Is 22 gauge wire the best for low ohm builds

[EIHYPI]

Yes, and no. Sure, you can build lower with 22 but even 24 is quite thick wire. I would consider SS wire instead. Any calculation that means only 3 or 3.5 theoretical wraps isn't great imo.

So you're saying that I can use stainless steel wire even without temperature control?

 

[SteveS45]

Although you can why would you want to not use SS316L in TC mode?

 

[Eskie]

So you're saying that I can use stainless steel wire even without temperature control?

Yes, SS is safe to use in either temp or watt mode.

 

[Imfallen_Angel]

There's some "obsession" to be with the hip crowd and go as low as possible, something that I will never understand considering that the lower the ohm, the larger the risk of having a bad situation. The fascination with coat hanger wire some have, has always puzzled me to be honest.

I stick to building on 26 to 30, depending on the deck, and moved away from khantal and been with NI200 and SS316L for quite a while.

There's the factor of if you're with a single or dual coil that matter also.

I can do builds that are usually 0.2 (and more than low enough) up to 0.9, in either single or dual coils, and by adjusting my wattage and TC (as I prefer it), there's not really much of a difference when you do your builds correctly.

I tend to stick to dual 26gauge SS lately and easily go with around 0.4, and it's been as good as it gets.

 

[petrotech]

So you're saying that I can use stainless steel wire even without temperature control?

Yup. SS will work in both.

The real question is, what mod are you using?

If regulated, resistance doesn't matter. Just adjust power to your preference.

If a mech, I find twisted and parallel coils to be "better" (it's all subjective anyway) than large thick coils.

Good luck.

 

[Bunnykiller]

I am using 24G kanthal and I do believe my inside diameter is 3mm (I need to get ones that say the mm but I have an idea) and I did 4 wraps and got 2.5 ohms. I know that if the inside diameter is smaller it will be a lower build. I just want to make more wraps like 9 because to coils for me come out all around better. Being that I want a lower build and I have those preferences 22G would be better for me.

24 gauge?? and youre at 4 wraps at 2.5 ohms??? recheck your numbers... 24 gauge is .172 ohms per inch... that equates to 14" of wire... 4 wraps at 1.1" dia...

 

[alexander54935]

I'm completely new to building and just build my fourth build. I used 24G Kanthal with 4 wraps dual and it read .25 ohms. I came to the realization that to get a lower ohm build my going to need 22G wire. Is this true?

Right so we really need to know what you are working with other than coil wraps to give you a more accurate coil for you to run. we understand you are looking for the best option to run a lower ohm. but sub ohm does take skill or at least experience. i personally have logged hundreds of hours in research looking over different forums or even google mid build just to make sure.
i am running a dna250 in the Triade. i am now learning TC which has blown my mind.
running a lower ohm coil will require more power so if you are not over a 75 w box running a dual .25 getting you at .13 would be under powered. danger to your batteries if your unregulated.
flavor, cloud, temp all depends on the equipment you run not just the coil.

please help us help you.
the more information the better.
mod(reg or unreg)- Brand
batteries(how many/brand/amps)-
rda or rdta-
tc or watts-
desired ohms-
number of coils

 

[Thumpszilla]

Alexander is right there is alot to subohm correctly. I use an app called vape tool and it is a great way to find where you wanna be. It even gives you a wattage range for your build. I personally use ss in wattage and love it. It heats up faster and more consistently then kanthal meaning you are less likely to get hot spots in your coil.

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[r055co]

Kanthal is for power and Stainless is for TC. I prefer to use TC Mode.

SS is perfect for power, before TC came about for SS Uwell been using SS which is what got me into SS. I'm mostly vaping Mech's these days with SS Fused Claptons and it's a wonderful Vape.

 

[r055co]

Oh I should have realized that.

So you're saying that I can use stainless steel wire even without temperature control?

SS is perfectly fine with Power Mode. I prefer it primarily due to it's flavor, the flavors are crisper and cleaner. My sweet spot is around 0.2Ω

 

[zoiDman]

I'm completely new to building and just build my fourth build. I used 24G Kanthal with 4 wraps dual and it read .25 ohms. I came to the realization that to get a lower ohm build my going to need 22G wire. Is this true?

22ga is a Very Thick Wire.

Instead of moving towards Thicker Wire, have you tried doing a build with a Thinner Wire? Perhaps 26ga?

 

[SteveS45]

I found working with the 22Ga wire to be a breeze yesterday and it was easy to work with on the big deck of the Griffin 25 Plus.

 

[vapdivrr]

I do 1 wrap with tow truck cable. Just kidding... be careful and keep with the questions , you'll be good

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[r055co]

What I don't like about thick wire like 22g is the ramp up and heat retention. I get a much more satisfying vape with higher gauge SS wire. I stick with SS Fused Claptons with core wire of 28g-30g and wrapping wire of 36g-40g

 

[zoiDman]

What I don't like about thick wire like 22g is the ramp up and heat retention. I get a much more satisfying vape with higher gauge SS wire. I stick with SS Fused Claptons with core wire of 28g-30g and wrapping wire of 36g-40g

Exactly.

I can Almost handle the Slow Ramp-Up. But the Slow Ramp-Down is rough on my cotton wicks.

 

[SteveS45]

At the moment I am messing with the Rafale X RDA and because of some of the comments I decided to use the 28Ga SS316L instead of the 22Ga. Wishing I had used the 22GA to be honest. Using TC shouldn't be hard hard on the cotton though or at least I would think.

 

[r055co]

At the moment I am messing with the Rafale X RDA and because of some of the comments I decided to use the 28Ga SS316L instead of the 22Ga. Wishing I had used the 22GA to be honest. Using TC shouldn't be hard hard on the cotton though or at least I would think.

Oh the Rafale X which has a series deck, yep you'll need to use thicker gauge then, I'd say 24g SS parallel coils though at a minimum. Even better yet pull out the Neutral post and run it as a parallel deck instead of series.

 

[r055co]

Exactly.

I can Almost handle the Slow Ramp-Up. But the Slow Ramp-Down is rough on my cotton wicks.

Yeah I went through the faze of "BIG, FAT, HUGE" wire, not much benefit but lots of heat with scotching atty's.

Multiple thinner gauge core wires is where it's at for me. Tons of flavor, performance, plumage and you're not scorching your atty.