trying to build my first coil and my provari keeps telling me my omes are to high

[jestermh]

all i have to work with is 32 g kanthol because thats what the store had. I have wrapped many coils already in different sizes and different number of wraps. I even tried a 3/2 and it still tells me my omes are to high for it to read. What am I doing wrong?

Any help would be awesome im dying to vape this thing.

 

[classwife]

Moved to Rebuildable Atomizer Systems from Ask The Veterans to get faster help

 

[KJRxxx]

If 32 gauge is all you have, you can try to twist two strands of wire together and then wrap your coil. That will lower the resistance.

 

[mikewill45]

That's odd that a 3/2 would be too high. When I first start wrapping my own I didn't know any better and was using 36g with, I believe, a 4/5 wrap and was getting around 3 to 4 ohms. Be sure your wraps aren't too big. These days I build my coils first by wrapping them around a screw driving that is about the size of a 1/16 inch drill bit, install them on the atomizer, do a couple dry burns, and then put the cotton through.

 

[donnah]

what exactly are you seeing that makes you think it's too high?

 

[bosun]

Depends on what you are wrapping it around and amount of wraps as the total length of the wire is what gives you the resistance. I use a 1/16th inch drill bit with 32 gauge Kanthal, five wraps gives me about 1.8 ohms. I use cotton for a wick. If you are using a thicker mandrel (or wick material to wrap the coil around) you will get a higher ohm coil. To get a lower resistance with the same length of wire you would need to switch to a thicker (smaller gauge number) Kanthal..
Kanthal resistances:
Kanthal A-1 Wire Specs: (Ohms Per Inch)
•28 AWG- 0.439 Ohms/in, 0.0508 Diameter (in.)
•30 AWG- 0.696 Ohms/in, 0.0100 Diameter (in.)
•32 AWG- 1.091 Ohms/in, 0.0080 Diameter (in.)
•33 AWG- 1.383 Ohms/in, 0.0071 Diameter (in.)
•34 AWG- 1.758 Ohms/in, 0.0063 Diameter (in.)
An excellent thread:
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...micro-coils-increase-vapor-flavor-th-991.html

 

[MrOcelot]

lower your volts on the provari to the 3 or the lowest setting. the provari fires the atty to measure it under load. it needs to be lower than a 16 watt total. 1.8 is safe and great even a 2.0 is great too lots of flexibility.

 

[jd1978]

I use 32 gauge kanthal ALL the time in 5 different drippers and have no problems. I vary from 7-10 wraps on a 1.4mm shaft. I go anywhere from 1.5 ohm to 2.4. Micro coils by the way.

 

[Jimi D.]

Also make sure that the coil is tightly fastened. That's usually a sign when the resistance reads high.

 

[HumbleTex]

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Hehehe .. it could be worse. The first 15-20 coils I wrapped checked just fine on my ohm meter but when I screwed my Taifun on my Provari and checked the resistance I kept getting "Op" which I interpreted as a short. I'd cuss for a minute or two, then stare at it for awhile using a magnifying glass, poke at it a bit and then toss it and start over. I did this over the course of 2-3 days while my shiny new Taifun smirked at me.

It wasn't until I screwed it on an old Joyetech twist that I realized the adjustable contact on the Taifun was screwed all the way in and wasn't making contact with the Provari. That was one of those "Oh ....." moments where you stare at the wall for a moment, put everything down and go grab a beer.

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