Differences in wire gauge

[ray72484]

I currently have 30 gauge wire because of building for a zmax. I am getting my sentinel M16 this weekend. What would be the reason to go to a 26 or 28 gauge. Will the 30 work the same as far as vapor production goes. I am ordering the sony batteries and if I have to I will order some thicker wire if I can't use the 30.


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[im_coryy]

28 and 26 is more for sub ohms i believe

 

[Nataani]

You can use the 30 just fine.

The lower the gauge, the less resistance per inch of wire. So you can build bigger coils, thus increasng surface area, while maintaining a low resistance.

My personal favorite wire for rdas is 24. It is highly durable, and is easy to work with. As an example, i have rewicked a 24 awg quad coil about 60 times now over the course of about 3 months. No increase in resistance or any other problems.

 

[Stosh]

30 ga will work fine in an RDA, I've used it for .8-1.0Ω single coils with great success. If you wanted to do a dual coil it would half the resistance and be low enough for sub-ohm.

 

[ray72484]

What do y'all think the lowest I can go when doing dual coils with the 30. I just bought about 6 feet of it and the wife will have a fit if I go buy more before it runs out and when I do go buy more what is the best size to get. I am fairly new to building my own coils


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[Bunnykiller]

What do y'all think the lowest I can go when doing dual coils with the 30. I just bought about 6 feet of it and the wife will have a fit if I go buy more before it runs out and when I do go buy more what is the best size to get. I am fairly new to building my own coils


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Amazon sells 100 foot rolls for about 6$

 

[ray72484]

I know that. I am talking what the lowest ohms I can go with the 30 on dual coils


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[Equilibrium]

It's mostly dependent on the amp rating of the battery you're using.

 

[Nataani]

If you twist two strands of it together, a 4/3 wrap on a 3/32 drill bit, dual coil, will result in a resistance of 0.3ish.

Ps. You must have 30 amp batteries to do this

 

[chrisj3982]

What do y'all think the lowest I can go when doing dual coils with the 30. I just bought about 6 feet of it and the wife will have a fit if I go buy more before it runs out and when I do go buy more what is the best size to get. I am fairly new to building my own coils


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eBay, 50 foot tools for like $4, 100 foot rooks for like $6, 250 foot rooks for like $12


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[ray72484]

I just purchased two of the sony VTC4 batteries. I could not find anywhere that we're selling the VTC5 anywhere under $20 and i got 2 of the 4s for $15 with shipping


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[jchadbourne]

Vapor dna has vct5's for $30 in a 3 pack thats only $10 per battery


Edit: sorry vtc5

 

[maxd]

general rule: lower diameter -> higher resistance
and vice versa.

 

[dannyrl]

If you twist your wire, you can achieve lower resistance. Twisting two 30ga wires vapes a little harder than 28ga to me. I've done up to 4 strands of 30 ga twisted together, 5 wraps around a 5/64" bit and I got about 0.3 ohms.

I like twisting my wire so I don't really need to buy lower gauge wire. But yeah, lower gauge wire = lower resistance = more power through the coil = harder hit, vapor production, and flavor

 

[soysos]

I've gone as low as .5 in duel coil, 4/3 wrap on 2mm silica doubled over. That has become my all day.

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[Bhaskar]

Gauge Ohms/ft. @ room temp
22 1.31
24 2.07
26 3.31
27 4.15
28 5.27
29 6.55
30 8.36
32 13.1
33 16.6
34 21.1