Micro coils and ohms description

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CATastrophe

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Wire Type & Gauge: 32g Kanthal
Coil size (what you wrap it on): my trusty paperclip leg
Number of coils: 14 or 15?
Measured Ohms of coil: 3.8

This is for my VVGrand using a RM2. I vaped it for a while then thought I should take a pic, too. The cotton on the right is covering the leg of the coil. Also the pic doesn't show, but it's sitting a bit higher than the lip of the atty base.

This is the highest ohm I've wrapped for my VV and I love this particular coil. Great flavor, plumes of vapor, just perfect.


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Wire Type & Gauge: 32g Kanthal
Coil size (what you wrap it on): my trusty paperclip leg
Number of coils: 14 or 15?
Measured Ohms of coil: 3.8

Nice! I've never made above a 2.5Ω for the VVG. Vaped that at about 5v. Are you cranking the voltage all the way up on that coil?

This is for my VVGrand using a RM2. I vaped it for a while then thought I should take a pic, too. The cotton on the right is covering the leg of the coil. Also the pic doesn't show, but it's sitting a bit higher than the lip of the atty base.

This is the highest ohm I've wrapped for my VV and I love this particular coil. Great flavor, plumes of vapor, just perfect.


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Nice! I've never made above a 2.5Ω for the VVG. Vaped that at about 5v. Are you cranking the voltage all the way up on that coil?
 

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hey awkward. I usually use 26G Nicrhome and get .8Ω with 12 wraps around a 1/16" bit... Weird that youre only getting .5Ω

It has to be higher than .5Ω. For how long it takes to heat up, and the sheer size of it, I would guess it is actually around 1-1.2Ω. The only other thing I can think of is the fact that it is very close to the posts so it doesn't have long legs like my 10-12 wrap coils do. Either way, it is working alright but tonight after my date night with the wifey, I am going to re-do it. Maybe try one of those fancy Pdib dual coils with my 28 gauge Kanthal.
 

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Nice! I've never made above a 2.5Ω for the VVG. Vaped that at about 5v. Are you cranking the voltage all the way up on that coil?

I prefer a fairly cool vape, and I'm dialing in for flavor, obviously. But the dial is middle-ish. I have some fruity coconut stuff in it right now. I tried it all the way up and didn't care for how it changed the flavor.
 

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What we have so far:

26 Gauge


Wire Type & Gauge: 26g Kanthal A-1
Coil size (what you wrap it on):1/16 drill bit
Number of Coils: 11
Measured Ohms of coil: ~.75ohm

26 ga. Kanthal A-1
8 wraps
14 ga. needle,
Ohms .9

wire: 26g Nichrome (= 25g Kanthal)
size (ID): 1/16" drill bit
# wraps: 8
resistance: 0.5Ω

wire/ 26g kanthal
coil size/ 16g blunt tip needle
wraps/ 8
Ω/ .6ish

Kanthal A1 26 awg
Wraped on .055" music wire
8 coils @ .7Ω

wire: 26 gauge Nichrome
size (ID): 1/16" Drill Bit
# wraps: 12
resistance: 0.9 ohms

26 AWG Nichrome 60
8/7 wraps touching
1/16 drill bit (micro coil)
0.5 Ω

26 AWG Nichrome 60
7/6 wraps touching
16 gauge blunt needle*
0.9Ω

26 ga. Kanthal A-1
8 wraps
14 ga. needle,
Ohms .9

27 Guage

wire: 27ga Kanthal A1
size (ID): 17ga blunt tip luer lock needle
# wraps: 14
resistance: 1.26 ohms

28 Gauge

Wire Type & Gauge: 28g Kanthal
Coil size (what you wrap it on):toothpick
Number of Coils:10
Measured Ohms of coil: 1.4

Wire Type & Gauge: 28g Kanthal
Coil size (what you wrap it on): 1/16 drill bit
Number of Coils:9
Measured Ohms of coil: 1.4

Wire Type & Gauge: 28g Kanthal A-1
Coil size (what you wrap it on): 2mm diameter screwdriver
Number of Coils: 9
Measured Ohms of coil: 1.2 ohm

Wire Type & Gauge: 28g Kanthal A-1
Coil size (what you wrap it on): 2mm diameter screwdriver
Number of Coils: 6
Measured Ohms of coil: .9 ohm

WIRE: 28g Kanthal
ID: 1/16"
WRAPS: 7/8 x 2
RES: 0.5Ω
. . . (1Ω/ea)

wire: 28g Kanthal A1
size (ID): 1/16" drill bit
# wraps: 12
resistance: 2.1Ω

28AWG Kanthol
5/64" machined cylinder (.0005 runout, overkill)
7.5 wraps

Wire: 28swg kanthal A1
Coil Bore: 1.5mm
Number of Coils: 5 + long tails
Ohms: 0.76

Wire Type & Gauge: 28g Kanthal A-1
Coil size (what you wrap it on):16 gauge needle
Number of Coils: 7/8
Measured Ohms of coil: ~1.0ohm

Wire Type & Gauge: 28g kanthal
Coil size (what you wrap it on): 1/16" drill bit
Number of Coils: 11
Measured Ohms of coil: 1.5 ohm

Kanthal A1 28 awg
1/16 drill bit
10 wraps
1.2Ω on rm2


28 ga
8 wraps
1/16" drill bit
1.0 ohm

Kanthal A1 28 awg
Wraped on .0625" (1/16") music wire
10 coils @ 1.2Ω

28 AWG Kanthal A1
5/4 wraps
1/16 drill bit
0.9Ω

29 Gauge

WIRE: 29g Kanthal
ID: 1.5mm (.0589")
WRAPS: 7/8 x 2
RES: 0.6Ω
. . . . (1.2Ω/ea)

30 Gauge

Kanthal A1 30 awg
Wraped on .0625" (1/16") music wire
12 coils @ 2.2Ω

Kanthal A1 30 awg
Wrapped on .047" music wire
16 coils 2.6Ω ea, total 1.3Ω

Kanthal A1 30 ga
~1/16 jeweler's screwdriver
11 wraps
1.82 ohms

Wire Type & Gauge: 30g Kanthal
Coil size (what you wrap it on): a heavy paperclip leg that's about equivalent to a 16g needle
Number of Coils: 10
Measured Ohms of coil: 1.8

Wire / 30 ga kanthal
coil / size "ID" 1.96 mm "screw driver"
Wraps 7
1.6 ohm

Wire Type & Gauge:30g Kanthol
Coil size (what you wrap it on):1/16 drill bit
Number of Coils:9
Measured Ohms of coil:1.6

Wire Type & Gauge: 30ga kanthal
Coil size (what you wrap it on): Doubled-over 3mm silica
Number of Coils: 4
Measured Ohms of coil: 1ohm

30 ga Kanthal
~1/16 screwdriver
11 wraps pulled really tight while wrapping
1.78 ohms

30 AWG Kanthal A1
13/14 wraps on 1/16 drill bit
Cotton wick
2.5Ω

Wire Type & Gauge: Kanthal 30g
Coil size (what you wrap it on): Supe's 17g needle (Thanks Supe!)
Number of Coils: 10
Measured Ohms of coil: 1.9

wire: 30ga Kanthal A1
size (ID): 16ga blunt tip luer lock needle
# wraps: 12
resistance: 2.3Ω

32 Gauge

Wire Type & Gauge: 32g Kanthal A-1
Coil size (what you wrap it on):Tiny screwdriver, roughly the size of a 16 gauge needle
Number of Coils: 17
Measured Ohms of coil: ~3.0ohm

Kanthal A1 32 awg twisted 2 stands
Wrapped on 1mm Ekowool with .039" (1mm) music wire core
8 coils, 1.1Ω

Wire Type & Gauge: 32g kanthal
Coil size (what you wrap it on): 1/16" drill bit
Number of Coils: 10
Measured Ohms of coil: 2.4 ohm

Wire Type & Gauge: 32g Kanthal
Coil size (what you wrap it on): my trusty paperclip leg
Number of Coils: 14 or 15?
Measured Ohms of coil: 3.8


Wire Type & Gauge: 32 gauge twisted
Coil size (what you wrap it on): round wooden toothpick
Number of Coils: 6
Measured Ohms of coil: 1.4
 

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What we have so far:

26 Gauge


Wire Type & Gauge: 26g Kanthal A-1
Coil size (what you wrap it on):1/16 drill bit
Number of Coils: 11
Measured Ohms of coil: ~.75ohm

26 ga. Kanthal A-1
8 wraps
14 ga. needle,
Ohms .9

wire: 26g Nichrome (= 25g Kanthal)
size (ID): 1/16" drill bit
# wraps: 8
resistance: 0.5Ω

wire/ 26g kanthal
coil size/ 16g blunt tip needle
wraps/ 8
Ω/ .6ish

Kanthal A1 26 awg
Wraped on .055" music wire
8 coils @ .7Ω

wire: 26 gauge Nichrome
size (ID): 1/16" Drill Bit
# wraps: 12
resistance: 0.9 ohms

26 AWG Nichrome 60
8/7 wraps touching
1/16 drill bit (micro coil)
0.5 Ω

26 AWG Nichrome 60
7/6 wraps touching
16 gauge blunt needle*
0.9Ω

26 ga. Kanthal A-1
8 wraps
14 ga. needle,
Ohms .9

27 Guage

wire: 27ga Kanthal A1
size (ID): 17ga blunt tip luer lock needle
# wraps: 14
resistance: 1.26 ohms

28 Gauge

Wire Type & Gauge: 28g Kanthal
Coil size (what you wrap it on):toothpick
Number of Coils:10
Measured Ohms of coil: 1.4

Wire Type & Gauge: 28g Kanthal
Coil size (what you wrap it on): 1/16 drill bit
Number of Coils:9
Measured Ohms of coil: 1.4

Wire Type & Gauge: 28g Kanthal A-1
Coil size (what you wrap it on): 2mm diameter screwdriver
Number of Coils: 9
Measured Ohms of coil: 1.2 ohm

Wire Type & Gauge: 28g Kanthal A-1
Coil size (what you wrap it on): 2mm diameter screwdriver
Number of Coils: 6
Measured Ohms of coil: .9 ohm

WIRE: 28g Kanthal
ID: 1/16"
WRAPS: 7/8 x 2
RES: 0.5Ω
. . . (1Ω/ea)

wire: 28g Kanthal A1
size (ID): 1/16" drill bit
# wraps: 12
resistance: 2.1Ω

28AWG Kanthol
5/64" machined cylinder (.0005 runout, overkill)
7.5 wraps

Wire: 28swg kanthal A1
Coil Bore: 1.5mm
Number of Coils: 5 + long tails
Ohms: 0.76

Wire Type & Gauge: 28g Kanthal A-1
Coil size (what you wrap it on):16 gauge needle
Number of Coils: 7/8
Measured Ohms of coil: ~1.0ohm

Wire Type & Gauge: 28g kanthal
Coil size (what you wrap it on): 1/16" drill bit
Number of Coils: 11
Measured Ohms of coil: 1.5 ohm

Kanthal A1 28 awg
1/16 drill bit
10 wraps
1.2Ω on rm2


28 ga
8 wraps
1/16" drill bit
1.0 ohm

Kanthal A1 28 awg
Wraped on .0625" (1/16") music wire
10 coils @ 1.2Ω

28 AWG Kanthal A1
5/4 wraps
1/16 drill bit
0.9Ω

29 Gauge

WIRE: 29g Kanthal
ID: 1.5mm (.0589")
WRAPS: 7/8 x 2
RES: 0.6Ω
. . . . (1.2Ω/ea)

30 Gauge

Kanthal A1 30 awg
Wraped on .0625" (1/16") music wire
12 coils @ 2.2Ω

Kanthal A1 30 awg
Wrapped on .047" music wire
16 coils 2.6Ω ea, total 1.3Ω

Kanthal A1 30 ga
~1/16 jeweler's screwdriver
11 wraps
1.82 ohms

Wire Type & Gauge: 30g Kanthal
Coil size (what you wrap it on): a heavy paperclip leg that's about equivalent to a 16g needle
Number of Coils: 10
Measured Ohms of coil: 1.8

Wire / 30 ga kanthal
coil / size "ID" 1.96 mm "screw driver"
Wraps 7
1.6 ohm

Wire Type & Gauge:30g Kanthol
Coil size (what you wrap it on):1/16 drill bit
Number of Coils:9
Measured Ohms of coil:1.6

Wire Type & Gauge: 30ga kanthal
Coil size (what you wrap it on): Doubled-over 3mm silica
Number of Coils: 4
Measured Ohms of coil: 1ohm

30 ga Kanthal
~1/16 screwdriver
11 wraps pulled really tight while wrapping
1.78 ohms

30 AWG Kanthal A1
13/14 wraps on 1/16 drill bit
Cotton wick
2.5Ω

Wire Type & Gauge: Kanthal 30g
Coil size (what you wrap it on): Supe's 17g needle (Thanks Supe!)
Number of Coils: 10
Measured Ohms of coil: 1.9

wire: 30ga Kanthal A1
size (ID): 16ga blunt tip luer lock needle
# wraps: 12
resistance: 2.3Ω

32 Gauge

Wire Type & Gauge: 32g Kanthal A-1
Coil size (what you wrap it on):Tiny screwdriver, roughly the size of a 16 gauge needle
Number of Coils: 17
Measured Ohms of coil: ~3.0ohm

Kanthal A1 32 awg twisted 2 stands
Wrapped on 1mm Ekowool with .039" (1mm) music wire core
8 coils, 1.1Ω

Wire Type & Gauge: 32g kanthal
Coil size (what you wrap it on): 1/16" drill bit
Number of Coils: 10
Measured Ohms of coil: 2.4 ohm

Wire Type & Gauge: 32g Kanthal
Coil size (what you wrap it on): my trusty paperclip leg
Number of Coils: 14 or 15?
Measured Ohms of coil: 3.8


Wire Type & Gauge: 32 gauge twisted
Coil size (what you wrap it on): round wooden toothpick
Number of Coils: 6
Measured Ohms of coil: 1.4

This is so helpful! Is there any way it could be edited/added to the first page of this thread?

Thanks, Karen for consolidating....the thread is plenty entertaining, but quite long.
 

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Thanks for posting this for newbies just trying to get it right, ya know , with our unknowledgeable hands.:) So far so good. I can't complain and I am the one vaping it. I use the Supe X way
30 ga Kanthal wire
14 ga blunt tip or wooden toothpick
7/8 wraps
organic cotton
wish I could find meter to see but I guessing it's around 1.5- 1.7

even the Rob way worked for me several times and last a few days w/o changing
 
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This is so helpful! Is there any way it could be edited/added to the first page of this thread?

Thanks, Karen for consolidating....the thread is plenty entertaining, but quite long.

LISA!!!!!


Jen wants this on the first page! Me too.....please?



I will send her a PM!
 
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