Hello Everyone,
First post here. I've found an old phoenix rebuildable atomizer clone and would like to try my hand at wrapping my own coil and using cotton for the first time. If all goes well, I plan to pick up one of the newer ones and go to town. A few preliminary questions though:
Firstly, I understand that the larger the wire, the less resistance, so it seems that if I'd like to have a low resistance build --not sub-ohm, mind you; I'll be sticking between 1 and 1.8 ohms-- I'd need a thicker gauge wire. I know also that the fewer wraps, the lower the resistance, which makes sense. So, with 28 gauge kanthal, what's a ballpark re the number of wraps to achieve a 1-1.2 ohm resistance?
Also, what else is kanthal wire used for other than vaping? I'm just curious as to whether or not I'd be able to find it locally at a brick and mortar hardware or electronics store.
Lastly, does anyone have any experience using cotton in a phoenix rba? No reason I can't do that, right?
Thanks in advance.
First post here. I've found an old phoenix rebuildable atomizer clone and would like to try my hand at wrapping my own coil and using cotton for the first time. If all goes well, I plan to pick up one of the newer ones and go to town. A few preliminary questions though:
Firstly, I understand that the larger the wire, the less resistance, so it seems that if I'd like to have a low resistance build --not sub-ohm, mind you; I'll be sticking between 1 and 1.8 ohms-- I'd need a thicker gauge wire. I know also that the fewer wraps, the lower the resistance, which makes sense. So, with 28 gauge kanthal, what's a ballpark re the number of wraps to achieve a 1-1.2 ohm resistance?
Also, what else is kanthal wire used for other than vaping? I'm just curious as to whether or not I'd be able to find it locally at a brick and mortar hardware or electronics store.
Lastly, does anyone have any experience using cotton in a phoenix rba? No reason I can't do that, right?
Thanks in advance.
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