Temp of oddy/pen using kanthol wire

[Bishopheals]

I was wondering for the rebuildable atti's like Odysseus and Penelope I wanted to know the actual temperatures hitting the coils. I guess they may depend on how many ohms and volts being used. so in the scenereo below

2.5 ohm @6v
3.0 ohm @6v

What are the temp roughly?

reason why i ask is that the Kanthol D 36 guage wire is on sale. the issue I read is that everyone prefers A1. The only difference I can see is the temperatures unless someone knows something else.

Kanthal A-1 (wire)Temp C/F 1400 (2550) Resistivity at 20C/68F 1.45 (872)

Kanthal D (wire) Temp C/F 1300 (2370) Resistivity at 20C/68F 1.35 (812)

Anyone knows besides temp is there anything else? Would Kanthal D be safe to use at 6v and can it be used at 11volts etc.

 

[CaptSteve]

It all depends on the resistance of the wire Bishop. Different types of wire have different resistance per foot. Also Nichrome tends to be more stretchy when heated where Kanthal is less.

 

[Bishopheals]

How about this can Kanthal D (wire) Temp C/F 1300 (2370) Resistivity at 20C/68F 1.35 (812) be used and is it safe for voltages 6-11?

 

[MrKrinkle]

I think we avoid Kanthal D because it gives off a flavor while vaping and Nichrome is ok but tends to use more wire to get the ohms we want than it takes to do with Kanthal A.... hope that helps a little...

 

[Bishopheals]

I think we avoid Kanthal D because it gives off a flavor while vaping and Nichrome is ok but tends to use more wire to get the ohms we want than it takes to do with Kanthal A.... hope that helps a little...

WOW your a life savior i almost bought the wrong thing. That does help, question is it possible to make a 3ohm out of Kanthal A1 32gauge. if so maybe you can pm me the info. thanks

 

[CaptSteve]

Of course it's possible, just get yourself a simple digital multimeter from Radio Shack and meter the length of the resistance wire to achieve the desired 3ohms.

 

[Bishopheals]

Thanks I just purchased the 200 feet kanthal A1 32 gauge. Now for the non resistance and wick. thanks for help

 

[CaptSteve]

Anytime, happy vapeing

 

[imeothanasis]

check here bishop

WIRES.CO.UK E-CIG IATTY ATOMIZER WIRE

When I saw that they made a special link for Iatty wires I gave them some instructions today. I told them to carry the semi soft silver wire too, kanthal a1 and kanthal d.

I am a little surprised by their move on this. But as I see it they are people that they really want to serve their customers

 

[Bishopheals]

That's great news. Now to get a place for wicks. So far I'm looking at cotton and Nextel XC4-116. I read great stuff regarding these two kinds of wicks. I may go with Nextel.