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How long do you have to let it steep to evaporate off the alcohol?
You only have to use 7% - 10% in your mix. They are very concentrated, and I steep 5-7 days.
Never have tasted any alcohol residue.
Steve
Monkey, you look sad now instead of pondering something.
Yup...liked the other one...as if thinking up a smart .... response to the previous post (which was true more often than not).
You just don't strike me as the dejected type (then again, I'm hardly a brilliant dead comedian dressed as a WWI pilot....or am I?)
Day one with Rene. I am enjoying it, but as the second ml was nearly past, it started to wane. Re wick imminent. I got the thing home and there is a pea sized ball of crust around the coil. Mbv twilight is clearly the culprit. So after the longest dry burn in history, I knock this fireball of charred sweetener into the sink, and inside, like a tiny, coiled treasure, is my little black beauty ready to rock. Durability kudos.
So I made this simple wirethingamajiger.....
I was hoping it might help making R41 more consistent cause you can put a lot of tension on the wire with this but it didn't turn out that well. The R41 coil I made conventionly was better. Maybe with more practice I can get it down but i ran out of the R41 sample I had so oh well. The one on the right is 26 Kanthal untorched which wrapped up really easy.
I was hoping it might help making R41 more consistent cause you can put a lot of tension on the wire with this but it didn't turn out that well. The R41 coil I made conventionly was better. Maybe with more practice I can get it down but i ran out of the R41 sample I had so oh well. The one on the right is 26 Kanthal untorched which wrapped up really easy.
Tracking is showing that I should be a member of the Cobalt Club Saturday.
Sadly mail came without Rene.
So I made this simple wirethingamajiger.....
I was hoping it might help making R41 more consistent cause you can put a lot of tension on the wire with this but it didn't turn out that well. The R41 coil I made conventionly was better. Maybe with more practice I can get it down but i ran out of the R41 sample I had so oh well. The one on the right is 26 Kanthal untorched which wrapped up really easy.
This is off the chain man. Music wire will work for this kid. Thanks Will. You are one creative inginuitive dude bro.
So, in all this wire comparison stuff, I decided to answer a long-time question I've had. I've been wondering whether the supposedly equivalent 25g Kanthal is comparable to my favorite 26g Nichrome. Here's me in another thread . . . .
So, I've been doing a little Kanthal/Nichrome comparison myself. I've used them interchangeably in the past; but when it comes to my beloved 0.5Ω micro coil setup, I always reach for my 26g Nichrome. According to the resistances listed, this would be the equivalent of 25g Kanthal. So, I finally got around to trying the 25g Kanthal, and I found some surprising differences! 25g Kanthal is nothing like 26g Nichrome. I've tried several coils in 3 different atomizers on 3 different mechs with different batteries. Heck, today I even gave all three mods a thorough cleaning and did contact maintenance.
. . . the results. I consistently have to use one less wrap (7 instead of 8 on a 1/16" ID) to net the 0.5Ω resistance. Furthermore, the Kanthal is noticeably slower to heat up. It feels "saggy". The Nichrome definitely has more kick and faster heat-up time. In fact, I've found that I need to get down to 0.4+Ω with the Kanthal to get the same vaping experience that I got with Nichrome. So, what's that all about?
Anyway, short of having some negative physical reaction to the composition of either, I would hands-down recommend 26g Nichrome as the go-to wire in this range of resistance. If for no other reason, one can get a more satisfying vape at a higher (safer?) resistance.
ETA: well, I just re-checked the listed resistances. The difference ain't much. I'm really surprised that this fractional difference would explain it . .. . but, hey?
Nichrome 26g: 2.67Ω/ft
Kanthal 25g: 2.73Ω/ft
So, I've been doing a little Kanthal/Nichrome comparison myself. I've used them interchangeably in the past; but when it comes to my beloved 0.5Ω micro coil setup, I always reach for my 26g Nichrome. According to the resistances listed, this would be the equivalent of 25g Kanthal. So, I finally got around to trying the 25g Kanthal, and I found some surprising differences! 25g Kanthal is nothing like 26g Nichrome. I've tried several coils in 3 different atomizers on 3 different mechs with different batteries. Heck, today I even gave all three mods a thorough cleaning and did contact maintenance.
. . . the results. I consistently have to use one less wrap (7 instead of 8 on a 1/16" ID) to net the 0.5Ω resistance. Furthermore, the Kanthal is noticeably slower to heat up. It feels "saggy". The Nichrome definitely has more kick and faster heat-up time. In fact, I've found that I need to get down to 0.4+Ω with the Kanthal to get the same vaping experience that I got with Nichrome. So, what's that all about?
Anyway, short of having some negative physical reaction to the composition of either, I would hands-down recommend 26g Nichrome as the go-to wire in this range of resistance. If for no other reason, one can get a more satisfying vape at a higher (safer?) resistance.
ETA: well, I just re-checked the listed resistances. The difference ain't much. I'm really surprised that this fractional difference would explain it . .. . but, hey?
Nichrome 26g: 2.67Ω/ft
Kanthal 25g: 2.73Ω/ft
I can't wait to get my hands on some 25g R41. For me, the "crown of thorns" is still the best René coil yet.
I still fancy the xobedriver, but I haven't rebuilt thorns yet. I have dual 28g Nichrome thorns in my A7 and a quad 30g kanthal thorns in my trident. The quad is a beast.
I think I will revisit the dual rene soon
I think I will revisit the dual rene soon
twisted Rene metering .8. I had to move my chair away from the window so my neighbor doesn't think the house is on fire! I stopped short of drilling out the post holes to fit the quad twist, I think I will save that for some future fasttech cheapie.Oops, just tested my multimeter for internal resistance and changed the scale, and it turns out that is a .5 coil. That explains it.
Anybody look at this?
http://www.alcoa.com/global/en/environment/msds_view.asp?LoadMSDS=162866
http://www.alcoa.com/global/en/environment/msds_view.asp?LoadMSDS=162866
Agree but I'm not using nichrome either, for the same reason, just not that brave
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