48 has higher resistance so more flexibility in coils. TCR of 48 is still high enough to be accurate. Shipping to east coast USA took about 5 days I think for me (order was fulfilled very quickly, props to them on that).
TC beyond Ni200: Nickel Purity, Dicodes; Ti, SS, Resistherm NiFe30; Coefficient of Resistance
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I just put a couple of sprung to bigger 3 mm coils of the unknown NiFe52 in my Velocity. It's working good and staying inTP. Not much else to say at this point though. (0.37Ω)
I have not used the NiFe30 and have no plan to, now. Don't want to pour cold water on your purchase, though I would wonder about the dry-burn-ability of it with 20% less Fe. Let us know.
Yes, 26 awg seems the smarter choice. I may have already given up on 28 awg, premature though that may be.
Keep us posted...
Oh, shipping has been less than two weeks, closer to 10 days.
ok i just ordered 24 and 26 awg nife48. €15.91. crap i wasnt paying attention, how much did i spend? i didnt get a paypal receipt yet.
EDIT: nevermind just got my paypal email $18.09
EDIT: nevermind just got my paypal email $18.09
I've experienced the exact same issues with using SS430 on my VTC Mini that Jeremy describes, plus the instant temperature protection problem being disscussed in the VTC thread. I really think it's purely software related. The VTC software wasn't designed to handle the TCRs of SS wire and reacts poorly to it.
On the plus side, the performance of SS430 in my Bellus tank with the VTC mini in VW mode has been no less than stellar.
On the plus side, the performance of SS430 in my Bellus tank with the VTC mini in VW mode has been no less than stellar.
From what I understand nickel creates a noxious gas when overheated whereas titanium creates an oxide layer.
I'm thinking I'm just going to toss mine out. .......n mystery wire lol
I've been using the TCR for SS304 and it seems about spot on, but an actual full curve from SE doesn't work, for me at least. It kicks out of TC every time. I'll try to do a cotton burn and water test today if I get time.
Yes, please do a water test and a dry cotton test @Landman , that would def help Jeremy and I to understand more about why the Evic can't handle unkamen's 430ss. It should!
Using the 304ss tcr for good performance would def indicate a problem with the metallurgy.
Let us know what you find to be the "actual" tcr.
Just in case you feel like you're being used as a substitution for @TheBloke, well, you kinda are. You have a DNA200 and the know-how to use it. Yeah, no temp probe, but we'll take what we can get!!!!
I feel that you will find the tcr of unkamen's 430ss to be much lower than spec....good luck friend
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I think we're off on two different wires - I thought @pbanj is talking about the mystery/supposed NiFe52 wire, which is what I was referencing to about using the TCR for SS304.
I did do a water test on it back when I received the SS430 and it boiled at 230f.
Right you are, my bad. Duh. What elevation were you at when doing the boil test with 430ss @Landman ?
Looks like the elevation in OKC is about 1200'.
Should have boiled at 209-210°f at that elevation. That WOULD indicate a lower than spec'd tcr. What was your tcr set to for that test @Landman ?
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