gg newbie looking for pointers from the vets
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32 gauge is best for low Ohm coils
34 gauge would be better for you than 32 gauge since you are looking for 2.5 to 3
36 gauge is perfect for 3 Ohm and up
Obviously these are just personal observations, and so personal taste is involved. A smaller diameter wire is going to give you a "warmer" vape at the same Ohm range, and heat up faster than a thicker wire. The catch is, you can't make 1.5 Ohm coils with 36 gauge. it will get so hot it pops at the connection to the NR wire
Not that I would know from experience 
34 gauge would be better for you than 32 gauge since you are looking for 2.5 to 3
36 gauge is perfect for 3 Ohm and up
Obviously these are just personal observations, and so personal taste is involved. A smaller diameter wire is going to give you a "warmer" vape at the same Ohm range, and heat up faster than a thicker wire. The catch is, you can't make 1.5 Ohm coils with 36 gauge. it will get so hot it pops at the connection to the NR wire
Not that I would know from experience
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well as of now iv got 25 feet of 30g sterling silver in both hh and ds to play with and got a few emails out to a few company's to get some kanthal a1 in all three gauges to just try out different things. what are some wick options. i have no way to put any in a kiln but i can get a pocket torch. with me so new to gg and even newer to the rebuildables id like to play some and have every thing here when i want to play
I thnk your wick choices are going to depend on how much modification and or tinkering you want to do.
Nextel is great but only available in the us. It will also require you to either modify the ceramic or pull apart the wick and use it's strands since it won't fit in the channels stock.
I am thinking ss mesh could be used also but you would have to be careful the adjustment ring doesn't scrape off the carbonization. Maybe lay a couple strands of the e2 wick over the mesh on the sides to protect it.
And the last option would be to wait till cog has more stock wick in stock and pick some up. This will require the least modification but requires patience.
Nextel is great but only available in the us. It will also require you to either modify the ceramic or pull apart the wick and use it's strands since it won't fit in the channels stock.
I am thinking ss mesh could be used also but you would have to be careful the adjustment ring doesn't scrape off the carbonization. Maybe lay a couple strands of the e2 wick over the mesh on the sides to protect it.
And the last option would be to wait till cog has more stock wick in stock and pick some up. This will require the least modification but requires patience.
This is what Imeo said about Iatty::
Guys, the thickness of the wire plays as big role as watts do. If you put a thin 3 ohms wire (0,1 or 0,13mm) on a 3,7 volt device it will work. But if you do the same but with a fat wire (0,16 or 0,18) it will not work or it will work but with much less smoke or hit.
About vaping experience, dont forget the wick we use.
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Zor, if you wonder what I have thought, I have already said it on forum 2 times but noone paid real attention. So, lets say that I make a resistance at 3 ohms with a 0,13 mm wire. Another man makes a resistance at 3 ohms with a 0,25mm wire. We have both same watts, yes? The second man will be able to vape? Not at all. So watts is not what we really need, its a useless unit. Changing volts is more efficient even if it looks like the opossite is better. But changing volts we are not sure how far we have to go if we want to have the power we need to burn the liquid, because of the width of the wire. So the simple solution is something else. We have to change something else to have exactly what we want. Thats what I am making all those months. I will not say more things about it for now for obvious reasons
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Yes dspin, Imeo is right. I think the language barrier has prevented most people from understanding exactly what Imeo is getting at in those posts... the bottom line in coil making is the temperature of the resistance wire. A fat wire, won't get as hot at the same voltage/same wattage as a thinner wire.
There is a delicate balance between length/gauge/temp of coil. These three factors are all an equilibrium, and there is a "best combination" Making a coil longer (but the same Ohm) with a fatter gauge wire, does not automatically equal a "better vape". Essentially you are running a cooler coil (maybe not hot enough to vaporize our liquid) and on the absolute other side, running a super hot 1.5Ohm 36 gauge coil (for example
) isn't better either, your coil may get so hot it causes the juice to taste burnt, or pops at the NR connection. I love how Imeo finishes that last quote. GGVV is going to blow our minds!!!!!! If you've done what I think you have done Imeo, then You just blew my mind and I haven't even tried it yet!
Happy coil making! Getting the variety of kanthal A1 gauges is smart, it will give you some chance to play and find your happy medium.
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