Hey guys I'm pretty new to building my own coils but have built some decent ones. I have some questions id like to ask. I have some 26 gauge kanthal and 24 gauge. Which is better for cloud chasing? How many wraps should I do? I am vaping on a smok mx80 plus regulated mod that is capable of 80watts. I'm using the screw driver that came with my mutation x v3 dripper. I do not know what diameter it is. On my last dual coil build with 24 gauge and 6wraps each my atomizer caught in Fire! I don't know what went wrong!? Anyways my goal is to get the best clouds with eother 26 or 24 gauge kanthal
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Hmm, everything is about relative when on a regulated mod, a 0.4 at 80watts is just as good as a 1ohm at 80watts. My typical builds for clouds have never been real, real low unless I was stress testing something like a new battery or wire. Most times I am a center post, elevated 5/4 wrap on a 3 or 3.5mm, 6/5 wrap on a 2.5mm (around 1/8th inch), 24awg would be about .1 to .15 ohms lower than 26awg. Both are sturdy wire able to handle low builds for a while, 5/4wrap 3mm 24awg should be in around .25 to .3ohms, 5/4wrap 3mm 26awg should be in around 0.4 to 0.45 ohms, just make sure your battery can handle the amps at .25 ohms will pull 17amps at 70watts (straight mech, 4.2volts fully charge battery for calculations). The atty catching fire, wicking got dry, or you had a hot spot that got to dry, make sure both coils pulse and glow evenly after build before wicking, and to check for hot legs or shorts, I generally tweek around with my coils until I get them firing even and no hotspots/hotlegs.
What IMFire3605 said was spot on.
Lower gauge = lower resistance = lesser coils for sub-ohm setups. 0.4 ohm at 80 watts requires you to have very good airflow as well as a wick thats able to soak the juice up to prevent dry hits and over heating (which probably caused the fire). You should stop firing your atty when it gets too hot.
Try using dual-coil or quad-coil setups with good airflow coupled with 80-100% VG if you're going after cloud chasing.
Lower gauge = lower resistance = lesser coils for sub-ohm setups. 0.4 ohm at 80 watts requires you to have very good airflow as well as a wick thats able to soak the juice up to prevent dry hits and over heating (which probably caused the fire). You should stop firing your atty when it gets too hot.
Try using dual-coil or quad-coil setups with good airflow coupled with 80-100% VG if you're going after cloud chasing.
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