Need some help choosing wires

[rzil]

Hi guys,

I found some available that will arrive quickly

Kanthal 32AWG , can anybody tell me what does the AWG means ?

 

[ImThatGuy]

AWG = American Wire Gauge

American Wire Gauge table and AWG Electrical Current Load Limits with skin depth frequencies and wire breaking strength

 

[Dissonance]

What are you building on, how many coils (single dual etc.), and what's your preferred ohm range?

Basically the AWG is the gauge of the wire... Higher gauge = thinner wire = more resistance/foot. Lower gauge = thicker wire = less resistance. For example, 12 wraps of dual coil 26g around a 14g blunt tip needle is ~.67Ω. 12 wraps of dual coil 32g around the same needle is ~ 2.3Ω.

Also, higher gauge (thinner) kanthal is a bit harder to work with IMO.

If you want single coils in the ~2Ω range, I'd recommend 30g.
If you want single coils in the 1.5Ω range, I'd recommend 28g.
If you want single coils in the 1Ω range, I'd recommend 26g.
If you want dual coils in the 2Ω range, I'd recommend 32g.
If you want dual coils in the 1.5Ω range, I'd recommend 30g.
If you want dual coils in the 1Ω range, I'd recommend 28g.

etc.

 

[Nat79]

AWG is a sizing designation similar to ASE vs metric. AWG is what Americans use for Wire Gauge. The important thing to remember is smaller gauge = wider wire and less resistance.

 

[rzil]

What are you building on, how many coils (single dual etc.), and what's your preferred ohm range?

Basically the AWG is the gauge of the wire... Higher gauge = thinner wire = more resistance/foot. Lower gauge = thicker wire = less resistance. For example, 12 wraps of dual coil 26g around a 14g blunt tip needle is ~.67Ω. 12 wraps of dual coil 32g around the same needle is ~ 2.3Ω.

Also, higher gauge (thinner) kanthal is a bit harder to work with IMO.

If you want single coils in the ~2Ω range, I'd recommend 30g.
If you want single coils in the 1.5Ω range, I'd recommend 28g.
If you want single coils in the 1Ω range, I'd recommend 26g.
If you want dual coils in the 2Ω range, I'd recommend 32g.
If you want dual coils in the 1.5Ω range, I'd recommend 30g.
If you want dual coils in the 1Ω range, I'd recommend 28g.

etc.

Thx , Actually I'm a RBA noob , I bought a kayfun few days ago and it should arrive in 2-3 weeks so now I'm just doing some research