IGO-W dual coil setup on a Provari?

[danfinger]

Closest I've gotten is .9Ohm which isn't great on the provari. Sometimes it'll fire at 2.9 volts, sometimes it won't. I'm using 28 gauge dual twisted kanthal on a 3mm drill bit, 12 wraps.

I've tried doing a few more wraps but it just won't fit into the IGO, just gets too wide, even after heating squeezing ala ripTrippers. Should I just give up on the IGO-W/Provari combo? How can I dual coil on this setup? Would love to get 1.5Ohm, just can't seem to find the right combo for wire and wraps.
thanks.

 

[vampyrex13]

Try 30 or even 32 gauge around a 1/16" drill bit if you want to go dual coil.

 

[Cullin Kin]

You could go with a higher gauge (skinnier wire). I would think that the twisted kanthal simulates a lower gauge and may be lowering your resistance. Could be wrong though.

 

[mingot]

You could go with a higher gauge (skinnier wire). I would think that the twisted kanthal simulates a lower gauge and may be lowering your resistance. Could be wrong though.

You are correct. Twisting drops the resistance big time.

I managed a dual coil on an igo-w using 30ga and if I remember right it was 6 wraps and 1.2 ohms. Also on a provari. Took too long for all of that metal to heat up, though, so I scrapped the build.

 

[player one]

I had a build on my trident rda for my provari. I believe it was 14wraps of 30ga on a 1/16 bit metering at 1.4Ω.

 

[danfinger]

ah- I see now. I haven't researched enough- figured more wire would give higher resistance. One very good reason I haven't gone to a mech mod. thanks folks!

 

[Cullin Kin]

Yes, do your research! It is unequivacably important!

 

[vapdivrr]

Like others have mentioned, you need to use much thinner wire then what your attempting because of the power limit of the provari. I think 32g would be best because your overall resistance should be about 1.4 ohms. This means each coil needs to be at a resistance of about 2.7 to 2.8 ohms. Coil diameter between 1.6 to 1.8mm. If you end up with a total resistance of below 1.3 ohms, you won't be able to use the max 15 watts that the provari offers. Example, a 1 ohm coil will only fire at 3.5v on the provari, this gives you about 12 watts. A lower resistance coil is even lower, but at 1.3ish, you can get about the max from the provari. With all this factored in, the provari doesn't really shine with dual coils

 

[mingot]

ah- I see now. I haven't researched enough- figured more wire would give higher resistance. One very good reason I haven't gone to a mech mod. thanks folks!

More wire does does give higher resistance if you are talking about length. More wraps = more resistance. But having thicker wire means less resistance. Think of it like a pipe. Easier to push through a bigger pipe (lower resistance) and harder to push through a smaller pipe (higher resistance).