If I were a betting man, and I am, I would bet most of the forum members use Kanthal. And in the very early days of cigalikes Nichrome ruled the world.
What is the most used resistence wire material in vaping?
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I think one of the reasons Kanthal is still so popular is if we switched to stainless, what would we do with the 1,000,000,000 ft of kanthal we have left???
Toasters. Lots and lots of toasters.
Ty al for your coments guys, i myself am turning to SS at this moment think its the natural change but still use a lot o Kanthal, especialy in claptons...
So this is a point i wanted to reach most of us (I think) use rebuidables and kathal rules but turning to ss at the moment can i say this?
So those who use or used premade coils at clearos what is or was the main material used those days? is this or was a concern to you?, David stated that cigalikes used N80 may this mean that N80 ruled once in the past?
So this is a point i wanted to reach most of us (I think) use rebuidables and kathal rules but turning to ss at the moment can i say this?
So those who use or used premade coils at clearos what is or was the main material used those days? is this or was a concern to you?, David stated that cigalikes used N80 may this mean that N80 ruled once in the past?
For those that actually build, I'd go with the older crowd (in real life that don't bother with forums) is probably still on Khantal because it's all they know and many are simply set in their ways.
SS is slowly taking over, but most stores still carry a lot more KH over SS.
And if you count the non-building community, it's going to be whatever pre-built cartridges type they get for their "trouble-free" tanks.
SS is slowly taking over, but most stores still carry a lot more KH over SS.
And if you count the non-building community, it's going to be whatever pre-built cartridges type they get for their "trouble-free" tanks.
I'm not sure if it was N80, it might be N60 for all I know, but the early cigalike cartridges and clearomizers like the CE2, CE4, etc used NR-R-NR wire, and the Resistance wire is Nichrome:
$3.54 Ready-made Wicks and Wires - NR-R-NR (50-Pack) 50-pack - 2.0ohm at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping
When I started vaping over 3 years ago, they still did use NR-R-NR in cartridges and those little cartomizers, and I believe that they still do - I just took a cartomizer apart I had from a few years ago and its NR-R-NR, nichrome. Nichrome heats fast so its not surprising its used in the smaller devices.
Here's what a forum admin, Rolygate, wrote in an early post:
'The vast majority of ecig atomiser coils are currently nichrome, although kanthal (which has no Ni component) is gaining ground as it is by far the most common choice in the RBA market area."
A list of symptoms when quitting tobacco and changing to an ecigarette
Although in the early days folks in the forum and elsewhere experimented with all kinds of wires to build their own (even SS and titanium long before temp control came about) you guys who think vaping started with kanthal as far as mass produced ecigs and clearomizers and even atomizers are noobs
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I switched to 316L SS and sticking with it. I've done Ti, Kanthal, NiChrome and by far SS is the way to go.
I love looking on Pinterest for coil art. It's really pretty the way it changes colors! Along with a beautifully wrapped coil, I think it's art!
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You do realize that you are only getting answers from those that wrap their own coils, which is probably only 1% of all vapers.
By far ... BY FAR the most used wire is Nichrome which is used in almost every atomizer sold at convenience stores.
By far ... BY FAR the most used wire is Nichrome which is used in almost every atomizer sold at convenience stores.
last I heard, Vuse and Blu were working on a Framed Stapled Staggered Fused Alien Helix using SS and Kanthal. It's going to push that Bathroom Floor Tobacco blend to the next level....flavorwise
lol I guess so, but to me dry burning SS for the first time those beautiful gun metal blue hues are lovely, and the reason I don't dry burn it OR Nichrome
When I stated that 60% of my current coils are SS316L 50% of those are factory made coils in atomizers.
Based on availability alone, Kanthal is King where I live
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Heat the butts of the world, I say.
Dog fence?I think one of the reasons Kanthal is still so popular is if we switched to stainless, what would we do with the 1,000,000,000 ft of kanthal we have left???
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I dunno about that.
I can't use 316L because I react to it.
Suggests to me it degrades just fine.
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