Re Microcoil.
Just comments on some small points that have been discussed. First the microcoil as created by superx is about diameter. He never mentioned anything about touching coils or contact coils or whatever. That came after. So he created the microcoil saying a microcoil is a coil with diameter between 1.4mm to 1.65mm (0.055 to 1/16). What he noticed is that diameter gave him better flavor for a given resistance. He was using a Reo and aiming at 1.3 ohms. With this low of a diameter it gave him many wraps and that is why he got the flavor. The microcoil was born.
Now the contact coil or touching wraps is nothing but a BYPRODUCT of the micro coil as created. It is because we have now many wraps that the space was becoming to small for gaps between wraps. Now when people started realizing that touching wraps does indeed work and does not short out, they were able to have more surface area by making sure the coil is all stuffed together. This allowed also to have a better concentration of airflow on the coil and more consistent glowing of the coil and therefore less energy loss. The more energy you spare = better efficiency = better performance at a certain power level.
Best microcoils are contact microcoils in my opinion but that doesn't mean that gaps are bad. When we used to use gaps we were used to high gauge wires which unfortunately have a high concentration of heat in the middle. This lead to caramelization and gunk. If you recall well in the history of vaping, low gauge wires (< 32) started with gennies, then when we moved to cotton, we started doing micro coils on drippers using these contact coils. So really we didn't give NON-contact coils a chance with low gauge wires and cotton (rayon is best).
@TheKiwi just a comment regarding contact coil not allowing vapor but on the edges, don't forget that wires, especially thick ones ( < 28) are wickers as well. You will see vapor coming off the wire directly, And the wire will keep on wicking from the cotton wick itself. And IMO this is why lower gauge wires give better flavors, because you get a big amount of vapor from a wire which is metal which reminds us of the flavor from gennies.
Cheers guys!
Just comments on some small points that have been discussed. First the microcoil as created by superx is about diameter. He never mentioned anything about touching coils or contact coils or whatever. That came after. So he created the microcoil saying a microcoil is a coil with diameter between 1.4mm to 1.65mm (0.055 to 1/16). What he noticed is that diameter gave him better flavor for a given resistance. He was using a Reo and aiming at 1.3 ohms. With this low of a diameter it gave him many wraps and that is why he got the flavor. The microcoil was born.
Now the contact coil or touching wraps is nothing but a BYPRODUCT of the micro coil as created. It is because we have now many wraps that the space was becoming to small for gaps between wraps. Now when people started realizing that touching wraps does indeed work and does not short out, they were able to have more surface area by making sure the coil is all stuffed together. This allowed also to have a better concentration of airflow on the coil and more consistent glowing of the coil and therefore less energy loss. The more energy you spare = better efficiency = better performance at a certain power level.
Best microcoils are contact microcoils in my opinion but that doesn't mean that gaps are bad. When we used to use gaps we were used to high gauge wires which unfortunately have a high concentration of heat in the middle. This lead to caramelization and gunk. If you recall well in the history of vaping, low gauge wires (< 32) started with gennies, then when we moved to cotton, we started doing micro coils on drippers using these contact coils. So really we didn't give NON-contact coils a chance with low gauge wires and cotton (rayon is best).
@TheKiwi just a comment regarding contact coil not allowing vapor but on the edges, don't forget that wires, especially thick ones ( < 28) are wickers as well. You will see vapor coming off the wire directly, And the wire will keep on wicking from the cotton wick itself. And IMO this is why lower gauge wires give better flavors, because you get a big amount of vapor from a wire which is metal which reminds us of the flavor from gennies.
Cheers guys!
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