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[drifter17x]

So I've been building my own coils for a few weeks now and decided to start using 28 gauge kanthal wire. My first coil read 0.6 ohms. I wanted to get around 0.8. Is this safe? What's the lowest you can go in a mechanical? Thank you all

 

[vapo jam]

0.6 is perfectly fine. i tend to try to stay at 0.5 or above, but i've heard of people going as low as 0.3 (although i can't say that i've tried it, or that i'd recommend it...).

EDIT: make sure the batteries you're using are safe, though, ie, aw or efest imr's, panny hybrid, etc. do NOT try this unless you know the battery is safe as well.

 

[drifter17x]

Thank you for the info. I feel better now. I'm using imr efest batteries

0.6 is perfectly fine. i tend to try to stay at 0.5 or above, but i've heard of people going as low as 0.3 (although i can't say that i've tried it, or that i'd recommend it...).

EDIT: make sure the batteries you're using are safe, though, ie, aw or efest imr's, panny hybrid, etc. do NOT try this unless you know the battery is safe as well.

 

[Ec!g]

So I've been building my own coils for a few weeks now and decided to start using 28 gauge kanthal wire. My first coil read 0.6 ohms. I wanted to get around 0.8. Is this safe? What's the lowest you can go in a mechanical? Thank you all

It is only safe if the cells used can handle the discharge rate.
Find out what the discharge rate of your cells are (AW IMR ~ 15C) and then use ohms law and find out if your set up is safe.
Don't play around, you're holding a potential pipe bomb to your lips.

 

[SissySpike]

If your going to go sub OHM I would strongly advise you to use MNKE or SONY batteries MNKE has a 20 amp limit and Sony has a 30 amp battery.
Batteries : MNKE IMR 18650
2 Sony US18650VTC3 High Drain 30A Rechargeable Li on 18650 Battery 1600mAh New | eBay
Please do some research and find out how this stuff works. You should understand what amp load your battery is rated for and how the resistance affects that.

 

[Baditude]

I don't personally approve of ultra low resistance coils, especially someone new to RBA's. I strongly recommend that you look over my article on RBA's in my blog. Click the link below my avatar to reach the blog. There is a large collection of resource materials that should be considered required reading for any new RBA user.

 

[lamarrk]

If I were you, I'd try to stay above 1.0 ohms. 28ga 5 wraps should get you in the ballpark.