Power mode usage

[VapeonLivelong]

Hi there fellow vapors,
I'm a newbie, was using iJust S battery all along.
Just purchased ijoy Captain PD270 with 20700 batteries.
Currently I'm using kanthal 26 awg.
My questions are as follows

* How do I decide the Voltage, Wattage, etc for my resistance?
Kindly advise

 

[Letitia]

Start watts low and raise until you find your sweet spot. If using drop in coil start 10w lower than coils lowest rating. For example if coil rated 40-100 start at 30w and raise until you are getting the vape that you enjoy. Completely subjective to individual vaper.

 

[Eskie]

I'm assuming by saying 26G Kanthal, this is something you built. There are a few things that will help give you a ballpark estimate of where you'll end up. First, tank. Second, dual or single build. Third, type of coil (simple round or giant something special Claptons). Fourth, what's the resistance of the final build.

As Letitia pointed out, starting low and working your way up is the best way to dial it in. What's the low power to start at? Easier with answers to the above.

 

[VapeonLivelong]

I'm assuming by saying 26G Kanthal, this is something you built. There are a few things that will help give you a ballpark estimate of where you'll end up. First, tank. Second, dual or single build. Third, type of coil (simple round or giant something special Claptons). Fourth, what's the resistance of the final build.

As Letitia pointed out, starting low and working your way up is the best way to dial it in. What's the low power to start at? Easier with answers to the above.

My apologies.
Yes it's a single coil.
3 mm diameter.

 

[VapeonLivelong]

Start watts low and raise until you find your sweet spot. If using drop in coil start 10w lower than coils lowest rating. For example if coil rated 40-100 start at 30w and raise until you are getting the vape that you enjoy. Completely subjective to individual vaper.

Thanks.
So let me get this right.
Let's say I build a .5 or a .6
Is there any particular method to calculate the wattage, voltage?
The reason I'm asking is when I Vaped the .4 coil at 55 watts there was burnt smell.

 

[Eskie]

A 3 mm single coil with 26G wire would achieve a resistance of 0.5 ohm with only like 3 1/2 wraps. If you look on Steam Engine, you can plug in your info to get a "how many wraps to achieve this build", but also, get info like the heat flux of the resulting build.

A 3 mm 0.5 ohm Kanthal 26G build would provide a heat flux of 200 with only 11W. If you want to shoot for a subohm build to 0.5 ohm (not saying you do, if you're using a regulated mod it pretty much doesn't matter) 26G Kanthal isn't the best choice. But you could build a 1 ohm 3 mm ID 26G Kanthal with 7 wraps, end up around 1 ohm, and have a heat flux of 200 with ~23W.

 

[VapeonLivelong]

A 3 mm single coil with 26G wire would achieve a resistance of 0.5 ohm with only like 3 1/2 wraps. If you look on Steam Engine, you can plug in your info to get a "how many wraps to achieve this build", but also, get info like the heat flux of the resulting build.

A 3 mm 0.5 ohm Kanthal 26G build would provide a heat flux of 200 with only 11W. If you want to shoot for a subohm build to 0.5 ohm (not saying you do, if you're using a regulated mod it pretty much doesn't matter) 26G Kanthal isn't the best choice. But you could build a 1 ohm 3 mm ID 26G Kanthal with 7 wraps, end up around 1 ohm, and have a heat flux of 200 with ~23W.

Yes l check it out and revert.
I appreciate the help given to me.
Thanks!

 

[suprtrkr]

Hi and welcome. You're getting good advice, so I'll just agree. With that coil, cut the watts; and you'll probably get better results using thinner wire and winding higher resistance.

 

[VapeonLivelong]

I am currently vaping at 50 watts on a single build .44 kanthal

 

[Shawn Hoefer]

Steam-engine.org [web] or MicroCoil Pro (Swiss) [app] or VapeTool Pro [app] will assist in calculating heat flux, resistance, wattage, voltage, and coils...

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[VapeonLivelong]

Steam-engine.org [web] or MicroCoil Pro (Swiss) [app] or VapeTool Pro [app] will assist in calculating heat flux, resistance, wattage, voltage, and coils...

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using Tapatalk

Thanks. Will check it out

 

[VapeonLivelong]

Hello there again,
Can someone guide me with the following.
I built a new coil with 26 gauge kanthal.
The resistance on my ohm reader clocks 0.75 but on the mod it reads 0.47?
Fired it at 55 watts I got burnt taste.

How do I figure out for different resistance what type of wattage I need?

Thanks

 

[Izan]

Hello there again,
Can someone guide me with the following.
I built a new coil with 26 gauge kanthal.
The resistance on my ohm reader clocks 0.75 but on the mod it reads 0.47?
Fired it at 55 watts I got burnt taste.

How do I figure out for different resistance what type of wattage I need?

Thanks

What atty are you using?

Start at 20W...every build...increase wattage 1-3 watts per step.

Pro Tip: coiling is easy...wicking is the hard part.

Cheers
I

 

[VapeonLivelong]

What atty are you using?

Start at 20W...every build...increase wattage 1-3 watts per step.

Pro Tip: coiling is easy...wicking is the hard part.

Cheers
I

Using obs engine nano

 

[Letitia]

If you are not using tc ss coils res. fluctuates when heat is applied. You must use readings at room temp. Also, have you checked that coil is not touching deck/chamber?

 

[VapeonLivelong]

If you are not using tc ss coils res. fluctuates when heat is applied. You must use readings at room temp. Also, have you checked that coil is not touching deck/chamber?

It's working fine on my iJust S battery. I guess the captain doesn't have smart Wattage settings.

 

[Coastal Cowboy]

Smart wattage only works at room temperature. If you fire a kanthal wired coil a few times and then place that atomizer on a new device, the new device is unlikely to read the resistance accurately.

 

[Eskie]

Smart wattage only works at room temperature. If you fire a kanthal wired coil a few times and then place that atomizer on a new device, the new device is unlikely to read the resistance accurately.

But Kanthal has a TCR of maybe 2. Hard to see much of a change in resistance no matter how many times you fire it before moving to a new mod, if that's how smart wattage works.

 

[Coastal Cowboy]

The variance between Ohms read between two different devices, along with a change in coil temp... It might be enough. Is it enough for three tenths of an Ohm?

Dunno. The uncertainty is why you should always start wattage low and stop when it feels right.

 

[VapeonLivelong]

Ok floks.
Let's say i have kanthal 26 gauge coils ranging from 0.2 ohms to 1 ohm or maybe up to 2 ohms. So they are of different resistance.
How do I come to the conclusion which wattage is good for the set resistance?

nd how do I calculate the Wattage required for different resistance?

Kindly advise