Kanthal

[Vicshalls]

How many diffrent gauges do you have and what do you use them for? Like on the PT heads or kayfun or rba's. What would really be the diffrence in using diffrent sizes? Right now I have 32 gauge and so far it has been fine. About 6-7 wrapes and i get about 2.2-2.5 a little higher than i want but been fine. I am thinking of getting some 28. What would be best?

 

[glasseye]

There was a post here the other day, I can't remember who. 30 gauge kanthal, 6/7 wrap on a 1/16" bit came out to 1.6Ω-1.8Ω which is perfect for me. That will be my next wire purchase. I mainly use 28 for RBAs and have 32 and 34 but it doesn't get used much, it's just so darn thin and my eyes are old.

 

[Myrany]

I have 32 that I used to use on protank heads (I don't use or rebuild these much anymore).

I have 30 gauge which is what I use 90% of the time for my RDAs 8/9 wraps on a 32 gauge syringe needle (done micro coils style) gives me a consistent 1.7 ohm.

I have 28 gauge which I have yet to try.

 

[InTheShade]

I use 28 and 32 most of the time. I have 30 on hand too.

I use the 28ga in my RDAs. The 32ga was back when I used to re-wrap vivi nova heads.

The difference - on a 1/16 drill bit, 28 ga. 10 wraps gets me about 1.3 - 1.4 With 30ga that increases to about 1.8ohms and with 32ga. I get about 2.3ohms

For me, the best benefit of using the 28ga is I can go more wraps with a microcoil and not have too high of a resistance. I'm not interested in low ohm builds, 1.3 is seems to work out about perfect for me.

 

[Vicshalls]

Good information to have. I think i will go ahead and order some 28 this week then and give it a try. Thank you

 

[m3nace]

It's personal reference tbh. I like to be able to hit the button and vapor pours so when I do sub ohm I don't want the wire to be to fragile so I go 28g on mechanical mods but my vv Reo I use 30 Guage which gives me the effect I Want I tried 28g 1.8 coil on my vv reo and it heated way too slow for my liking

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[K_Tech]

Um, everything? I've stocked up on a lot of different kanthal, and have been doing a lot of experimenting with different gauges and coil wraps.

 

[denali_41]

i have some 26ga ribbon wire that i messed with,,it is good for sub ohm builds but almost useless for normal builds 1.8

as it takes so many wraps to get above 1.5 that it takes much longer to heat up

 

[Vicshalls]

i know i wont be doing sub ohms. one i dont have a mech and two well i just have not figured all that out yet. I dont know it this is on the topic now but i have been seeing things about diffrent kinds of wraps. Can yall name some so i can google and youtube them. Right now all i know about is micro coils but i saw someone talking about a star and dragon.?.? are those real names and if so what other ones are out there. once i get some more things to rebuild i want to look into making diffrent coils just for fun to see how they work out. I need a point of reference though.

 

[SissySpike]

I use 28 and 30 the most. I ues it in RDA, Silica attys, and Genys

 

[Criticalmass]

28, 30, and 32. I don't see a need for anything else and 32 gets used rarely.

 

[E_DeCastro]

I'm going to try twisting 4 wires of 32g kanthal just because i don't use it anymore and have a lot of it left.

 

[Jazzi Mike]

28 gauge = 5.27 ohms/foot. If you are not using micro coils, you may have some difficulty using enough wraps to get 1.2 ohms for a regulated mods. Your coil would need to be around 3+ inches.

30 gauge = 8.36 ohms/foot and 32 = 13.75 ohms/foot

There is a big difference in resistance between 32 gauge Kanthal and 28 gauge. If you want to try another gauge, you should try 30 gauge first.

 

[Snickerfritz]

I have 32 which I use to rebuild protank heads. I've been thinking about getting some 30 though to see if the coils will hold up better.

 

[skoony]

hi all.
i just ordered some 32 gauge kanthal and 2 mm wick.
what size drill bit to use for the wrap would get me between 2.2 and 2.5 ohms?
this will be my first attempt at rebuilding and i'm just doing single coil for my ce4's
and ego c upgrades.

regards
mike

 

[Vaslovik]

I've been using 28 ga. for a while now, and it gets me the .8 ohm I like on my SS wick in my RSST, but I've ordered some 26 ga. to experiment with, though I might not get it for a while, the email I got from Temco said it ships in 9 weeks (!)

I really hope it happens sooner than that!

 

[buddink]

28 and 30 is what I stick to.

 

[ions]

30g kanthal 6/7 wrap microcoil on a 1/16th drill bit gets me about 1.5/1.6 Ohm for my KFL

I tend to use 30g 80% of the time but I keep 24, 28, 32, 34 and 36 on hand since you can get 100ft of all those for less then $30

 

[Rickb119]

hi all.
i just ordered some 32 gauge kanthal and 2 mm wick.
what size drill bit to use for the wrap would get me between 2.2 and 2.5 ohms?
this will be my first attempt at rebuilding and i'm just doing single coil for my ce4's
and ego c upgrades.

regards
mike

Try a 5/64 bit with 5/4 wraps. (5 looking from the top,4 looking from the bottom). I use a large needle but measured against the 5/64 bit, it's about the same size. Mine come out to 2.0 - 2.3. If that's too low for you, check out the sewing section in wally world and get a needle just slightly larger than the 5/64 bit. You could also try adding another wrap. That would probably get you closer to the 2.5.

 

[LEDBETTER122]

When I build my Protank Mini heads, I use a 32 Guage Kanthal wire and I do 5 wraps. It just completly depends on what you prefer, to me 4 wraps at 4.2v gives to much of a burnt juice taste and 6 wraps does not fire up quick enough for my liking.

BTW I use a 2.5mm silica wick.