Hotwires - BOOM - Nuke ____ Anyone else heard of these before?
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Wires do matter in some situations, passive instrument pickups for example are hugely affected by the wire. But indeed anything high voltage or digital just wont give a crap about what medium it travels through.
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I have used the beast mod wires before. I honestly do not like them. The performances drops off significantly after a few days and the coils develop a "rust". I'd post pictures but I refuse to build with these wires anymore. It definitely behaves different than standard wire though, that is for sure. I built micros with it and if you pulse the coils for too long the wire literally melts. It is definitely not standard kanthal or nichrome. Another reason why I refuse to use it anymore! Still not entirely sure what it's made from.
I created this account just to post in this thread. Most of you guys have no idea what you're talking about when you say it's just repackaged Kanthal. My local vape shops- First City Vape in Marina California- is connected to a heated plumping manufacturing business. They make their own kanthal and have expensive machines that analyze what's inside wire. The difference between regular kanthal and Hotwire is there's more copper in Hotwire. The copper causes it to heat up faster than regular kanthal and has a lower resistance. I build the same coil every time. Regular kanthal would be around .2ohms on my regular build, but Hotwire is around .13ohms. I can tell a big difference between the to and would rather use Hotwires any day compared to Kanthal. The copper can be dangerous is there's to much, but hotwires is safe and there's really nothing to worry about. So no hotwires isn't just regular kanthal repackaged. Before you spread stupid rumors where you know tons of people are going to see it and it's going to hurt a business because of your lousy idea, please do your research.
Well now they will definitely go in the trash! I'd like to avoid copper inhalation....
Well there's definitely a few things to consider, the copper only being one of them. However, when you create an account just to post something about a certain product and either never had an account before, or just don't want to use the already existing one that you have, it certainly raises questions. I've used them before, but at the cost I'll continue to order from TEMco and use the kanthal from them as it's been proven to work and we know it's qualities. To use a product and not know what's in it, well I just think it's irresponsible honestly. To each their own, but I wont pay the $$$ for the boom wires, I'll stick with what we know. Just my $0.02
I definitely fell for the hype when I first saw them. Bigger clouds with special wire! After some time I went to dry burn and noticed a massive amount of oxidation and "crusties" on the coils and it was even breaking off and I could see it in my juiced up cotton. I immediately pulled out the build and it went in the trash. I haven't used them since.
I was hoping this thread would shine some light on the content of the wire and now that someone has I will never use them again. If there is a difference or not, after purchasing 15 feet of wire and silica for $25 you feel pretty dumb. I could have bought 5 Spools from TEMco....
I was hoping this thread would shine some light on the content of the wire and now that someone has I will never use them again. If there is a difference or not, after purchasing 15 feet of wire and silica for $25 you feel pretty dumb. I could have bought 5 Spools from TEMco....
Agreed, I'll just continue buying from what we know and just adjust the build so I reach the ohms I desire. Works just fine for me
I have an account of calivapers, but have never had one on this forum. When I saw this post I decided to create an account to set the record straight. I am in no way affiliated with hotwires nor do I live in SoCal where Chad lives. I simply know more than the average person about this wire because of my friend and his shop. Chad doesn't release the information on his wire because he doesn't want his competitors to copy his and he just wants to keep it a secret. Sandvik makes wire for him in Sweden. I'm not sure if you can buy the exact same wire on their website, maybe they make it just for him who knows. If I use the same build with hotwires for a while you will start to notice is rusting a little bit after dry burning. If you maintain the coils just like regular kanthal it will last longer. I've been using hotwire for over a month now and haven't noticed any side affects from it. Hotwire isn't your regular coil builders wire, it's for people who are really into cloud chasing and want the best of the best. It's not for everyone, but just because you think it's expensive doesn't mean it's a bad thing or a rip off. Just my opinion.
Like you said it's just your opinion. However, just like everything else on the market, when things are kept a secret like that usually in the long run it doesn't end well. People would much rather know what is in the product that they're getting vs some "proprietary blend" of sorts especially when it comes to health or safety. Think of it like this, in the supplement world it's well known and documented what works and what doesn't, so what's the big secret behind putting "proprietary blend" on anything and not listing what's really there? Well for the most part it's a way to hide how much of what is actually there. Again, it's just MY $0.02, if you're into it then by all means purchase it and support chadster. I however will continue buying wire from TEMco at a much cheaper price for more product as I've never had a problem "chasing clouds" with that wire.
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And a fine "welcome to the forum" to you sir. People are usually more receptive to information if you don't call them stupid while sharing it. Just MY .02
Which is why those of us who attempted to "do our research" didn't get very far. I tried; I know others who tried. A fool's errand, apparently. In the absence of information, people speculate. Not everybody knows a guy who knows a guy in the heating and plumbing business.
He doesn't have to tell people the secret formula meaning quantities and percentages. He should not hide the ingredients though. For all we know he is using uranium in it...ok probably not..but we have no idea as to safety. Also since you say this wire can rust I would NEVER use it. So thanks for that tip.
By the way, telling people to research what kind of wire it is, when you claim to know that the information is not published anywhere is pretty much the epitome of stupid.
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