Question about wires

[s0uthstar]

to my understanding (although i could be wrong) nickel wire is only to be used when you have a dna 200 (temperature control mod) but im curious as to why? there are other wires that id like to give a try (royal wires, g-plat, nichrome etc) . but im not sure which ones i can use in regular mode or temperature control mode. how can i tell? what the rule of wires?


thank you in advance

 

[Big Me]

You use G-plat and nichrome N80 when not using temperature control/limiting.

Pure nickel (NI200) is only for use when using temperature control/limiting.

I'm not completely au fait with the why's and wherefore's but I'm sure someone else will be

I've never heard of Royal Wires *shrug*

 

[bussdriver]

Nickel wire has a very low resistance. To an unregulated mod it is seen as a direct short, and can cause large amounts of current to flow. In a regulated mod, the actual voltage applied is controlled to prevent the massive draw of power.

Nickel is used for temperature control because its resistance changes as its temperature changes. As the coil heats up, the resistance rises; the mod uses the amount of resistance change to calculate the coil temperature. Other materials such as titanium or stainless steel can be used in this fashion, as their resistance also changes with temperature.

Kanthal (and Nichrome, but I'm not completely as sure about this one) does not change resistance with temperature. At least, not enough of a change to be able to sense the change.

 

[ScottP]

to my understanding (although i could be wrong) nickel wire is only to be used when you have a DNA 200 (temperature control mod) but im curious as to why? there are other wires that id like to give a try (royal wires, g-plat, nichrome etc) . but im not sure which ones i can use in regular mode or temperature control mode. how can i tell? what the rule of wires?

Nickle wire is only to be used with any Temp Control capable device (not just with DNA200). The other Temp Control wires are Titanium Grade1 (T1), and Stainless Steel (304, 316, and 316L). Not all devices support all these wire types. Check your device documentation for details.

The wires chosen for Temp Control have a predictable resistance change as current is applied to the wire. Kanthal is less consistent and predictable so it not a suitable wire for temp Control.

 

[WonderDude32]

I've been vaping titanium wire in my Crius and using my VTC mini for about a week and don't think I can go back to using kanthal. It's amazing. I would swear but then they would delete my post. If anyone has not tried titanium, do yourself the favor and try it.