Any advantage buying lower gauge kanthal?

[toucandan229]

Recently gained interest in RDAs over the past two months so i finally made the decision to buy a Mako. So far I am in love and don't honestly ever see myself switching back to pre-made coils in tanks. Anyways my question is..what are the advantages of buying lower gauge wire? I have used only 28 gauge kanthal a1 for the past couple weeks and was considering trying something new say around 22g...Is there much of an advantage over 28g?

 

[Sicrano]

It depends... If you want to go sub ohm, then you should try 24g or 22g... Must people I know like do do sub ohm (0.2 to 0.7 ohms). I don't... So I use 0.30 mm A1 for my dual coil builds around 1 ohm...

 

[Necrotic]

Lower gauge, lower resistance and more surface area, also slower heat up time. For me twisted 28 gauge is the best (similar to 24 gauge)

 

[Das Auto]

Higher Heat Flux on the Larger gauge wire as well! Which means you can "drag" for longer. Which often times means more cloud/vapor/flavor etc..

 

[Brandon David]

It's all personal preference for whatever type of vape you're looking for. I have various spools of various gauges and find that I stick to 26g 99% of the time.

 

[AndriaD]

I always use 29ga, since I definitely don't want anything below 1 ohm, and usually stick to around 1.5Ω. With 28ga, even a coil with the same exact resistance just heats up too slowly to suit me -- when I press the button and inhale, I don't want any waiting around.

When I first got my magma, instead of the 1.8Ω coils I had been using in my kayfuns, I built a 1.3Ω coil for the magma, and even .5Ω lower, 28ga was still too slow to suit me. Now I just use 29ga and build around 1.4-1.5Ω for everything.

Andria

 

[93gc40]

28 is the heaviest wire I would even think about, the fattest wire I have on hand is 29. Since I vape at less than 15watts, anything else is just too slow and cold.

 

[Bootiewootsy]

I use 32 gauge and make 1.8ohms.. It is fast and flavorful for me.. It isn't as sturdy and I go through more coils..lol since I like dark, sweet juices, like coffee & cream with hazlenut flavoring...I have Kanthal from 24 to 32...Just 32 seems good for me.

 

[93gc40]

IF you vape in the sub .5ohm range, then sure, wire heavier than 28, HAS advantages. That same wire is problematic above 1ohm.

 

[foolswithsometools]

Opinions on 18g anyone if youve used it?

 

[93gc40]

Opinions on 18g anyone if youve used it?

9wraps on 2mm will draw 70watts @ approx 0.2ohms and have a cool/warm heat flux of 195, the ramp-up will make you OLD.