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I'll use 30g and 32g SS fairly often on my Tootie Puffers. You just need to be a bit more careful and be gentle when wicking, works very well.
Take your time and with a bit of practice and patience you will get it.
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I started coil building with 22g and 24g and didnt like the ramp up on it, now I use 28g almost exclusively. I tend to make it into fused claptons to strengthen it though, but will wrap round wire coils occasionally. Three strands of 28g with 40g wrapped around it makes for a very sturdy coil that can take some abuse and be wicked quite hard before deforming.
I used to rebuild EVOD/ARO heads with 1.5mm micro coils using 32g Kanthal. You talk about springy. I agree the solution is to torch them. I just used a burner on my gas stove. Held one end of the wire with a pair of needle nose pliers and just moved the wire slowly through the flame a few times. Takes a lot of the spring right out of it. I haven't needed to do this now that I am using 26g SS316 making 3mm coils.
I mainly use 30 gauge 316L Stainless Steel or 30 gauge Kanthal.I used to use 28 gauge but went back to the thinner wire for battery life and no ramp up time with my 6.2 watts.
The only issues I've had with 28G in the past was the difficulty of trapping the wires on some decks. Otherwise never had much problem working with it, but also never went below a 2.5 mm ID.
I still use 28ga Kanthal wire in my smaller RDAs like the O-Little 16, and in my Exocet for my Billet Box. I get a good amount of vapor and great flavor - and my single battery lasts a loooong time.
About torching the wire, can I use a simple Bic lighter to do the job and make it less springy or do I absolutely need a torch?
I'm glad I can still make use of the lighters rotting away in my drawer that I had deemed usless
You could also get creative and use a candle for a bit of hands free action. The scented ones work well, little apple and spice or lavender to your coils
Lighters are never useless. They make fire!I'm glad I can still make use of the lighters rotting away in my drawer that I had deemed usless
I love thin wires.
All I use is 0,25mm (~30G) and sometimes even 0,2mm (~32G); even though only when I have time and patience. SS 304. Has next to no spring to it, no need to torch it, either.
Depending on atomizer; 3,5 to 4mm diameter coils, 12 to 15 parallel wraps; big coils that work really well in the 60W range. I don't dry burn, though; doesn't work too well with SS 304 and this thin wire; I just rebuild every two weeks, no big deal.
For that little more effort I get builds that are more efficient and produce lots of cool vapor, which i prefer.
Everything over 28G feels monstrously thick to me, lol; I have some 26G lying around somewhere which I don't use.
All I use is 0,25mm (~30G) and sometimes even 0,2mm (~32G); even though only when I have time and patience. SS 304. Has next to no spring to it, no need to torch it, either.
Depending on atomizer; 3,5 to 4mm diameter coils, 12 to 15 parallel wraps; big coils that work really well in the 60W range. I don't dry burn, though; doesn't work too well with SS 304 and this thin wire; I just rebuild every two weeks, no big deal.
For that little more effort I get builds that are more efficient and produce lots of cool vapor, which i prefer.
Everything over 28G feels monstrously thick to me, lol; I have some 26G lying around somewhere which I don't use.
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You're just going to find your preferred wire by experimenting honestly. Get some shorter spools of a few different things and experiment. I started with 28 gauge and find it to be a nice balance, but everyone's preference is going to be different, etc. I have spools ranging from 30 to 22 and they really weren't expensive for me to worry about and it was fun experimenting to figure out what I like best.
A lighter is certainly sufficient, a torch is FUN.
Anna
A lighter is certainly sufficient, a torch is FUN.
Anna
Lighters work but I ended buy a pastry /brûlée torch thing which is great fun lol! $10 on Amazon.
Yup....at least for my vaping style, single coil rtas in the 22 watt range, 26g is best.
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I used to love 24 gauge for its strength, durability and the way it vaped in mech mods. These days I use 27 and 28 gauge SS and Kanthal in single coil atties in lower watt regulated setups. I've learned to work with these coils using Koh Gen Do and CelluCotton, but I mostly KGD.
I find these wires pretty easy to work with and they vape well for me in my builds at 13-16 watts. I suspect these would be a good vape at 10-35 watts if built properly.
Works for me, but YMMV as always
I find these wires pretty easy to work with and they vape well for me in my builds at 13-16 watts. I suspect these would be a good vape at 10-35 watts if built properly.
Works for me, but YMMV as always
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