenly!

 

[TheBoom]

I can just imagine me trying to do this LOL.. I have enough trouble getting ONE wire wrapped evenly!

haha we're in the same boat.

 

[t8kiteasy]

You can get there with twisted 32 but you can also get there if you can make a DC wrap 32will take it to about .5-.8 ohms.I run my rda dripper with 32 gauge (at the moment that's all i have) DC at .8. you can get there with twisted 32 there are alot of youtube vids on wrapping twisted 32,i would suggest taking one wrap out of it. Genesis Atomizer Twisted Coil Building how-to - YouTube .

 

[TheBoom]

You can get there with twisted 32 but you can also get there if you can make a DC wrap 32will take it to about .5-.8 ohms.I run my RDA dripper with 32 gauge (at the moment that's all i have) DC at .8. you can get there with twisted 32 there are alot of youtube vids on wrapping twisted 32,i would suggest taking one wrap out of it. Genesis Atomizer Twisted Coil Building how-to - YouTube .

what ya mean by DC wrap? Dual coil?

 

[t8kiteasy]

what ya mean by DC wrap? Dual coil?

Yes, Dual Coil

 

[TheBoom]

Yes, Dual Coil

oh ok thanks. will try that out.

 

[TheBoom]

quick question, in a dc setup the power would be split evenly between both coils right? does that make it a better vape or a less powerful vape?

also worried about underwicking with a dc set up.

 

[hadouken]

First off, I'm not trolling-

Why not just use fatter wire? Is there a benefit of running 32 at lower resistance? Just curious!

 

[t8kiteasy]

quick question, in a dc setup the power would be split evenly between both coils right? does that make it a better vape or a less powerful vape?

also worried about underwicking with a dc set up.

Yes it will be split between the two meaning,1.6 becomes .8 DC.No it is not less powerfull of a vape either.As long as you have plenty of juice on the DC setup it wicks fine.

 

[TheBoom]

ok so i got my drawtube and started experimenting. but without much success.

i hold my button for 1 second and i start getting hotspots (the kind that could pop the coil within another second). even when the coil worked perfectly fine on my regulated pv.

or is it cos im using 32 awg? i tried 32 awg twisted as well, not much luck either.

one setup was a 0.7 dual coil set up with a single 18650 and the other was a 2.0 ohm setup with stacked 18350s.

 

[pdib]

Well, if you stack your 18350s, you know you're running at 7-8 volts, right? . . . . .oh, I guess you do, since you upped your resistance. Nevermind.

 

[TheBoom]

Well, if you stack your 18350s, you know you're running at 7-8 volts, right? . . . . .oh, I guess you do, since you upped your resistance. Nevermind.

yup, i was trying to achieve a 30~ watt vape. but apparently 32 awg or twisted 32 doesn't work or will pop. probably need to find some 28 awg.

 

[scrappy]

ok so i got my drawtube and started experimenting. but without much success.

i hold my button for 1 second and i start getting hotspots (the kind that could pop the coil within another second). even when the coil worked perfectly fine on my regulated pv.

or is it cos im using 32 awg? i tried 32 awg twisted as well, not much luck either.

one setup was a 0.7 dual coil set up with a single 18650 and the other was a 2.0 ohm setup with stacked 18350s.

The problem isn't with the wire, it's how you're doing your build. I assume you're using a ss wick? If so then your hotspots are probably from your coil being too tight. What I do is roll the wick and keep testing to see if it slides in the coil. There'll be a point where you can twist it in. You want it a just a little looser than that. You don't want it loose enough to slide in and out easily but you don't want it so tight you have to twist it in.