Penelope Wick and NR wire... :( :(

[K3RRY]

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I picked up 34ga and 36ga.
36ga was perfect for setting it to 3 ohms

 

[yankeebobo]

Great idea. I will try with just the long wire... not broken. If I can find it in this pile. If that won't work could I double or triple (twist) some resistance wire for the side channels to cut down the resistance ?

If you didn't break the solder, then you *should* be able to have enough NR to run down the non-ceramic side UNDER the wick and make contact. If the solder is broken, then an NR would need to wrap with R before the channel. R wire down the side is a no go.

 

[cw007]

Hi got a quick question I got my penelope yersterday made my coil with the double wick. metered at 1.7ohms but now its like 3ohms anyone know what i did wrong? I did use the ready wire.

Thank you

 

[Stadanko]

Amazon'd some .999 wire and received it today. Each coil wraps better than the previous one. Loving it right now.

I wonder if anybody is using stainless mesh somehow in the Oddyseus or Penelope?

 

[MickeyRat]

I've started using this nickel wire for the NR part. It works fine and it's cheaper than the silver.

I've been trying different things for the wick. The best so far has been 100% cotton yarn that I boiled to remove the sizing. I got five days out of that before the coil got gunked up enough for me to change it out.

 

[sedge]

Does anyone have a source for Kanthal A-1 34 AWG? Not 32.

And has anyone had experience with Kanthal APM wire?

 

[yankeebobo]

Amazon'd some .999 wire and received it today. Each coil wraps better than the previous one. Loving it right now.

I wonder if anybody is using stainless mesh somehow in the Oddyseus or Penelope?

I haven't tried but am likely going to try. I believe Imeo has a vid on YouTube on this very subject. Take some mesh no wider than the width of the ceramic and thinly wrap one section of the silica. You will need silica to wick up the juice. Do your burns, place the meshed section into the cup, drape the wick into channels. Assemble as usual. Important thing I would think is to make sure the mesh part stays inside the ceramic to not contact flow control assembly.

 

[Stadanko]

I haven't tried but am likely going to try. I believe Imeo has a vid on YouTube on this very subject. Take some mesh no wider than the width of the ceramic and thinly wrap one section of the silica. You will need silica to wick up the juice. Do your burns, place the meshed section into the cup, drape the wick into channels. Assemble as usual. Important thing I would think is to make sure the mesh part stays inside the ceramic to not contact flow control assembly.

Thanks. Vivid description. I think I could try it with what you've described. I may try and track down the video. Thanks!

 

[unloaded]

Hi got a quick question I got my penelope yersterday made my coil with the double wick. metered at 1.7ohms but now its like 3ohms anyone know what i did wrong? I did use the ready wire.

Thank you

Sounds like you might have a loose connection. Most likely the negative wire not making good contact under the wick. I wrapped that wire 3 or 4 loops around the leg of the wick and haven't had any problems.

 

[Lex0r]

Hey all. Been reading a lot about preparing coils, etc for the Penelope (should have mine by Monday). I have ordered the wick material (decided on cotton which I will boil and drain properly, not sure if I will do all cotton in the ceramic or just cotton on top of the silica under the coil) and some .999 silver NR wire, which I might replace with something cheaper in the future. BUTTT I would really love for someone to give me a sample of some Kanthal A-1 resistance wire (Or I will gladly PayPal you some money, of course) in 32 or 34 AWG. I can not find any I would prefer 34 because I want a coil closer to 2.5 or 3 ohms. Can anyone help me out? Thank you in advance!

 

[pixelchick]

...I would prefer 34 because I want a coil closer to 2.5 or 3 ohms. Can anyone help me out? Thank you in advance!

I buy my resistance wire from jacobs: Nichrome Wire

I hope it's ok to list the link....

 

[JthaBigVapor]

Hey guys a little heads up..

Got some wick//wire and other goodies being posted tonight///tomorrow

Look out for emails!

 

[yankeebobo]

So I'm wondering how many are sitting on the COV website hitting refresh..... Things that make you go hmmmmm

 

[RiverNut]

Since 10 last night. Unfortunately I can't trust email notification.

 

[yankeebobo]

Yup. And sadly the have the GG world by the ..........