Parallel Build Question

[thegreatappreciator]

Hey guys, I'm interested in trying a parallel coil build and need it around 1.0 or a little bit higher. Right now Ive got a dual coil setup in a Tugboat at 1 ohms, and it vapes good but the flavor seems a little lackluster. The dual coils I'm using now are 28 kanthal with like 14 wraps. I want to get a shorter, more compact coil......what should I use. I'm still learning about wire size, wraps, and resistance so enlighten me!

 

[thegreatappreciator]

Nobody? Somebody has something to contribute surely.


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[k2zs]

Well...

Thinner wire means more resistance per inch, so to get shorter coils (less turns) you could decrease the wire thickness (increase the gauge from 28 to 30). Another option would be to increase the inner diameter of the coil. Then each turn would use a bit more wire (ohms per inch). While this method doesn't make as dramatic a difference as wire gauge, it will help as well.

Keep in mind that parallel is still going to be a longer coil. You're basically building your dual coil in one shot so given your 14 wrap dual example, a single 1 ohm, 28 ga parallel coil would be 28 wraps long (2 wires side by side at 14 wraps).

Hope that helps...

 

[AttyPops]

thinner wire = less path for electrons to flow through = more resistance = higher ohms. Simple.
Parallel paths = more paths (like a dual-lane highway rather than single lane road) = less resistance = lower ohms.

So two coils made from the same length of wire, laid side-by-side, are 1/2 the ohms of the individual coils. So you need to make two 2 ohm coils, laid side-by-side to have a 1 ohm dual (parallel) coil. Like k2zs said above. Use thinner wire if you want more compact coils.

 

[thegreatappreciator]

Very helpful guys. That's really what I was looking for.....a summarized sentence of the relation between size and wraps


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