twisted kanthal wire coils

[im_coryy]

so whats the point of twisting kanthal wire? just to get lower ohms and have more coils? i cant really find any guides on it.

i use 32 gauge kanthal did a 5 wrap coil made 1.7-1.8 ohms. i fairly new to building so please forgive me. also i see on youtube coil videos. people will make diamond coil builds and stuff what are they used for? do people actually use them as legitimate coils other to to say hey ive done this? whats the purpose?

 

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[BobFully]

It's suppose to provide more surface area and lower ohms for a better vape but unfortunately it takes too long to heat up. go with 26g instead

 

[BobFully]

It's suppose to provide more surface area and lower ohms for a better vape but unfortunately it takes too long to heat up. go with 26g instead
if you have 32g try it out!

 

[im_coryy]

ok yea will do. ill share the results!

 

[im_coryy]

im going to twist it up and try a 6/5 wrap. im going to try and fit this inside my protank mini 3 but idk if ill be able to do it as its a fairly small area to work with

 

[TheKiwi]

I used to be a huge skeptic of twisted wires until I tried it out myself. A double or triple twisted 32 is a ridiculously good vape. Like someone else mentioned, keep in mind that heating time can increase. The solution is to avoid twisting massive wires eg double 26ga, and of course limiting the number of wraps. The other more obvious solution is to vape at a higher wattage. Do keep in mind though, twisting wires lowers the overall resistance per length.


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[Tbev]

I run twisted 28ga on everything and have no trouble waiting for it to heat up, 0.4ohm and up.

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[dice57]

I like twisted because can keep the ohms down while getting more coil to wick coverage, also twisted forms pocket and eddies creating flavor popping vape. or something like that.

 

[guambred]

I have had an amazing vape with some twisted 28 in my Igo-W at around 3.4ohm 4 wraps dual with silica. Same setup with 26g and 24g is good but for some reason the twisted heats up faster, and has better flavor. been running it almost a month with a couple rewicks and dry burns. looking kinda tired today and I think I will do another build tonight if I have the time. I think I have enough left over for another go, but if not I have lots of 26, and 24.........Ah decisions. For the record It is a PITA to thread the twisted 28 into Igo-W post holes.

 

[thebanik]

I used it because I had 34 g wire which I ordered by mistake and building any coil was really a hassle, twisted 4 strands of 34g and they now give great vapor and maybe flavor too.......