Twisted

[HuskerCal]

I'm new to this forum so I have to post here. Was just wondering what everyone's experience with twisted kanthal had been. Pics are welcome.

Just finished a twisted 24g, .29 build for my kayfun and it has some of the best flavor out of all the coils I've used thus far. Forgot to take pics, but this beast is a fair representative of what I did, just cut in half.

Btw, I am not running this coil on my hana. Sony vtc5 in a mech.

 

[Susan~S]

Hello and welcome to the forum. Glad to have you here!

No experience with twisted but .29 ohm on a kayfun is way too low for me. I get the best results in the 1.5-1.8ohm range.

 

[Asbestos4004]

The insulators in the kayfuns aren't designed to deal with that kind of heat. Nor can a kaufun wick efficiently enough to feed a build like that. But, to each their own. If you like it, bop til ya drop. I twist .30ga from time to time. Mainly because I have a bunch of it and don't really want to throw it away. I twist 3 strands together and build a 1 ohm micro coil for a Veritas. 25w on a dna30 and it works great!
I prefer my kayfuns at 1.2 ohms with .28ga. I've gotten fancy with kayfuns but the standard builds out perform the "cool" stuff with a kayfun. I build the low ohm stuff in devices designed for it.

 

[dchemist]

I'm new to this forum so I have to post here. Was just wondering what everyone's experience with twisted kanthal had been. Pics are welcome.

Just finished a twisted 24g, .29 build for my kayfun and it has some of the best flavor out of all the coils I've used thus far. Forgot to take pics, but this beast is a fair representative of what I did, just cut in half.

Btw, I am not running this coil on my hana. Sony vtc5 in a mech.

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I'm not really sure what to say other than the picture does not look like a Kayfun deck.

 

[HuskerCal]

I know what you are saying about the insulators. To be honest, I take small drags with the amount of vapor this build gives me. Anything longer than two seconds is just way too much. It wicks perfectly fine. I did chain vape it to test and I got zero dry hits.

Dchemist, the picture was to show what the twisted coil looked like. I forgot to take a pic of my actual kayfun build. I am running twisted duals on my dripper as well.

 

[dchemist]

I know what you are saying about the insulators. To be honest, I take small drags with the amount of vapor this build gives me. Anything longer than two seconds is just way too much. It wicks perfectly fine. I did chain vape it to test and I got zero dry hits.

Dchemist, the picture was to show what the twisted coil looked like. I forgot to take a pic of my actual kayfun build. I am running twisted duals on my dripper as well.

Gotcha, thanks!

 

[HuskerCal]

I mean, no, that's my super big block kayfun dripper.

 

[eratikmind]

Welcome to the ECF boards.

That's much too low for me on a KFL. My KFLs usually are in the 1.2 to 1.4 ohm range.
I'd be worried about potentially melting the insulator going that low.

 

[nynvolt]

I liked the twisted 28g .8 in my kayfun. Great flavor just too much effort for an everyday build. I do think there is something going on though, be it more surface area, more efficient vaporization don't know exactly but the flavor sure seems enhanced with twisted vs. Standard in a given ohm range.

 

[M3CH M0D M4DN355]

I use twisted 28g in the Plume veil and it works great, tried it once in a Kayfun and it wasn't really worth the trouble IMHO.

 

[HuskerCal]

I find the build easy. Start to finish in ten min. I've checked the insulator and no sign of wear. I do pull the coil insanely high though. Almost til it touches the top of the chimney cap.

 

[Asbestos4004]

Silly question ....but what are you actually gaining by building a .3 coil and pulling it that far away from the airhole? Why not go for .7 or .8 and drop it right over the airhole? That would give you over twice the surface area which equals better flavor and vapor. I know, .29 sounds cooler than .8, but isn't performance more important?

 

[Abovethecloudz]

niice

 

[HuskerCal]

Who ever said it has to be that close to the airhole? Performance is great. It isn't about cool. It is fun though. And I actually get better airflow and great flavor.