Splicing NR Wire to Kanthal/Nichrome

[Thompson]

So I've been fiddling with .999 sterling silver 30 awg and my kanthal wires (A-1 32 awg, A 30 awg) and while I've gotten them to stay spliced together pretty sturdy, I can't help but think there is a simpler more effective method.

Does anybody know of a picture tutorial/youtube video? I searched google for awhile last night and came up blank on something really showing a technique.

Best I've done so far is create a very small loop in one of the wires, string the other through it and bend it shut so nothing falls out (big peeve apparently). Then I'll take my needle nose pliers and hold the center of the junction while twisting one wire around itself, moving over to the next once its tight. Seems to hold well but started out very bulky with the first attempt. Even though I've gotten it down tighter I'm still not that stoked about it.

 

[vapdivrr]

try u-tube, search battle of the rebuidables, then check out part 2, with the lady.

 

[vapdivrr]

its battle of the rebuildable atomizers part 2

 

[Thompson]

Looks good to me, thanks divr

 

[vapdivrr]

no problem, i used to own a penelope where you needed to splice, to me you need some good eyes. it was hard for me to see that close. what are you splicing wires for?

 

[Thompson]

Currently rewicking/coiling VVN heads, and just want to keep the kanthal up off that grommet in the bottom.

Waiting on two A7s and an AGA-T though I'm not sure if I'll need it for those builds.

 

[JD1]

Currently rewicking/coiling VVN heads........................

This video shows looping the ends of the kanthal back and twisting them. That might be all you need to do. Start it at about 4:49 to see it.

Another Vivi Nova Rebuild - YouTube

 

[vapdivrr]

just bought a mini vivi for a twist, kind of like it. have not needed to replace head yet. i did by some extras, but when they go i think i will do the coils like you, much cheaper. but my regular set-up is my provari with a few gennys. i do own the aga-t and 2 real DIDS. with those you dont need to splice, no need for the silver, just the kanthal. but getting back to the vivi, i just seen a video on replacing the coils and they just used kanthal, no silver at all. that would seem to be really hard to use both resistance and no resistance wires for that build.

 

[Thompson]

I saw mine was heating up quickest towards the rubber/silicon grommet in the bottom and i believe the original recoiling tutorial of the VVN he suggested it.

I ran em without for a few days and ordered the silver, then a few more days waiting for it to arrive. Nothing bad but I did notice some marks on the grommets and wanted to avoid it.

Its not that bad now that I got a strong easy splice down you only have to do the positive leg from my experience (and believe that was mentioned in the tutorial too).

 

[vapdivrr]

gotcha, havent had or have been using the vivi for to long so really dont know to much about. good luck.

 

[Thompson]

Had three attempts at one head last night



Then the silver & kanthal came undone (as did I).

I made a 1.3Ω right before though so I just banged that in there. Plus my newest #500 wick was giving me problems. So bamboo instead.

Really liking bamboo. It managed to surpass SS for me currently (but the longevity of SS mesh is ultimately appealing).

Fingers crossed my A7s get here today...haha. Working with the tiny space provided by the VVN heads is driving me batty.

 

[dwcraig1]

Here is how I do the coils for a Nova ( as I learned on ECF), I then roll thin foil on the end of the wick like the end of a shoe string and feed it through the coil. Sand down the tooth pick to achieve your wick size. I have no problems with hot legs with this. For a good tutorial on attaching NR to R wire look at Scott Bonners review of the Oddy.

Scott's review: splice starts at about 10min 30 sec, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kZVFOA-X7c

This is how I do both procedures
I'm simply twisting the resistor wire for the nova as NR would just complicate things

 

[Kemosabe]

I've heard that nichrome will heat the coils before the legs. I plan to try it. Or maybe even twisted nichrome