Ribbon wire ?

[stacee jaxx]

Can anyone tell me if they use ribbon wire for building their own coils ?. Does it produce lots more vapour ?. Where can i buy it in the uk ?. Can it be used in clearo's like T3's or is it too wide ?. Any information would be appreciated.

 

[Blix]

I bough some on eBay and it's nice, doesn't really make that much of a difference. I can't it would be practical for something as small as a T3.

 

[CloudZ]

I wish I could find a good supplier over here in the US. There is someone on eBay selling it in the UK, I believe. Just search "flat resistance wire" and it should come up. I've seen the videos for "bakero" wire (same thing) and the massive clouds it produces, definitely looks promising. It's all about the surface area to cross section ratio, round wire is the lowest possible while a thin ribbon is the highest. Essentially, in round wire you have a lot of metal on the interior getting hot but not atomizing anything. There is much less in a ribbon. Just make sure you get the right ohms/ft, anything from 8-14 should work from my estimation. I am not sure how hard it would be to use in a T3 rebuild, but I am sure it can be done.

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[nudcall]

I think I will have to try this on my AGA- T+. Not that mine does not work. Just because I like to tinker.

 

[stacee jaxx]

I wish I could find a good supplier over here in the US. There is someone on eBay selling it in the UK, I believe. Just search "flat resistance wire" and it should come up. I've seen the videos for "bakero" wire (same thing) and the massive clouds it produces, definitely looks promising. It's all about the surface area to cross section ratio, round wire is the lowest possible while a thin ribbon is the highest. Essentially, in round wire you have a lot of metal on the interior getting hot but not atomizing anything. There is much less in a ribbon. Just make sure you get the right ohms/ft, anything from 8-14 should work from my estimation. I am not sure how hard it would be to use in a T3 rebuild, but I am sure it can be done.



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..So would a larger surface area mean the coil would require less wraps/loops or is it down to the length of the wire when it comes to resistance ?

 

[CloudZ]

..So would a larger surface area mean the coil would require less wraps/loops or is it down to the length of the wire when it comes to resistance ?

Only the length matters for resistance. That is, for the same ohms/ft (or ohms/meter)

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[nudcall]

Odd? I would think the size and material would also impact the resistance of the wire....

 

[CloudZ]

Odd? I would think the size and material would also impact the resistance of the wire....

Well, yeah. That's why I said for the same ohms/length. This and the length are all you need to know for resistance. The material and gage will determine ohms/length.

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[nudcall]

My bad. ohms = Resistance i know that. haha. So the only thing left to change would be length....I'm slow at times.

 

[CloudZ]

No problem. I am hesitant to use "gage" to describe the ribbon wire because I don't know of it is measured the same way or if it correlates at all to round wire.


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[nudcall]

I believe gage would normally be defining the thickness. Even a flat piece of steal has a gage. So I don't know why it could not also be used for a flat wire...could be wrong though.

 

[CloudZ]

Right, but 30 ga kanthal is like 8.5 ohms/ft and 30 ga ribbon wire is probably something else. I just haven't found much good info on it yet.


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