Coil Porn 2

[Papa_Lazarou]

Surely you're familiar with this new strain of "specialty wires". There's all different kinds; G-plat, Hotwires, Arsenal... They are all unique compositions of material, usually containing some nickel, and have much less resistance per foot than Kanthal. For example, a 6/5 wrap, 3/32" ID dual coil with 24G Kanthal would meter in around 0.24Ω, where the same build with Arsenal would be closer to 0.16Ω or so.

Sure - I've seen and heard of them, but I was wondering if there was anything advantageous about them other than the tricks with resistance. Longevity, springiness, heat up/retention, etc. I've heard anecdotal tidbits here and there, but nothing definitive.

My fear is that it's like the Monster Cable sham (people, beyond a certain point, speaker wire is speaker wire).

 

[zmauls]

Sure - I've seen and heard of them, but I was wondering if there was anything advantageous about them other than the tricks with resistance. Longevity, springiness, heat up/retention, etc. I've heard anecdotal tidbits here and there, but nothing definitive.

My fear is that it's like the Monster Cable sham (people, beyond a certain point, speaker wire is speaker wire).

I've used quite a bit of Hotwire, and here's my experience:

The coils don't last as long as Kanthal, even if taken care of properly. Not sure if you know this, but dry burning is not an option. They will melt before they got white hot. Short bursts to red is the most you can do without them being wicked. They heat up A LOT faster than Kanthal, and cool down a bit slower. The same is true for Arsenal. I've never used G-plat, but I know for a fact the same applies to that as well. Hope this helped.

 

[Papa_Lazarou]

Yeah, I'd heard of the disintegration potential (some folks with 'straight' Ni200 in DNA40 devices experience the same).

Thanks for the heat management info.