kanthal vs nickel

[churchieboy]

Can anyone tell me what the differences are between using these 2 wires. Thanks

 

[Firestorm]

People use two types of resistance wire: Kanthal and Nichrome. Although nickel used to be primarily used as non-resistance wire (welded or attached to resistance wire for some atomizers) it is now used with temperature controlled devices like those that use Evolv's DNA40 chip.

 

[churchieboy]

So does nichrome work the same as kanthal, or are there substantial differences between the two?

 

[msmith4512]

There's Kanthal, Nichrome, and NI200 nickel wire. Kanthal and Nichrome are fairly similar, but Nichrome is is lower resistance (20-40% less) so it heats up faster and burns hotter than a similar Kanthal build - e.g. with similar gauge and wraps. But I've read that some people think Nichrome doesn't last as long and is more expensive than Kanthal. Kanthal seems to be the most popular wire used today.

NI200 is much lower resistance than both Kanthal and Nichrome and is much softer. NI200 is required for temperature control functionality on devices like the DNA40.

I use Kanthal for most of my RDAs and NI200 on a few RDAs that I like to use on my DNA40. I'm actually starting to prefer NI200 because it's so easy to wrap.

 

[edyle]

Can anyone tell me what the differences are between using these 2 wires. Thanks

kanthal is resistance wire

nickel is a conductor.

 

[edyle]

So does nichrome work the same as kanthal, or are there substantial differences between the two?

kanthal seems to be the more popular for vaping between the two.

 

[churchieboy]

I don't mean to sound stupid, but what is temperature control functionality? I'm fairly new to all of this and I'm trying to learn as much as I can about it.
Also can NI200 be used on all rba's?

 

[edyle]

I don't mean to sound stupid, but what is temperature control functionality? I'm fairly new to all of this and I'm trying to learn as much as I can about it.
Also can NI200 be used on all rba's?

Temperature control is a recent development; the dna40 chip uses temperature control provided you use NI200 wire.

Yes NI200 can be used on all rba's but it is for use with a temperature controlled regulated power source such as the dna40 or the yihi version.

 

[churchieboy]

So does that mean that you can set the temp you vape at opposed to the watt/volt?

 

[churchieboy]

Are there any benefits to using NI200 in a mod that doesn't utilize temperature control?

 

[edyle]

So does that mean that you can set the temp you vape at opposed to the watt/volt?

That's the idea.

 

[edyle]

Are there any benefits to using NI200 in a mod that doesn't utilize temperature control?

No.

There

Is

Not.

 

[churchieboy]

Thanks for all the info fellas, it's much appreciated.