The Provarinati Saloon IV - Back Alley

[Bassnorma]

That is my fist sticky on my favorites bar so I can just pull it up all the time. I could not build a coil for weeks without it. Now I can build my set coils but if I want to change from 28ga to 30ga or the resistance, I do go to this chart all the time. Thank you for posting it for me. I just seem to have a big problem with how all the numbers work together.

So, the sub ohm coil is the bigger hose in the equation? I keep thinking that 28ga needs less coils to get to x ohms and it is the opposite, I think. Thus, the trusty Ohms Calculator.

See, DH for 22 years has been telling me I would get lost in a paper bag. lol You should have seen his face the first time I broke down my r91 and built and wicked a coil. It was priceless!

But I can do our taxes, pay the bills and hunt down the sales. Research how to fix a wood floor (with help from a friend), etc. Go figure. I guess we all have our talents. Math is not one of mine. Practice and seeing it done is my way to learn. But my mind wants to know why and I get mad at myself when I do not get something. Character flaw. One of many.

OK..yes...so using the bigger hose analogy,,,think of the resistance of the build (the completed coil or coils) and the resistance of the wire as two separate things right now...although they both play to the beat of the same drummer.

Overall, it is the resistance of the build that drives how much power can flow to your atty

But the wire is the same concept at a more basic level. A 28 Gauge wire is a thicker hose and is actually fatter than a 30 Gauge wire. This you know.

Each gauge of wire has a native resistance. The fatter the wire (bigger the hose) the less resistance it has on its own. We increase resistance on a wire by wrapping it into coils. This is why it takes more wraps on 28 gauge to get to (say) 2.0 ohms than it does on 30 gauge to get to the same 2.0 ohms. Because 30 gauge has natively more resistance being a thinner wire (smaller hose) it takes less wraps to slow it down to 2.0 because it is already slower. So to slow down the fatter hose you have to put more kinks (coils) in it...LOL

 

[Ladiekali]

hey every one.

so my sons newborn is still in the hospital.
his blood sugar is too low to go home but other than that he is doing well.

my stray cat was neutered yesterday and got out this morning at three am.
it is now freezing tempatures and he still isn't home. suppose to get in the negatives tonight.
which is the first in a long time for my area.

I'm still hopeful he will come back if he aint dead yet. I have a crate outside with blankets wrapped around it and i go out every 15 minutes calling for him.

so i'm frustrated today.
got my two provari and two reo and just vaping like a mad woman.
and watching criminal minds.
it's cold as heck and my stress level is thru the roof!!!

 

[ShariR]

Here's how to remember PART of it: Higher gauge is THINNER. Thinner wire, it's "harder" to push electrons through (skinny hose, right? It's a tighter fit, lol). So thinner has more RESISTance. Big thick wire, there's plenty of room for the electricity to flow - there's less resistance to it.

So for a 1 ohm coil, you might need 6 wraps of 28 g, but you'd need 9 wraps of 26 gauge.
Because the 26 is thicker, easier, less resistance. If you only did 6 wraps, it would be like 0.7 ohms.
These are estimates - the length of the legs matters too - it's how much wire and how thick that really drives the resistance...

Along with an Ohm's Law calculator, here is a Coil Calculator that's good for PLANNING (always check readings, too).

Ooooo.... More good stuff. I love that coil calculator. What a big help for me. Yup. Keep getting it backwards. 28ga more wraps. Yeup,
yup, yup. Gotta pound that one in my head. Now a sticky too.

ETA - I always mount my coils on a little black ohm reader, and read them there, then mount on my Provari Mini. If there is any discrepancy I stick it on a second Provari Mini. Never had to throw one out yet unless I mangled it during mounting on r91. Several of those puppies bit the dust.

 

[Bassnorma]

hey every one.

so my sons newborn is still in the hospital.
his blood sugar is too low to go home but other than that he is doing well.

my stray cat was neutered yesterday and got out this morning at three am.
it is now freezing tempatures and he still isn't home. suppose to get in the negatives tonight.
which is the first in a long time for my area.

I'm still hopeful he will come back if he aint dead yet. I have a crate outside with blankets wrapped around it and i go out every 15 minutes calling for him.

so i'm frustrated today.
got my two provari and two reo and just vaping like a mad woman.
and watching criminal minds.
it's cold as heck and my stress level is thru the roof!!!

Oh my Kali..that happened to me last year. My Tomcat got out after a very expensive surgery in the sub freezing weather and 6 inches of snow. I did the same thing. I insulated a crate with blankets and such then put it outside and tore around the neighborhood calling and asking after him. After two days he finally came home crying to get in...so nerve wracking. They have a way of finding warm places to hunker down. I am hoping the best for him.

Also, I have your grandson in my thoughts and prayers. He sounds like a tough little guy who needs a little more time and medical TLC before he can come home. I am flowing all of the positive thoughts I can your way!

 

[Bjorhyn]

But I can do our taxes, pay the bills and hunt down the sales.

Can I borrow you, please?

 

[Bjorhyn]

hey every one.

so my sons newborn is still in the hospital.
his blood sugar is too low to go home but other than that he is doing well.

my stray cat was neutered yesterday and got out this morning at three am.
it is now freezing tempatures and he still isn't home. suppose to get in the negatives tonight.
which is the first in a long time for my area.

I'm still hopeful he will come back if he aint dead yet. I have a crate outside with blankets wrapped around it and i go out every 15 minutes calling for him.

so i'm frustrated today.
got my two provari and two reo and just vaping like a mad woman.
and watching criminal minds.
it's cold as heck and my stress level is thru the roof!!!

Best of luck with both your little ones!

 

[Ladiekali]

well low and behold i'm sitting here, and who is looking at me thru the dag gone sliding glass door.
my stray cat. I am so thank ful he is ok.

dang cat must have laid in his urine or something tho. he smells like a rotten pine tree? does that make sense? lol.

i'm locking him in the bathroom tonight.
thanks for the well wishes. i feel much much better. and he is sprawled out in front of the fireplace and i can hear him purring.
I'll take a dirty smelly cat over a dead one any day lol

 

[ShariR]

hey every one.

so my sons newborn is still in the hospital.
his blood sugar is too low to go home but other than that he is doing well.

my stray cat was neutered yesterday and got out this morning at three am.
it is now freezing tempatures and he still isn't home. suppose to get in the negatives tonight.
which is the first in a long time for my area.

I'm still hopeful he will come back if he aint dead yet. I have a crate outside with blankets wrapped around it and i go out every 15 minutes calling for him.

so i'm frustrated today.
got my two provari and two reo and just vaping like a mad woman.
and watching criminal minds.
it's cold as heck and my stress level is thru the roof!!!

Sounds like you have a plate full. Babies that are tiny take a longer time to adjust to the real world in the beginning. Give the little guy a couple more days and I bet he gets to come home in great shape.

The kitty is probably scared and hurting. Do you know where he hides? Any way to partially open the garage door for him? Or hot water bottles or something. Just throwing ideas out for you. Wish it was not so cold out there. Check all your cars' engine area before you start up a car. Kitties like to hide there.

 

[ShariR]

well low and behold i'm sitting here, and who is looking at me thru the dag gone sliding glass door.
my stray cat. I am so thank ful he is ok.

dang cat must have laid in his urine or something tho. he smells like a rotten pine tree? does that make sense? lol.

i'm locking him in the bathroom tonight.
thanks for the well wishes. i feel much much better. and he is sprawled out in front of the fireplace and i can hear him purring.
I'll take a dirty smelly cat over a dead one any day lol

Yeah, rah, rah! See, he is loving you and knows where home is. The dirty pine tree smell; I bet he burrowed into some pile of pine needles in a woody area and still could not get warm. So happy he is home and purring in front of the fire.

And your little grandson will be home soon too. Hopefully not smelling like pine needles, but like new baby babypowder and all smiles.

 

[FringeChief68]

 

[kbf101998]

hey every one.

so my sons newborn is still in the hospital.
his blood sugar is too low to go home but other than that he is doing well.

my stray cat was neutered yesterday and got out this morning at three am.
it is now freezing tempatures and he still isn't home. suppose to get in the negatives tonight.
which is the first in a long time for my area.

I'm still hopeful he will come back if he aint dead yet. I have a crate outside with blankets wrapped around it and i go out every 15 minutes calling for him.

so i'm frustrated today.
got my two provari and two reo and just vaping like a mad woman.
and watching criminal minds.
it's cold as heck and my stress level is thru the roof!!!

Will continue to keep your little grandson in thoughts and prayers. Hopefully he is gaining strength everyday and soon will be home!

Sorry about the kitty! Hope he finds his way home soon!

 

[kbf101998]

well low and behold i'm sitting here, and who is looking at me thru the dag gone sliding glass door.
my stray cat. I am so thank ful he is ok.

dang cat must have laid in his urine or something tho. he smells like a rotten pine tree? does that make sense? lol.

i'm locking him in the bathroom tonight.
thanks for the well wishes. i feel much much better. and he is sprawled out in front of the fireplace and i can hear him purring.
I'll take a dirty smelly cat over a dead one any day lol

Yay! He knows where it is warm and safe! Glad he is home!

 

[Train2]

Glad the kitty's OK. Hope you grandbaby comes home soon, too!

I remember my best friend's dog disappeared one day during one of those "Blizzard of XX" storms - the kind that put a couple feet of snow on the ground, and closed down towns for a couple days, etc. We went out looking for her - roaming the neighborhood for hours calling her name, worried sick. Finally gave up as it got dark. Dog was waiting all warm and cozy fireside wondering what kind of idiots we were still out in the weather.

To be fair, it WAS a spooky smart dog. We became convinced she understood a lot of english. We'd test her, trying to give her unusual requests without any inflection "Princess, run around the house three times" or "Pricess, go inside and bring us a (sister's) barbie doll to shoot BB's at". She'd get that stuff right. Spooky. LOL

well low and behold i'm sitting here, and who is looking at me thru the dag gone sliding glass door.
my stray cat. I am so thank ful he is ok.

dang cat must have laid in his urine or something tho. he smells like a rotten pine tree? does that make sense? lol.

i'm locking him in the bathroom tonight.
thanks for the well wishes. i feel much much better. and he is sprawled out in front of the fireplace and i can hear him purring.
I'll take a dirty smelly cat over a dead one any day lol

 

[Mowgli]

Good that kittah got home. It's gonna get cold tonight.

 

[Susan W.]

So glad the kitty came home. Amazing how he knew where to go since you haven't had him very long. Hope your grandson will be home soon too.

The good news is it's not freezing here. It was probably 75 degrees today. Really nice outside. The bad news, my mom is still critically ill and her birthday is tomorrow. Finally had to call my sister to help out a bit. My stress level is maxed out.

 

[kbf101998]

So glad the kitty came home. Amazing how he knew where to go since you haven't had him very long. Hope your grandson will be home soon too.

The good news is it's not freezing here. It was probably 75 degrees today. Really nice outside. The bad news, my mom is still critically ill and her birthday is tomorrow. Finally had to call my sister to help out a bit. My stress level is maxed out.

So sorry about your mom Susan. Will keep all of you in thoughts and prayers. I have been there and know how stressful it can be, Hugs!

 

[ShariR]

So glad the kitty came home. Amazing how he knew where to go since you haven't had him very long. Hope your grandson will be home soon too.

The good news is it's not freezing here. It was probably 75 degrees today. Really nice outside. The bad news, my mom is still critically ill and her birthday is tomorrow. Finally had to call my sister to help out a bit. My stress level is maxed out.

Oh I will send you many more prayers and good thoughts. So sorry your Mom is having it so hard. Is she well enough to maybe eat a little bit of a favorite food maybe, for her birthday? I know that she knows you are by her side and helping all you can.

 

[Susan W.]

Thanks. She needs all the prayers she can get right now. The sad thing is I messaged my sister when my mom went into the hospital over a week ago and didn't even get a response back. She would never know what's going on if I didn't call her. Fortunately she did come to help, though it's sporadic since work is her first priority. We definitely have a dysfunctional relationship.

So sorry about your mom Susan. Will keep all of you in thoughts and prayers. I have been there and know how stressful it can be, Hugs!

 

[Susan W.]

Thanks. She can eat almost anything but she says she's not hungry. I have to force her to eat. It's so frustrating.

Oh I will send you many more prayers and good thoughts. So sorry your Mom is having it so hard. Is she well enough to maybe eat a little bit of a favorite food maybe, for her birthday? I know that she knows you are by her side and helping all you can.

 

[ShariR]

Thanks. She needs all the prayers she can get right now. The sad thing is I messaged my sister when my mom went into the hospital over a week ago and didn't even get a response back. She would never know what's going on if I didn't call her. Fortunately she did come to help, though it's sporadic since work is her first priority. We definitely have a dysfunctional relationship.

Thanks. She can eat almost anything but she says she's not hungry. I have to force her to eat. It's so frustrating.

Oh, I know how hard that can be with the not wanting to eat. Me, I can eat most anything almost anytime. But my mom in law is tiny and has a lot of trouble wanting to eat. It is really a struggle for them. She went through a couple rounds of kemo and they had to stop it because she lost too much weight.

My sister and I have a similar dysfunctional relationship. But in my case, we just do not like each other, no matter how hard we tried to. It really is sad but it is what it is.

I wish your sister could tear herself away to spend the time with mom. She will regret it later. Nothing you can do about it though so do not waste the energy you need for mom. You are a good daughter and your love for your mom shows.

I am not wording this very well but I hope you know my meaning is good.