Coil thickness regarding resistance and voltage

[ArcaneMolaMola]

Greetings,

I am currently interested in buying some kanthal A1 resistance wire to rebuild the heads of a Kanger Protank 2 mini. I noticed that the wire can be different in thickness (28, 30, 32, 34 AWG). From what I understand, the thicker the wire the higher the resistance (correct me if I am wrong).

My question is if I want a standard resistance wire (~2.4ohms), which wire thickness would be best? Could this be subjective or based on personal preference? Also, would getting a wire that gives the least resistance increase battery life due to less voltage output?

I assume the last question can be dependent on the type of juice you have for example 100% VG is thicker thus higher voltage is needed. I guess I would like to hear other people’s experiences on this. Any info would be helpful. Thank you.

 

[marianna]

I use kanthal 0.20, silica 2mm, and 5/6 turns to make a coil of 2.4 Ohm for the bottom coil Kangers.

For my 100% VG I choose max 8 Watt on my Vamo, so the liquid will not get too hot (danger of acrolein):
http://i.imgur.com/Ohn8o.png

 

[AttyPops]

The thicker the wire the LOWER the resistance. Think: Thicker wire = easier flow rate.

Lower resistance = more electricity used per second/hotter.

But if you have VV you can adjust voltage down to compensate.

Get the 32 or 34 ohms stuff if you want to be like standard stock coils. Otherwise you may need more wraps of a thicker wire to get more resistance.

I use 30 ga in my rba. Many use 28 ga. But they need a lot of wraps or use sub-ohms.

If ya gotta ask, get several (and stay higher ga/thinner for now).

Suggest a meter too.

Read up.

 

[ArcaneMolaMola]

Thank Attypops and marianna.