a vz hiccup!and the screen freezes the moment i hit 'like'
night, atty! and ............... brb
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watching a video on youtube about building a coil. I guess that's it for this thread tonight. see ya.
There are two common resistance wires - Kanthal and nichrome. Nichrome is the most common and cheapest, so most pre-built coils/atties/cartos/etc are most likely nichrome. Two common compositions for nichrome wire are Nichrome 80 (80% nickel / 20% chromium) and Nichrome 60 (60% nickel with the remaining 40% being a combination of chromium and iron).
Kanthal is made of an alloy of iron, chromium and aluminum. The chemical symbols for these are Fe, Cr, Al. It's also referred to by these symbols - FeCrAl and called "feckeral". (As an aside: if you take a thin foil made of FeCrAl and heat it to ~1000 C for 8 hours, the aluminum migrates to the surface and forms an insulating layer of aluminum oxide. Needless to say, heating steel foil for 8 hrs at 1000 C is not a very economical way to produce an insulating coating on it. )
Kanthal is made of an alloy of iron, chromium and aluminum. The chemical symbols for these are Fe, Cr, Al. It's also referred to by these symbols - FeCrAl and called "feckeral". (As an aside: if you take a thin foil made of FeCrAl and heat it to ~1000 C for 8 hours, the aluminum migrates to the surface and forms an insulating layer of aluminum oxide. Needless to say, heating steel foil for 8 hrs at 1000 C is not a very economical way to produce an insulating coating on it
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From France ... hmmm ... think I'll stick with the CVS rolled cotton. Especially seeing as how I still have 3/4 of the one-and-only box bought remaining.
But it wicks ultra fast...
Meanwhile, people we all know and love are pushing them.......
IDK. Seems kinda iffy to me. But I'm sure there's a bunch of long-winded threads on the topic that I just haven't taken the time to digest yet. We'll see if they grow a third arm out their back or something. So I'll check into it a year from now....
Atty, all wires used in vaping are somewhat iffy, to be perfectly honest. We've been using nickel wire for years in your stock coils--the NR (which is technically LR, not NR, BTW) part of the coil is made out of nickel wire, AFAIK.
And other metals, like chrome and brass alloys--there are threads now discussing this very subject since it became known that Aspire tanks (all of them) come with a chromed brass chimney and not stainless steel as advertised. Dr. Farsalinos is all set up and ready to test our wires and what exactly happens to them when they are repeatedly heated and cooled during vaping, but he doesn't have enough money to run the study--I donated, but that's all I can do to help.
Dr. Farsalinos is also against dry burning as it may lead to deterioration of metals. Many modders recommend tension builds using a pin vise or a coil winding gizmo for better adhesion instead of torching the wire prior to building a coil.
So. if you're concerned, PLEASE ask your vendors to contribute to this critical study at http://igg.me/at/ecig-temp/x/8846317.
Anyone can donate, BTW! Any amount helps.
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I haven't seen much about this second crowdfunding campaign here on ECF. In fact I'd forgotten about it. So i donated just now, while i still remember.
There are two common resistance wires - Kanthal and nichrome. Nichrome is the most common and cheapest, so most pre-built coils/atties/cartos/etc are most likely nichrome. Two common compositions for nichrome wire are Nichrome 80 (80% nickel / 20% chromium) and Nichrome 60 (60% nickel with the remaining 40% being a combination of chromium and iron).
Kanthal is made of an alloy of iron, chromium and aluminum. The chemical symbols for these are Fe, Cr, Al. It's also referred to by these symbols - FeCrAl and called "feckeral". (As an aside: if you take a thin foil made of FeCrAl and heat it to ~1000 C for 8 hours, the aluminum migrates to the surface and forms an insulating layer of aluminum oxide. Needless to say, heating steel foil for 8 hrs at 1000 C is not a very economical way to produce an insulating coating on it
thanks, Catt. So, I've been using nickel in my pre-built coils all of this time. What the heck! Nickel wire it is for my rDNA 40.
p.s. now all I need is some nickel foam.
Tibs, do you know where I can get some?
I want to donate, but it's too early for me to make a decision like that right now.
good morning, Chris.
well - you're getting hemp
morning, frannie!
now you are a hemp pusher.
good morning,, tibs.
morning, ces and pepper!
@ ces - that's at least the second time tweety has come around soliciting not falling for it again 
@ ces - that's at least the second time tweety has come around soliciting
not falling for it again
I want to donate, but it's too early for me to make a decision like that right now.
good morning, Chris.
what decision? just hit the pay button
now you are a hemp pusher.
good morning,, tibs.
careful! or i end up on classy's black list!
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