Does anyone like Nichrome more than Kanthal?

[mekks082]

I have both and can taste no diff, but nichrome seems far faster to setup to me? I'm not getting as many hot spots and my coil does not seem to need adjusting as much.

Is this all in my head? I know most around here say kanthal is better.

 

[d9mel]

If you've found something that works for you, stick with it!

 

[EDO]

I agree that nichrome is far easier to use if you want a set up that is around 1.5ohms and higher. I use non resistance wire for the top coil...it makes setting up a stable coil....super easy and fool proof. Check out some of my latest posts.... I go into detail how to set up a nichome/NR wire combo setup....it is fool proof and the setup takes less than 5 minutes to do. Once you set it up...you don't have to adjust it until you change the coil.

 

[dwcraig1]

In my opinion the only difference in taste would only happen if you were vaping on it and popped a coil, otherwise the wire should not be getting hot enough the be chemically breaking down. So unless you're vaping red hot coils I don't think taste wise that there is any difference. Composition wise it appears that the Kanthal should be the least expensive of the two but due to supply and demand that is not the case. This is only my opinion.

 

[crashtest22]

I really have not "noticed" a difference between the two on flavor so it must be other stuff that is different.
but like d9mel said if you found something that works for you, stick with it

 

[PhreakySTS9]

While I do find nichrome easier to setup, the reason I prefer it is that nichrome gives off a much smoother vape than kanthal. Kanthal can be very harsh at times, and I do not like a harsh vape.

 

[EDO]

Well if both are set up correctly they give a very smooth flavorful vape producing clouds of vapor. The problem with kanthal it has to be set up perfectly to do that. The coil has to go around the wick making minimal contact at all points....if you get too much contact in your wraps it will lead to dead coils. If you have loose wraps....you'll get crazy hot coils...very harsh throat hit. With nichrome you can wrap the coils pretty tightly around the wick without them being dead coils....they will still be very responsive....that is the reason it is way easier to setup nichrome coil vs Kanthal coil.

With Nichrome, you just make your wraps as if the SS mesh is Silica wick....you make you wraps pretty tight but not overly tight. The wraps should be close together....the resulting coil should be very compact. The only problem is that you might have a hot spot at the lead going to the positive post. So I use a wrap of NR Wire as my top coil.

 

[Faylool]

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[Gr8Scott]

Well,

This is something that helped me in my decision between the two.

Kanthal is an alloy composed mainly of Iron, Chromium and Aluminum. The main difference between the composition of the different grades of Kanthal is the percentage of Aluminum.

Nichrome is composed Nickel and Chromium (and oft times iron according to wiki). NO Aluminum


Many moons ago when I started researching Nootropics ( a class of drugs that improve impaired human cognitive abilities) I saw a constant repetitive connection between aluminum, Alzheimer's and cognitive deficiency generally. I took it upon myself to avoid aluminum whenever possible and practical, just to be safe.Specifically, I switched from typical deodorant to a "crystal stick" that works better and lasts like 5-7 years instead of weeks/months. Stayed away from aluminum cookware and etc. But, lest I digress...

Now,, a couple in a half decades later, the evidence of high concentrations of Aluminum present in the brains of post Mortem Alzheimer's patients is well documented and at the same time "poo-pooed" as hogwash. The latter most assuredly subsidized by those who would lose craploads of money. Aluminum is everywhere and the industry is global, HUGE negative financial implications.

So, yeah, I'm thinkin' Nichrome is my Huckleberry

 

[Vinv]

I fail to see how aluminium can get into your system at the temperatures we vape at ... but im no expert ,correct me if im wrong but when you inhale , you inhale atomized particles of pure liquid , if the heating element would have been something else the material would break apart and you could inhale it , but our heating element does not break apart unless it's like 3500 C ... I mean heating elements are built to heat without breaking apart ...

can we compare it to how we boil water in our ... what's it called .. to make tea ? I doubt the water is not clean , would have not passed FDA .. is that a relevant ? im just thinking out loud

I work in a company that has high powered heating elements out of ceramic , and we have thermal engineers , I will ask them about the science behind this thing

or is there some kind of alchemy voodoo at play ?

 

[Kemosabe]

i have not found a difference in taste between nichrome and kanthal. however, i have found a difference in taste between different grades of kanthal. A-1 does not give me a metallicy taste. but i do have another grade of kanthal (perhaps A or D, the product description fails to mention grade) that gives me a very metallicy taste. its so bad that i had to completely stop using it. again, the product description fails to mention grade, but i cant help but think its not A-1 or else it would have been mentioned, further it tastes metallicy when the described A-1 does not.
also, the "non-A1" has a different hue. its more brassy looking where the A-1 is more silvery. any insight on this would be helpful.

 

[Gr8Scott]

I fail to see how aluminium can get into your system at the temperatures we vape at ... but im no expert ,correct me if im wrong but when you inhale , you inhale atomized particles of pure liquid , if the heating element would have been something else the material would break apart and you could inhale it , but our heating element does not break apart unless it's like 3500 C ... I mean heating elements are built to heat without breaking apart ...

can we compare it to how we boil water in our ... what's it called .. to make tea ? I doubt the water is not clean , would have not passed FDA .. is that a relevant ? im just thinking out loud

I work in a company that has high powered heating elements out of ceramic , and we have thermal engineers , I will ask them about the science behind this thing

or is there some kind of alchemy voodoo at play ?

Please report back with what they say

Knowledge is power. I was in a quandry regarding to seemingly equal choices of coil composition and this was what allowed me to reconcile each. I might experiment with Kanthal anyway just as I've no plans to quit vaping with all things silica, even though cotton seems so much safer.

I am just a noob to the vapor doob anyway compared to most,especially re: RA systems, but like I say Knowledge is power.

 

[JD1]

..................... any insight on this would be helpful.

You might find this thread interesting. http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo.../320042-resistance-wire-kanthal-nichrome.html

 

[EDO]

I thought most people claim kanthal was safer. Anyway, I forgot to mention earlier, that nichrome is a breeze to setup only if you have a very well oxidized wick.