Is Nichrome N80 to be used for wattage mode?

[emiTAtAyaDenO]

Hi, new here. I picked up some Nichrome N80 and was wondering if I can use it for wattage mode and not temp control.

 

[David Wolf]

Nichrome 80 (nickel chromium) has been used for voltage and wattage control for many years, that's what it's for. It's temperature coefficient of resistance is too low to be used alone for temperature control from what I've read. NI200 (nickel) has a much higher TCR and is used for temperature control.

 

[Letitia]

Ni80 was not designed for tc. I enjoy Ni80 with my fruit juices. Like ss coils, seems to get clearer taste. Prefer both wires over kanthal for some of my juices. I especially enjoy Ni80 fused claptons.

 

[emiTAtAyaDenO]

I was using N80 to make twisted wire builds but it seems like the wire retains it's heat longer than kanthal so I am hearing a hissing sound come after each puff. When I use kanthal that doesn't happen.

 

[Letitia]

I've never used Ni80 twisted & buy prebuilt claptons. I don't get any hissing with simple builds or pre made. Maybe opening up air flow would help or smaller diameter coils.

 

[IMFire3605]

Hi, new here. I picked up some Nichrome N80 and was wondering if I can use it for wattage mode and not temp control.

NiChrome (NiChr) 60 and 80 are mainly used in standard vaping principly (voltage or wattage modes), though Kanger tried playing with NiChr TC before the Aug 8 deeming FDA regs like Ijoy tried doing with Kanthal a couple years ago, both wire types the TCR coefficients are just to hard to do accurately enough, though the Kanger NIChr TC works on my KBox 200watt, about the only real benefit it gives me is lower chance of scorching cotton than anything else. NiChr and Kanthal as far as I know are almost identical (amounts of nickel and chromium) in their chemestry, Kanthal has other elements in it like iron, aluminum and ceramics over and above what NiChrome has. This makes NiChrome softer, has a lower melting point under what Kanthal can withstand, to me NiChr has a cleaner taste over Kanthal, it fires up quicker due to its less resistance, but it does, especially thicker gauges of it, retain heat longer, on a mech this is great as it takes less voltage ramp up to reheat over and over, a lot of mech competitive cloud blowers moved to it for its lower resistance, quick ramp and maintaining heat longer.

 

[sonicbomb]

yes

 

[BrotherBob]

Hi, new here. I picked up some Nichrome N80 and was wondering if I can use it for wattage mode and not temp control.

Welcome and glad you joined. Good question, there's lots of hard science behind resistance wire characteristics. Might be worth a google.
Might like to read:
Temp Controlled Vaping Rocks

 

[emiTAtAyaDenO]

Welcome and glad you joined. Good question, there's lots of hard science behind resistance wire characteristics. Might be worth a google.
Might like to read:
Temp Controlled Vaping Rocks

Thank you very much. I sure will check that out.