Well In theory a larger DIa. wire and a longer wire would have more surface area , so a long coil @ 3ohms would use a much larger wire dia. and would last a LONG time ! , I have not done nearly as much work in this area as you have KW so any advice is welcome.
I have the damn thing already designed LOL , it would use a coil/wick holder that plugs into a socket ( for easy replacement ) it would look very much like the bottle setup you have shown but refined.
I have some Nichrome wire around here and can get some larger stuff very easily , so a mock up would be fairly quick and easy to see if I am at all correct in my assumptions . What do you recommend for the WICK ???
I have seen some fireplace seal at Mcmaster-carr that looks good , the other thing is this coil could also be much larger in Dia. so the wick could be bigger also
I have the damn thing already designed LOL , it would use a coil/wick holder that plugs into a socket ( for easy replacement ) it would look very much like the bottle setup you have shown but refined.
I have some Nichrome wire around here and can get some larger stuff very easily , so a mock up would be fairly quick and easy to see if I am at all correct in my assumptions . What do you recommend for the WICK ???
I have seen some fireplace seal at Mcmaster-carr that looks good , the other thing is this coil could also be much larger in Dia. so the wick could be bigger also
