Titanium wire, vaping and safety

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tchavei

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Must be using SS430 huh?
Lol. Why would I want to vape on stuff like that? Ti forever :)
Or Kanthal.??? What's the secret??? Oh ok went back aways and using 24 Ti. Gotta get some. You use CW or Zivipf
No secret. Just clean the coil twice a month and rewick. People recoil because they feel like it. Have you ever replaced a coil because it naturally snapped Or something? If not, you're replacing it because you want, not because you need :)

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Lol. Why would I want to vape on stuff like that? Ti forever :)

No secret. Just clean the coil twice a month and rewick. People recoil because they feel like it. Have you ever replaced a coil because it naturally snapped Or something? If not, you're replacing it because you want, not because you need :)

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Hey Tony! Happy new year mate!

Have you tried the SV V2 Ti wire???
 
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Will a 5 wrap 24awg 3mm Ti coil work better then the 26. The 5 wrap is really perfect for the STM when you are doing a spaced coil.

I use 6wraps spaced 24g Ti 2.8mm for my STminis. More surface area. You can bend little doglegs in the coil legs to align them perfectly with the post/screws.
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I use 6wraps spaced 24g Ti 2.9mm for my STminis. More surface area. You can bend little doglegs in the coil legs to align them perfectly with the post/screws.
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Yep that's what I use. Just got done building one in fact. 6 wraps, 2.5mm, 24ga comes out to .183Ω.
 
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I didn't feel like reading the whole thread, due to the sheer amount of posts...LOL Anyway, I was handed a roll of 99.99% purity Ti that was acid washed and has a matte finish. The workability of this wire is nice...not too springy or stiff, easy to wrap, holds shape well, and once mounted, the coils feel quite solid. As I do with all wire, I cleaned in PGA, boiled for a few minutes, and cleaned with PGA again. It seemed to come with a possible graphite film on it, which is a leave over from processing...you know, the normal crap.

The vape quality is good, and the flavor is what I've been looking for. When I asked where I could buy more, I was told that it's $2USD for a 10ft section from a company called Nexmetal on Ebay. Has anyone else bought this from them? Are you getting the same positive results that I am?

I gotta say...for me, this has been the best experience with a Ti wire I've had so far. I've got a dual coil, slightly spaced 6 wrap, 3mm, 0.16 ohm build on my Aromamizer, and the experience is better than any other wire I've ever tried...including SS.
 

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the only wire i've ever coiled is 26 ga ti. i use 7 wraps at 3 mm in my stm. i'm thinking of buying some 24 ga. will there be an advantage doing this?

I was using 26 in the STM then tried 24

Made it easier to catch under the screws

& with an increase of wattage to meet the extra wire, a bit more vapour mass
 

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@ quantum mech - do you find the decreased resistance of the thicker wire affects the temp control at all?
i ordered a roll of 24 ga from ebay to give it a shot.

No not atall, builds come in at 0.15-0.18 with 5 - 6 wraps in the stm

Vapes a treat just like the 26
 

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I've had great results using my Delta II rba.
I twist two strands of Zivipf 28g Ti together, and made a 9 wrap 3mm I.D. coil, it came out at .4Ω, easy to use and produces great clouds.
I have done that too on my Delta II and other mods. Works well.
 

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I have done that too on my Delta II and other mods. Works well.
I would mainly use single strand 24g Ti wire. I found it easy to use and get the ohms I wanted.
Since trying the twisted 28g, I haven't gone back to the 24g.
I'll try twisting some 26g Ti, to see how easy or not it is to work with.
Titanium coils last so long it's gonna be a while before that happens.
 
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the only wire i've ever coiled is 26 ga ti. i use 7 wraps at 3 mm in my stm. i'm thinking of buying some 24 ga. will there be an advantage doing this?
I like 24g because the coil is sturdy and will survive for many months without the need for a recoil. I'm lazy. Well, I'm not lazy. I just don't have the time to have to recoil on a short time span. I want to recoil when I feel like not because the coil became distorted during a rewick.

What I can say is that after 5 months of 24/7 use (yep, I swear. I only have one daily rta) the resistance remained exactly the same as the day I built it. I think that pretty much puts to rest if Ti coils are loosing any material over time.

By my calculations, that coil must have gone through more than 45.000 heat/cold cycles and it retained it's original resistance in the 0, hundreds digits (0.26 Ohms).

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I like 24g because the coil is sturdy and will survive for many months without the need for a recoil. I'm lazy. Well, I'm not lazy. I just don't have the time to have to recoil on a short time span. I want to recoil when I feel like not because the coil became distorted during a rewick.

What I can say is that after 5 months of 24/7 use (yep, I swear. I only have one daily rta) the resistance remained exactly the same as the day I built it. I think that pretty much puts to rest if Ti coils are loosing any material over time.

By my calculations, that coil must have gone through more than 45.000 heat/cold cycles and it retained it's original resistance in the 0, hundreds digits (0.26 Ohms).

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I also do find myself liking to use 24ga Ti more often than not these days and it is easier to clean and less gunking than using twisted 28ga or 26ga. So 24ga Ti is my goto favorite but that doesn't mean that I don't like to experiment at times. I have found no need or desire to try out SS but I would like to give NiFe52 if I ever get my hands on it. I am done with Nickel.
 

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