Help Please

[Jerri Dowling]

My husband recently come in to a deal on RoHs Kanthal and has over 1100 feet of it, and dosent like the way it tastes, versus our normal Kanthal from temco i was wondering if theres any difference between the 2 brands if so what would they be, and has anyone heard of this type of wire, and what are your opinions of it? would u use it or stay with what you know with the temco wire !!!!! please and thank you your advise is greatly appreciated

 

[mmsjs5]

If I didn't like the taste, I wouldn't use it. Other than that, I know nothing more about wire than you do. I did find discussions on funny/weird/bad tasting wire though....

Temco "annealed" wire is funny tasting

USA vs China Kanthal

Is all kanthal made the same?

 

[sonicbomb]

It's a shame you bought so much of it eh?

 

[TheRussianVaper]

Some wires come with some kind of oil on it. Take a wet towel and wipe the wire you are about to use for coil, after building a coil make sure to dry burn it (heat up the coil without wick until it glows) dry fire it a few times to burn off any possible substances that are on the wire. Hope this helps.

 

[zoiDman]

My husband recently come in to a deal on RoHs Kanthal and has over 1100 feet of it, and dosent like the way it tastes, versus our normal Kanthal from temco i was wondering if theres any difference between the 2 brands if so what would they be, and has anyone heard of this type of wire, and what are your opinions of it? would u use it or stay with what you know with the temco wire !!!!! please and thank you your advise is greatly appreciated

Kanthal is a Trademark for a Family of Metal Alloys. And there can be Subtle Differences between Specific Alloys. Most Vaper's use Kanthal A1. But there are Other "Kanthals" available.

Here's a Cross-Reference Table showing Different Alloys and there common Names.

Alloy Cross Reference | Coil elements, resistance wire, kilns, foam cutting | Resistance Wire | A Division of Hyndman

The Most Likely Culprit to a Bad Taste is what TheRussianVaper mentioned. Residual Oil(s) on the Wire from Manufacturing/Spooling.

I would Try giving a Piece of the Wire a Quick Wipe with a paper towel that has a Drops of Rubbing Alcohol on it. Followed by a Wipe with a Moist paper Towel.

If the coil Still has a Bad Taste after you do your Normal Dry Burn/Wick, there might be a Problem with that Particular Wire Alloy.