Favorite gauge wire

[powerband]

Ribbon wire is a good choice but you cant twist it when you wind your coil you must keep it flat on your bit or wick, whatever you are wrapping it on

 

[hjw92]

Ribbon wire is a good choice but you cant twist it when you wind your coil you must keep it flat on your bit or wick, whatever you are wrapping it on

Seems like it will take some getting used to. This is why I loving vaping though, so much variety in every aspect. What type of wick do you prefer?


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[powerband]

I have been tinkering with various types and sizes of wick 1.5mm to 3mm. I use the 1.5 for mini attys and the 3mm for bigger attys.
Been using 36ga., 34ga., 32ga., 30ga., and to a lesser degree some 28ga. I tend to be using the 32 guage the most.
have tried a few coils w/the nichrome 80 ribbon wire it does take some work to keep it flat but when you get the coil right it does make for better coverage of the wicking material

 

[SamNapolitanke]

I like 30awg nichrome, I on a regulated mod so I shoot for 2.2ohm. 8 wraps on doubled up 3mm silica.

 

[Jwbaldy]

24g Kanthal 7/8 wrap at .4 ohms. Amazing flavor. A nice warm vape for sure in the igo. Just a regular coil, not micro or dual or quad. Love it!

 

[powerband]

Speaking of attys and rebuilding. I started a contest today (under member contest thread) and I am giving away a genesis atty kit in stainless steel comes in a case with wick wire and screen pretty cool little kits

 

[we2rcool]

I have been tinkering with various types and sizes of wick 1.5mm to 3mm. I use the 1.5 for mini attys and the 3mm for bigger attys.
Been using 36ga., 34ga., 32ga., 30ga., and to a lesser degree some 28ga. I tend to be using the 32 guage the most.
have tried a few coils w/the nichrome 80 ribbon wire it does take some work to keep it flat but when you get the coil right it does make for better coverage of the wicking material

We're having troubles finding Nichrome 80 ribbon...any suggested vendors?

 

[kachuge]

I use the a1 32 ga kanthal.............. I wrap around a quarter inch drill bit, 5/6................. try to keep it 1.8 to 2.2 ohms

i'm starting to lean to the 30 ga....... running some interesting experiments.......

g

 

[pt91]

28gg kanthal if I have to pick just one. 26-30 in my daily use and a little ribbon as well.

 

[Madmullet]

Twisted 28g kanthal in my Russians and Kayfun's at .8 ohm 26 in my RBAs at .4 ohm and 0.8 x 0.1 ribbon with my Genny attys with mesh. 30g for rebuild Pro tank heads at 1.6ohm . I think that 28g Kanthal is the most versatile across all devices. I have done some 3 strand 32g builds that had good flavor. If I had to just pick one it would be a twisted 28g at 0.80 ohms. I find that at below .4 ohm just burns up juice to fast. I usually run the Sony VC4 and VC5 and the purple E-Fest 18500 bats in mech mods.

 

[DonMac]

30 and 32 ga. Kanthal is probably what I use 90% of the time.

 

[RogerWilco357]

kanthal 32 gauge 4-5 wraps gives me 1.4 or so anything between 1.3-1.8 I am happy with and can adjust my voltage accordingly usually at 3.5-3.8 is the sweet spot on my Provari kayfun..

 

[leerm8680]

28 gauge kanthal for micro coils.

 

[Lambshot23]

I use 28g kanthal universally, it works great for my drippers (usually a .6 ohm dual coil setup) and my kayuns (1.6 ohm single coil)

 

[Kuljit]

28g has been wonderful. 1.7Ω every time.

 

[BeRight]

I will say my favorite wire is Kanthal 28 AWG ... because it's easy to work with.

I have some thinner 30 and 32 AWG, but I find this thin wire is kind of a pain when making coils ... at least for me.


On my Kayfun Lite Plus, I use 9 turns of 28 AWG wrapped around a 2.4mm (3/32") drill rod which makes a 1.6 - 1.7 ohm coil.

I feed this single coil between 8 and 9 watts. I also pull a double piece of cotton yarn through the coil for a wick ... easy

This is my approach as well - I selected 28 gauge for my first coil build based on recommendation by Rip Trippers (youtube).

Some reasons why I still only use 28 gauge after to many coil builds to keep track of:

1. Thicker gauge easier to wrap

2. Last longer: yet to have one fail through use: 2 months daily vaping/cleaning dry burning - replaced just because I like building coils and trying different variations of builds.

3. 1.5 ohm single coil (11 wraps 5/64) works in everything from my RDAs, RTAs, pro tank, to EVODs.

4. For cloud chasing I use wrapped 28 gauge or dual coils or wrapped 28 gauge dual coils.

 

[Nightshard]

28, twisted 28, triple twisted 32

 

[Completely Average]

I find that I like 30g the best.

28g is a little easier to work with, but the heating times are longer than I like. 32g is a bit too high of resistance and doesn't produce the sized microcoils I want. 30g is a good balance between ease to work with, fast heating times, and microcoils with enough surface area to produce the amount of vapor and flavor that I like.

 

[kachuge]

I find that I like 30g the best.

28g is a little easier to work with, but the heating times are longer than I like. 32g is a bit too high of resistance and doesn't produce the sized microcoils I want. 30g is a good balance between ease to work with, fast heating times, and microcoils with enough surface area to produce the amount of vapor and flavor that I like.

damn......... now that i'm convinced to go to 30 gauge..... what am I going to do with over 100ft of 32 gauge?

I've been experimenting with the 30 ga and like it.......
but I started with 32 ga, and reordered before I knew that 30 ga was a happy mid ground

and yeah. I ordered 100 ft because A-it's cheaper that way, and B-experimenting you tend to go through so much, so fast.... LOL

g

 

[LikesToGoFast]

.5 & .6 ribbon micro coils is all I do lately... It gives me a much more smoother hit & more flavor... I use it in my Kayfuns and duals in my dripper... Not sure if Ill ever go back