New to me, probably not to some of you...28ga. vs 30 or 32 ga. Kanthal - A1

[Swampey65]

This post is directed more towards people like...me! People who have been using rba's for a while but maybe aren't true "officianado's" with regards to them and have not had much experience with different gauges of wire etc. I know this post will be more of a "Duh! No $h!T Sherlock" for some of you who have been at this longer than folks like me so, I apologize in advance for the redundant info.
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So, I just received my order of kanthal-A1 from Temco. Up until now, I had been using 32 ga. w/ my rba's...mainly cause that's what came with my first one. I thought it was ok as I had nothing to compare it to. Anyways, as I stated earlier I just recieved my new order and this time, I ordered 100' of the 28 ga. and 100' of 30 ga. wire.

I decided that I would go ahead and try the 28ga. first on my RSST.

WOW!!

First, it seemed much easier to get the hot-spots out; spent a LOT less time having to deal with that part!

Second, (and maybe it's just my perception) it seems to vaporize the juice much more efficiently.

Third, 28ga. being a much thicker wire; I found it much easier to handle/manipulate while making the coil.

I ended up with a 0.5 ohm coil and am getting a huge vapor plume consistently whereas the 32 ga. I started out with was sometimes hit or miss - always having to go back & adjust the coil as it seemed to move a little over time I think, due to expansion/contraction of the wire as it heated and cooled. The vapor is very thick, smooth and no metallic taste at all from hot-spots or the wire itself etc. After using this 28 ga. coil for a while, I'll try the 30 ga. and see what it's like/if I notice any big difference from the 28.

So basically in summary; I'll never use 32 ga. again.

Oh and, a tip of the hat to ........ with regards to Temco! They're good2go.

I ordered Friday the 19th and received my order yesterday, the 22nd. (2 days From Tenn. to Florida)

That's it! Just wanted to share my of happiness!

Have a great day.

 

[ClippinWings]

I only use 28.

biggest thing to me... It doesn't heat up as quick, I'm vaporizing liquid at a much lower temperature... so
I get huge plumes of cool vapor.

 

[cardenio]

yes, best regards to ........! i bought a 100' of 30ga from temco and its works way better than my previous supply of 32ga and 36ga. Obviously i can see how 28ga could be even better but for the short term 30's close enough. I definitely am not an RBA master heres my stat list,

Cobra Genesis Atomizer: Made 3 or 4 SS wick and coil setups, first two were awful despite me vaping them for a time. Third was better but on my fourth try i finally figured out the perfect measurements i needed for wick size and how to wrap a coil efficiently depending on the gauge. Definitely a good buy

AGI by Youde: I'm using as a tank dripper, basically i set it up like someone would setup a silica wick on an IGO but i leave the tank underneath with the holes open so tipping the tank upside down gets the wick wet. This device specifically has many uses i can imagine because it has two modes of use. Someone else could be using theres with a SS wick and be getting great results too. It's even just great as a dripper by itself (my first 3 setups on it didnt use the tank, i saw someone come up with that idea on ecf).

IGO-s: Very excited to try this small dripper (just bought it ) but in all honesty haven't found the time yet. Looks great i just wish it'd hold as much as the AGI but a fantastic true dripper it is