Bought some Kanthal don't know gauge

[jburridge]

Went to my local vape shop because I was in a rush for some Kanthal A1.

I asked him for 28g but he was unsure they had any Kanthal at all, He went in the back of the shop and found a small roll of unlabeled Kanthal and told me "it's either 24g or 26g, i'm not sure"

Wel.. I'm not sure of the gauge either, What do I do? I need a coil asap lol..

 

[DesmondTheMoonbear]

build it and find out. make a dual 6 wrap on a 3mm bit.
if it comes out to .25 or thereabouts, you're looking at 24.
between .32 and .38, you've got 26.

 

[fxRich]

If you have access to a micrometer or a caliper you can measure it 26g is 0.016 diameter, don't know what 24g is

 

[edyle]

Went to my local vape shop because I was in a rush for some Kanthal A1.

I asked him for 28g but he was unsure they had any Kanthal at all, He went in the back of the shop and found a small roll of unlabeled Kanthal and told me "it's either 24g or 26g, i'm not sure"

Wel.. I'm not sure of the gauge either, What do I do? I need a coil asap lol..

Measure the ohms per centimetre.

that's more important than the thickness because you don't know if it's kanthal either; might be nichrome (one can order 'kanthal' from fasttech which they boast as "Authentic Kantahl A1 Nichorme Resistance wire".)

 

[Jdurand]

build it and find out. make a dual 6 wrap on a 3mm bit.
if it comes out to .25 or thereabouts, you're looking at 24.
between .32 and .38, you've got 26.

This is the only way.

 

[Rat2chat2]

To save money, try Temco for Kanthal.

Resistance Wire

Good luck to you and happy building.

 

[EdT586]

If you have a vernier caliper/micrometer or a multimeter you can determine the AWG of the Kanthal.

 

[jburridge]

Okay, I used a small Standley Philips Screwdriver to wrap with. Not sure what size that is, But it's the ones that come in a pack of 6 at walmart.

I did 7 wraps, Dual-coil - It comes out to .4ohms on my Sigelei 150w.
At 18W it's 2.9V
19W - 3V
34W - 4V

I'm using Sony 30a batteries.

Could anyone tell me the gauge of this wire with that info?

 

[lamarrk]

Moving to the WICK AND WIRE sub-forum.

 

[ignotus]

Well, doing single coils, 8 wraps of 26 gauge on a 3/32" bit yields ~.95 Ω, so that's what I'd say it is.

Lot of uncertainty though.

 

[93gc40]

Why would you hand twist a coil, and measure ohms that way.... There is so much unknown and variability in that you still can't know what you have. My 6 wraps may be longer or shorter than your 6 wraps just due the the tension applied.

The only way to KNOW is to measure the wire with a ohm meter. Once you KNOW the resistance of the wire you will be able to the type and grade and gauge of that wire. Diameter will only tell you the gauge, not the resistance, unless you know the grade and type. A built coil will get you part way there, but only if that coil is PERFECT.

 

[93gc40]

Have you looked this, Steam Engine | free vaping calculators , should be able to get a good idea of what you have.