Can someone solve an agruement?

[Ranic85]

So a nemesis of mine has been arguing with me about sub ohm vaping. I will be buying an IGO-W rba. I will be using 3mm silica wick, 29 gauge kanthal wire, and will be aiming for .7-1.0 ohms on dual coils. My nemesis says that basically it is impossible, and the silica wick will burn up. I however think it will indeed work! I wanted to ask the ECF community their thoughts on building this thing.

Thank you.

 

[supertrunker]

The wick will be just fine. I use a 3mm+ wick at about 1Ω with no problems at all.

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[spartanstew]

Yes, I can. The correct spelling is "argument".

 

[SissySpike]

I am vaping a .4 ohm dual coil from 28 guage in a Igo W with silica as we speak You might want to drill the air holes out to 1/16th all that heat needs lots of air for all to work properly.

 

[Ranic85]

Thanks everyone! Also I fail at spelling. Composition I and II was years ago.

 

[Ken_A]

two things. Silica does not burn.

and going by your title...
Someone thought that anyone could help, but noone was the onlyone.

 

[The Goo]

If you get a chance, try some cotton too

 

[Ranic85]

I just think its funny. He has been fiddling with his Genesis RBA for days, and cannot get it to work. Yet when I try to help him. I get called an idiot.

I am not saying I know everything, far from it, but I have been reading for days on the subject as well as watching videos. Just figured id get some replies from you more experienced people.

 

[bilbobaggins30]

Can't even get a genny to work? This guy is a ...... Genesis atomizers are easy, once you know the basics of how to wrap a coil, and adjust it. Hmm... Don't listen to him, silica and cotton work, but cotton must stay wet.

 

[WattWick]

Won't get hotter than the boiling point of the liquid you're boiling. That is... if there's liquid present.

 

[SissySpike]

Do you have a multimeter to measure the resistance? This is a handy tool to calculate how many amps your pulling Ohm's Law Calculator

I hope your using the appropriate batteries also. All of this is important when you delve in to the sub ohm world.

 

[Ranic85]

Do you have a multimeter to measure the resistance? This is a handy tool to calculate how many amps your pulling Ohm's Law Calculator

I hope your using the appropriate batteries also. All of this is important when you delve in to the sub ohm world.

Yes indeed. Monday I will buy be buying supplies, incuding a sigelei #13, a few AW IMR 18650 batteries, Vamo V3, volt meter, and other supplies.

Believe me when I say, "I have no intention of screwing up."

 

[AttyPops]

Yeah, well, the details bite ya. Like spelling. It should be outlawed. Anything can be spelled any way you want.

But when it comes to coils...if you're winding with 29 ga coils and you wind TWO of them....you'll need to get each one to double the target ohms. Because 2 coils of the same ohms results in 1/2 the ohms. So you'll want to wind two 1.4 ohm coils and end up with .7 ohms. Yes?

Also, a volt meter won't substitute for a multimeter. If they charge more than 20 or 25 dollars for that voltmeter, get a multimeter instead in my opinion.

 

[Ranic85]

Yeah I read somewhere that double the coils means half the ohms for both put together. A detail I was going to work out before I placed the order. I did not know about getting a multimeter instead though. I will have to hit up radioshack! Thank you AttyPops!

 

[AttyPops]

np. UR welcome. I should add that the heavy gauge wire has less resistance per inch. So heaver ga = lower ohms. Also more watts to heat it.

If I were you, just for practice, I'd get some 30 ga or 32 ga. 28 ga is common with the SLR guys too. 29 is OK, I don't see much about it though...interesting. Don't go getting 100 ft spools of it until you know what you want. But having options....is a good thing.

I think many stock coils are 34 ga.

 

[Asbestos4004]

I just tried a micro coil on an IGO RDA using cotton ball and 28 ga. Theres a few videos out there and Pablo Busardo just put on up showing his first build. It was actually very easy and I really like the performance.

 

[Hiding]

Take a butane torch to the silica wick around your nemesis, it won't even burn up while doing that.