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MickeyRat

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Hi Guys, got a quick question.
Is it ok to build the coil with resistant wire only or the non-resistant part is obligatory?

Thanks!

I haven't tried it and I won't. It might be too long to get a usable resistance and if you could use it, I'm pretty sure it would fry the wick. On something like a genesis you can get away with it because the terminals are close to the where you use them on the wick. On the Penelope you go all the way to the bottom to get to the positive terminal. That's a long way when you're talking about heated resistance. You can get 30GA .999 fine silver wire relatively cheap on ebay. That will work for the NR part.
 

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I haven't tried it and I won't. It might be too long to get a usable resistance and if you could use it, I'm pretty sure it would fry the wick. On something like a genesis you can get away with it because the terminals are close to the where you use them on the wick. On the Penelope you go all the way to the bottom to get to the positive terminal. That's a long way when you're talking about heated resistance. You can get 30GA .999 fine silver wire relatively cheap on ebay. That will work for the NR part.

Thanks! What I found over here is low resistance wire (2.5 ohm / meter) - do you think it would do? As for the resistance one I would use 63 ohm / meter version (or you suggest something else?)
 
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Cyber - you can find no resistance wire in jewelry shops. Look for pure silver wire (999) 0,20 mm diameter. Maybe even the next watchmaker or jeweller can sell you some. You live in a big (and very beautiful) city. Surely you will have crafting shops.
Or get it here, if you can wait for delivery: wires.co.uk : Round Silver Wire
 

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Thanks! What I found over here is low resistance wire (2.5 ohm / meter) - do you think it would do? As for the resistance one I would use 63 ohm / meter version (or you suggest something else?)

For my resistance wire I'm using 32ga kanthal also purchased on ebay. I don't really know the resistance per meter but, 63 ohms sounds pretty low. I haven't actually measured the length but, I'm getting 2 ohms in what looks to be about 2 cm. I'm in the US so take my metric guesstimates with a grain of salt.
 

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Did you find some that fits? I would like cases for both P&P and for the ody&GGTS.
Please post some links if you have any.
There's an ECF member that suggested using a cigar case - she uses a 3-finger case for xl cigars. I can't find the thread right now, but here's a link to some cases on ebay: cigar case | eBay

I'm planning on getting a 3-finger for travel and a box for home :)
 
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