Hotwires - BOOM - Nuke ____ Anyone else heard of these before?

[TheReign]

Been doing some research on wires similar to kanthal and nichrome and came across this Hotwires brand. Apparently it's better than kanthal/nichrome, Heats up faster but seems to provide a better vape? This guy Chad has a instagram if anyone is using that besides the younger generation and I. Pretty sure he has a face book as well, Curious to try and order some and test out the differences between The three. I have kanthal, Nichrome is coming in the mail soon so eh, Why not

Anyone else come across this before?

 

[bsidb]

do you have a link?

 

[TheReign]

bumpity bump


There isn't really any links i've found giving a real description of what it is..

 

[Muggs]

You want to look up Hotwires by Chadster. I don't know if the BOOM wire has come out yet. There is a BEAST MODE version as well. Look him up Hotwires_Chadster on social media.

http://www.ultravaping.com/product-p/h-ac-hotwires.htm

Hotwires 26 Gauge Beast Mode by Chadster - Puff Puff Vape

 

[TheReign]

Thanks a bunch!

 

[ScottP]

I am pretty sure that Hotwires is just Kanthal or NiChrome renamed and packaged with silica wick.

 

[Jonathan Rizo]

I've used the Beast Mode Hot wires and I do enjoy them... not sure just because it's 26g kanthal but I do like it better than the regular ole stuff. I have heard of the boom but just not sure if it's released yet.

 

[TheReign]

I am pretty sure that Hotwires is just Kanthal or NiChrome renamed and packaged with silica wick.

I've been wondering the same thing as well. Im getting some nichrome in the mail soon so Lets hope I don't need to buy them to find out Scott!

I don't see how that could be better than Kanthal or Nichrome? Is there any others out there thats safe to use?

 

[UncleChuck]

There is Rene 41 wire. It's nickle based like Nichrome, which can cause some allergic reactions in some people. Usually a tickling or uncomfortable sensation in the back of the throat. It's also very tough and springy, so it's more difficult to work with. I prefer Kanthal.

I'd be really surprised if that hotwires stuff was anything other than regular old Kanthal. There are different grades of Kanthal, A-1 seems to be used most commonly, and really should be the best for vaping. Hotwires might be a different grade or something, but if so that probably isn't a good thing.

I wouldn't waste the money on "name-brand" wire, unless you like paying a bunch more for a dude to slap a label on a spool

 

[Jimi D.]

I got some 1 mm X .05 mm ribbon kanthal, from The Vape Mesh Co. This wire is awesome.

 

[Subdivisions]

I am pretty sure that Hotwires is just Kanthal or NiChrome renamed and packaged with silica wick.

Exactly. It's a marketing ploy and mainly turns out to be a placebo effect. Kind of like monster wire for stereo speakers. That might not be a good comparison since monster wire provided a wire made of many more small strands for surface area which is at least something different. A re-named kanthal is just that - kanthal with higher price because of branding. Go to amazon and get 100' for $5 and don't fall for the hype

 

[pmcode]

Kind of like monster wire for stereo speakers. That might not be a good comparison since monster wire provided a wire made of many more small strands for surface area which is at least something different.

That is actually a perfect comparison, since somebody once swapped monster cables for COAT HANGERS, and none of the "audiophiles" present could tell the damn difference.
http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/audiophiles-cant-tell-the-difference-between-monster-cable-and/

 

[supertrunker]

Rene 41 wire is harder than the devil's head and you really do need a coil jig, pliers and a blowtorch to work it. But it lasts ages. I have a coil in my RBA that has been rewicked 6 times, once a week and i know of people using it for a lot longer.

It's original use is hot-wire cutting and welding titanium i think.

If you try to just bend it like a normal kanthal coil, then your fingers will bleed a lot! Which is why if i cannot be bothered to make an R41 coil then i will likely as not use 24 or 26g kanthal.

It's worth pointing out that the resistance differences mean that 28g nichrome is like using 27g kanthal. I have only found R41 in 27g.

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[Subdivisions]

That is actually a perfect comparison, since somebody once swapped monster cables for COAT HANGERS, and none of the "audiophiles" present could tell the damn difference.
http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/audiophiles-cant-tell-the-difference-between-monster-cable-and/

LOL. I'm aware of these blind tests. It's freaking wire, as long as it can handle the current flow it is perfectly adequate to do the job. The speaker itself is where the sound difference comes from (mainly in the drivers and the crossover design). I've always described vaping equipment like a stereo. The battery is the amp and the tank is the speaker. The coil in the speaker is made of copper wire as the coil in the atomizer is made of kanthal. The real difference in quality is the way it's designed. The wire in the speaker and the tank device don't dictate the performance of said devices. It's the design around it that makes the real difference

 

[Dj Xy]

I'm not a fan of mystery wire, which is why I get my wire from the source Resistance Wire
I wouldn't be surprised to find that some of these name brands are from them, I know Vapowire is made by them.

 

[Miira]

I'd prefer to know the alloy before inhaling vapors from it. I hope they wouldn't potentially kill their customers, but still. That's need to know information.

 

[Nataani]

I have some of the beast mode hot wires. It is definitely different to Nichrome 26awg or Kanthal A-1 26 AWG.

The wire heats up ridiculously fast, and has a slightly lower resistance than normal Kanthal.

The wire doesn't seem to have any of the downsides that normal fast heat-up builds do. Probably because most of those builds are with very thin wire, and this is.. well.. not thin wire.

I remember reading somewhere that the mysterious chadster makes the wire himself. I am waiting anxiously for the release of boom wires.

 

[TheReign]

See thats what I wanted to hear Lol, Have you tried using other wires in a similar build to compare? Not sure what the difference could be but if it's enough it's worth trying.

 

[Nataani]

See thats what I wanted to hear Lol, Have you tried using other wires in a similar build to compare? Not sure what the difference could be but if it's enough it's worth trying.

That was the first thing I did hehe. Back to back exact same builds, first with kanthal then with hotwire. The hotwire build was noticeably superior, but for the price of 15 foot of hotwire you can get over 200 feet of kanthal... so... yeah.

 

[Jonathan Rizo]

I've used the hotwires before and they are good no doubt, however I'd rather build coils more often and get slightly less out of them than to spend a significant amount more for something that doesn't just blow everything else out of the water. It can't be something that can just be sourced by him, it has to be a variant of things that some of us have probably already tried.