Do you find 32 AWG wire just a liitle too thin to make good coils with?

[Flt Simulation]

I bought some Kanthal A1 32 AWG wire. I am getting the feeling this stuff is just a little too thin to work with.

I know lots of people use 28 AWG, and it's easy to work with for coils ... but how about 30 AWG? ....

 

[Craig_B]

Double it, triple it, quadruple it, twist it, love it! Build most of my coils out of 32ga! Twisting it gives you more surface area to heat juice .

 

[Flt Simulation]

Double it, triple it, quadruple it, twist it, love it! Build most of my coils out of 32ga! Twisting it gives you more surface area to heat juice .

The thing is ... I only have 10 watts of power avail. If I double the thickness of the 32 AWG by twisting 2 of these wires together in order to make one thick wire, I think I am going to need a lot more than 10 watts of power to get it hot enough.

 

[edyle]

The thing is ... I only have 10 watts of power avail. If I double the thickness of the 32 AWG by twisting 2 of these wires together in order to make one thick wire, I think I am going to need a lot more than 10 watts of power to get it hot enough.

No; thickening it reduces the resistance, which just means you need less voltage to burn the same power.

10 watts is plenty for vaping purposes.
I vape alot in the 4 to 5 watt region. high vg.

 

[Butters80]

I use 32 gauge for my nova head rebuilds. It seemed tricky at first, but I use a straightened paperclip to wrap the coil with wicks and it just gets easier.

 

[Flt Simulation]

Thanks ....

How much easier is it to work with a single strand of the thicker 30 guage vs the very thin 32 guage?
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Here is what I plan on using:

Using 30 gauge wire to make a 2.0 ohm single coil = 9 wraps around a 2mm (5/64") drill rod

This 2.0 ohm coil being fed with 3.7v = 7.0 watts (and draws 1.9 amps)

 

[Spazmelda]

I use 32 gauge for protank coils. It works fine for me.

For the Kayfun I use 30 for ~1.5-1.6 ohm coils. I just got a mech, so I will probably experiment with 28 gauge for that. (I went crazy at TEMCO. I even got some 26 gauge. What the heck am I going to do with that?)

 

[supertrunker]

30g is a nice middle of the road to work with - it's not as springy as 32, which i usually torch before making coils to take some of that spring out.

If you are making microcoils for those heads then 30 is easier to use.

T

 

[Craig_B]

I really don't think its a lot different. The 30 is a little stiffer. You need to torch both to get the micro coils really tight. I am building RBAs now and haven't used single strand 32 but have a single strand 30ga quad coil I'm running right now. Had a twisted 30 dual I ran for a couple days. I used 32 single on my protanks.

 

[Flt Simulation]

BTW ... Where do you folks buy your Kanthal A1 wire?

Will most of those small local Vape shops sell you a couple of feet of it?

I hate to have to order a whole roll of it off the internet.

 

[Craig_B]

EBay 100' for like $6.00

 

[Spazmelda]

Yeah, either Temco on ebay or direct on their website.

 

[supertrunker]

TEMCo Industrial Power Supply

Get a few different gauges - 25 ft will not last long, believe me!

Even different materials - they sell nichrome too. ribbon wire... blah blah.

T

 

[Butters80]

I've used myvaporstore for wire and wick. Don't mind paying that much. I rebuild 3 or 4 heads every other week. I'm really curious about a genesis style atty. a lot better than clearos?

 

[Flt Simulation]

Thanks everyone for the info ...

I just ordered 50' of Kanthal 30 AWG for $3.75 with free shipping

Kanthal 32 30 or 28 Gauge AWG A1 Resistance Wire Wholesale Free Shipping | eBay

 

[PhatRon]

Genesis are a lot harder to learn to build and wick correctly compared to PT heads. There is definitely a steeper learning curve.

 

[Spazmelda]

I never got the hang of a gennie. Kayfun, otoh, is cake.


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[rustafar]

I use 32 with my AGA T2, but i'm thinking on trying 30 an 28 just for kick.
I always use this seller---->http://www.ebay.com/itm/Kanthal-32-...NG-/121170475394?ssPageName=ADME:L:OC:US:3160
never had a problem ordering from them.

 

[vap_drifter]

Twisted 32 is awesome. I use it for most of my builds. I would try two strands of 32 twisted, and do 10 wraps around a 20gauge needle. Then press the coils together so there touching. Next place the coil in tweezers to compress the coils lightly so there all touching and heat with a lighter or small torch till its red. Now place in a atty and use cotton as a wick. 10w will be plenty of power for this setup. This is a micro coil and it will heat from the inside out which pulls the juice to the hottest part of the coil like a little vacuum. Its very efficient even on low power like 10w.

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[Flt Simulation]

vap ... Thanks ... I will give that a try since I already have the 32 wire.

I will compare that with a single 30 AWG coil made to 2.0 ohms (and feeding it 7 watts)

Ron,