You'll be fine. I've been experimenting with a 5/64 drill bit. Doesn't appear that it would differ that much from 1/16 but percentage wise it's substantial. Seems like the 5/64 may be a bit slower to gunk up with the NETs I vape.
So, I'll make some attempt at gathering together some observations we've made, some hypotheses and some guesses. (As to why the coil is glowing from the middle.) One thing we've tried is firing a coil shape vs just a big ole "u" shape; the coil shape favors the center much more pronouncedly. This has been attributed to two things: (1) conservation of heat energy (which increases resistance and creates more heat energy, increasing resistance, etc.) as the heat given off by the coils affects the neighboring coils rather than just dissipating in the air . . .. . . . And (2) inductance (basically the formation of a magnetic field which stores energy . . . . coiled wires seem to like to do that). Another thing we noticed is that micro coils (much more coily shapes) seem to suffer from "hot-legs" less than do larger diameter / wider spaced coils. This really just goes back to the degree of coil shape present; however, it is pertinent to us RBA vapers. The other factor that folks have included is the "heat sink" factor. The posts of the atomizer are (relatively speaking) large masses of metal that can absorb a lot of heat energy from the legs of the wire. Even a wire, pulled taut between two alligator clips (delivering the electric current) will glow brightest in the middle; but the ratio of dark to glowing wire isn't as nice as when there's a tight coil in the middle. I wrote this all in one tight paragraph . . . . just to be annoying.
Inductance would have such a minor effect as to be negligible.
1) The flux density inside a solenoid is almost constant.
2) The magnetic field would be almost instantaneously raised to its steady state value since we are using DC.
I was making an attempt at collecting suppositions. (just to be clear). Not putting forth my own opinion. I am Switzerland here, up in this hizzy, my good fellows.
What is better in letting the coil be further away from the airhole? I always put mine as close as possible, assuming better vapor and flavor. More audio feedback would seem to mean more heat? And more "chaotic" vapor production? That can't be good, can it?
Ok please refresh an old feeble brain. I've always used sterile cotton gauze for my micro builds. Don't shoot me but I don't often use the same mod everyday. Sometimes my Reo's will set for a few days between use. I've never used the cotton balls or other type of wicking material. How often do you change out the wick. (And the coil I tried to make yesterday was an embarrassment. It was so bad I threw it in the trash). I always shoot for 1.4-1.8 ohms. The lowest I've ever used was 0.8 and it was to brutal a Vape for me.
Ok please refresh an old feeble brain. I've always used sterile cotton gauze for my micro builds. Don't shoot me but I don't often use the same mod everyday. Sometimes my Reo's will set for a few days between use. I've never used the cotton balls or other type of wicking material. How often do you change out the wick. (And the coil I tried to make yesterday was an embarrassment. It was so bad I threw it in the trash). I always shoot for 1.4-1.8 ohms. The lowest I've ever used was 0.8 and it was to brutal a Vape for me.
