Need help getting lower ohms.

[Ov3rDoSe]

32 gauge (smaller wire) will make it easier to get lower ohms. 28ga is larger wire and will need to be longer than 32ga. It's not exactly accurate because some wire is broken off after installation and you have to account for that.

I'm not sure if you just worded it wrong, but what you have written is wrong. Thicker wire (the lower the gauge number) always has less resistance for a given length than thinner. Kidney puncher actually has a handy chart of the approximate resistance per foot of all their gauges of kanthal.

I would say its much simpler to just record what gauge of kanthal you used, how many wraps, and what size object you wrapped on. Measuring the resistance of each strand before wrapping is redundant and fiddly. And like you said, its a ballpark figure anyway because of the wire lost on leads.



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[jbish86]

How's the temp of the mod? .6 was hot for you. How's .3 working out?

I don't know what was going on with the .6 but so far .3 chucks the vapor and doesn't get anywhere near as hot.

 

[Equilibrium]

Awesome!

 

[Kracker]

The Trident does get pretty hot, definitely if you're vaping pretty hard on it. For me after chain vaping I have to take longer and longer hits to get the same feel. When I'm running a lower ohm I can get away with quicker pulls. My Omega & Tohb clones hardly heat up at all.

 

[jbish86]

The Trident does get pretty hot, definitely if you're vaping pretty hard on it. For me after chain vaping I have to take longer and longer hits to get the same feel. When I'm running a lower ohm I can get away with quicker pulls. My Omega & Tohb clones hardly heat up at all.

Just ordered an authentic TOBH Atty. Can't wait to get it. Only had trident clone for 2 weeks and it's pissin' me off. Ground posts turn, center pin screw threads are already stripped and 510 pin insulator is loose. It's too much of a hassle to build on this thing and the Atty solves all if these problems.

 

[DaveP]

I'm not sure if you just worded it wrong, but what you have written is wrong. Thicker wire (the lower the gauge number) always has less resistance for a given length than thinner. Kidney puncher actually has a handy chart of the approximate resistance per foot of all their gauges of kanthal.

I would say its much simpler to just record what gauge of kanthal you used, how many wraps, and what size object you wrapped on. Measuring the resistance of each strand before wrapping is redundant and fiddly. And like you said, its a ballpark figure anyway because of the wire lost on leads.



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Yep, higher ohms for a given length with smaller wire. Good catch!

 

[Dj tank]

I'm using the same guage with 10 wraps on a 2mm drill bit which is coming out at 0.8 and settles at 0.9. This seems to work really well heats quick, plenty of coverage providing heaps of vapor and a nice throat hit. Do you mind me asking why you want I go lower?


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Agree... I've run a .3 and a .8/9 - I couldn't really tell a difference on a single coil. Now a dual coil maybe more vapor

 

[WattWick]

Not trying to be an assclown... really!

But! Why "Help getting lower ohms"? What do you want this build to accomplish? One can drop ones ohms to ridiculously low levels by using ridiculous amounts of very thick wire which takes impractical amounts of power/time to heat up. My point is not to diss low resistance builds. My point is: there may be other ways of getting what you want.

Even tho you may get a quick heat-up of thick wire by applying tons of power, such a coil will not reach it's full heating potential just after a few seconds of current running through it. Point being; it may be overkill and on the wasteful side. Finding the happy medium may be a better way to accomplish what you want; a coil that produce your desired amount of vapor in your desired amount of time. At one point, you'll be battling (very) diminishing returns; considering the amount of metal that needs to be heated, and the increased voltage drop both from battery and the rest of the circuit.

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...-not-matter-its-all-about-wire-temp-read.html