Coil question?

[flexsr]

Can someone help explain : why thicker wires (lower gauge) since they have less resistance why would they take longer to heat up ? One (me) would think the lower resistance would make heating up quicker- where am I going wrong ?

Thx.


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[Semiretired]

In simple terms - the resistance is the heat.

 

[beckdg]

internal resistance properties of your battery combined with more material to heat.

as your resistance lowers, so will the voltage supplied by your battery when it's under load.

 

[DoubleEwe]

Think of it like a hose pipe, what you want is water gushing out the end (that'll be the vapour*).
If you have a thin pipe (high AWG) then you only need a small amount of water flowing (low watts) to make it gush.
If you have a thick pipe (low AWG) then you need a large amount of water flowing (high watts) to make it gush.

Obviously the longer the pipe the higher the flow rate needs to be. (longer coil = more watts needed)

*Vapour production will depend on coil heat and coil-to-wick contact area.

 

[bones1274]

Read this thread and all of your questions will be answered grasshopper......

My thoughts about sub-ohm and latest VV/VW devices... | E-Cigarette Forum

 

[00gt1]

Love the water analogy, great visual!!

 

[roxynoodle]

The simple answer is because its thicker. Thin sliced pork chops cook faster than thick ones.

 

[k702]

Think of it like a hose pipe, what you want is water gushing out the end (that'll be the vapour*).
If you have a thin pipe (high AWG) then you only need a small amount of water flowing (low watts) to make it gush.
If you have a thick pipe (low AWG) then you need a large amount of water flowing (high watts) to make it gush.

Obviously the longer the pipe the higher the flow rate needs to be. (longer coil = more watts needed)

*Vapour production will depend on coil heat and coil-to-wick contact area.

To simplify it even further the lower the gauge the thicker the wire and more that needs to be used the more material that needs to be heated the longer it will take to heat said material.

 

[flexsr]

Ok I think I get it. Thank you all for your patience and posts. ( I just keep thinking less resistance , easier for current to pass through it for some reason).... I read the long info from bones1274- good info there as well as the posts included here. Mucho gracias.


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[gpjoe]

I just keep thinking less resistance, easier for current to pass through it for some reason

That is true.

 

[beckdg]

De nada, flexsr.

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