You can always jump back in the pool - we'd be happy to have you. Tracy, I believe, was the recipient of your grand and she's vaping up a storm with it, so it went to a good home.
thinking of buying a reo and asking questions you guys have prolly heard a million times
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You can always jump back in the pool - we'd be happy to have you. Tracy, I believe, was the recipient of your grand and she's vaping up a storm with it, so it went to a good home.
Yes, there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run, there's still time to change the road you're on......
Anyone have any suggestions for wire gauge for firsttime
total noob at rebuilding?ill be ordering saturday.... Or around 2 am saturday to be exact... Gotta wait for my check to clear
28 gauge is a good all around wire. Lower gauge makes it harder to build higher ohm builds, and higher gauge forget about low ohm builds. Overall, it will allow you to play with sub-ohm to higher builds, and then you can stay at 28 gauge or buy lower, 26 or 24, gauge for even lower sub-ohm builds. Plus, it allows for good coil life and is fairly easy to work with.
No problem.
Just wanted to point out Gauge is the primary factor in ohms when building coils. The smaller the wire the higher the resistance. The larger the wire the lower the resistance. (It works pretty much like water straws or hoses.) Resistance is the measure of the opposition of the material to allow electron flow. So, higher ohm coils need more resistance, and you use smaller wire. Lower ohms need less resistance, so you want bigger wire. In other words, Gauge will determine the number of wraps you can use when building a coil.
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Conductivity measures the ability to allow the flow of electrons. It is the reciprocal of resistance. That is why you use bigger wire, when you want better conductivity.
Buy from temco wire is cheap for 100ft rolls, lets you get several sizes to play with. I mainly use 28 and 29 ga, but also have 26, 30, and 32 to play with.
Resistance Wire
Resistance Wire
Proly easiest to buy some 28 gauge and 30 gauge from Rob ($1.25 each) when you place your order. Then order from Temco when you have a better idea of what you want. Here's a ready reckoner, choose your watts on the left or ohms on the right, and get a rough idea of the gauge of wire to use in the middle column. All the columns are approximate, its just to help pick a ball-park figure and tune to taste from there.
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Another good source for wire(sorry if already mentioned) is:Lightning Vapes — Lightning Vapes - Great Products, Lightning Fast Shipping! Silica Wick, Kanthal Wire, Stainless Steel Mesh, Ekowool and More!
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Free shipping.
+1 for Lightning as an international customer. Very good customer service and fast, cheap shipping.
That does cast a pall over things, doesn't it?
Hate to use Chinese products in my vaping.
Hate to use Chinese products in my vaping.
26 gauge is by far my favorite for my reo+trident. I've done as low as 0.28 with 28 gauge, tiny little coil, but didn't put out near as much flavor or vapor as my 0.37 builds with 26 gauge
And the wait begins! Congratulations on your order, you're going to love it.
Word to the wise: You'll need to be around to sign for it or it won't be delivered. I missed mine, but my wife picked it up at the post office the next day for me.
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