What Wire to Buy?

[TonyD64]

Hello. I have a steam crave Aromamizer Supreme V3 RDTA Advance kit on the way and I want to buy Wire to build coils. My Mod is the Aspire Dynamo Mod that can run up to 200 Watts. I would like to build Single or Dual coils that would run at around 75 Watts or higher on the Postless or Single Coil Decks. I have TEMCo Industrial bookmarked for Wire. What Gauge Wire do I need to buy in Kanthal A1? The sizes that I see used are 26 & 28 Gauge mostly. Would either of those be good for 75 Watts? and above. At this point I only want to build for Wattage Mode.

Thank you for any and all replies.

 

[Letitia]

I'm using ss tricore fused clapton in my v3, single coil 40w in wattage mode. Personally I wouldn't shoot for a specific wattage. Maybe look to order what wire will get you in the resistance range you prefer. I tend to favor 0.25-0.4. Juice and atty determine what wattage I'm using. For example I have the same build in the jk mini and only set on 27w. Completely different flavor profiles in each. Not meaning to tell you what to do; just giving you a different perspective to consider.

 

[TonyD64]

I'm using ss tricore fused clapton in my v3, single coil 40w in wattage mode. Personally I wouldn't shoot for a specific wattage. Maybe look to order what wire will get you in the resistance range you prefer. I tend to favor 0.25-0.4. Juice and atty determine what wattage I'm using. For example I have the same build in the jk mini and only set on 27w. Completely different flavor profiles in each. Not meaning to tell you what to do; just giving you a different perspective to consider.

Thank You. I do have 10 NI80, 28ga*3+36ga ID 3.0MM, 5wraps 0.3ohm Coils that I bought from Steam Crave and I believe they run at about 40 Watts but I'm using Aspire's 1.8ohm pre-built Coils in my Odan Tank and I get a great Vape at 70-75 Watts so I'm looking to duplicate that in a Single Wire. Thanks again!

 

[Letitia]

For kanthal 26g 3mm 12 wrap or 28g 3mm 8 wrap should get you in the 1.8 range. Doubt the 28g would be vapable at the wattage you're shooting for. If you're willing to give up a bit of ramp time might look into 24g since it would perform better with higher wattage.

 

[zoiDman]

Thank You. I do have 10 NI80, 28ga*3+36ga ID 3.0MM, 5wraps 0.3ohm Coils that I bought from Steam Crave and I believe they run at about 40 Watts but I'm using Aspire's 1.8ohm pre-built Coils in my Odan Tank and I get a great Vape at 70-75 Watts so I'm looking to duplicate that in a Single Wire. Thanks again!

The Problem with building to 1.8 Ohms is you are either going to need a Very Thin Wire (like 32ga), or a Lot of Wraps (like 10 Plus).

32ga Wire is pretty Flimsy to work with. And a Coil with 10+ Wraps sometimes can be a Tight Fit by the time you get Cotton in it.

Here is a site where you can Play Around with different Scenarios and see what might work...

Coil wrapping | Steam Engine | free vaping calculators

I'm a Believer in Don't Try to match the Coil/Ohms to a Wattage. Do it the other way around. Match the Wattage to whatever Coil you Build.

If all this is New to you, I think a Good Place to start is to do 3mm Diameter Coils with 6 or 7 Wraps. Using 26ga or 28ga Wire. And just let the Ohms fall where they do. Then Adjust the Wattage to what Hits the Best.

 

[TonyD64]

The Problem with building to 1.8 Ohms is you are either going to need a Very Thin Wire (like 32ga), or a Lot of Wraps (like 10 Plus).

32ga Wire is pretty Flimsy to work with. And a Coil with 10+ Wraps sometimes can be a Tight Fit by the time you get Cotton in it.

Here is a site where you can Play Around with different Scenarios and see what might work...

Coil wrapping | Steam Engine | free vaping calculators

I'm a Believer in Don't Try to match the Coil/Ohms to a Wattage. Do it the other way around. Match the Wattage to whatever Coil you Build.

If all this is New to you, I think a Good Place to start is to do 3mm Diameter Coils with 6 or 7 Wraps. Using 26ga or 28ga Wire. And just let the Ohms fall where they do. Then Adjust the Wattage to what Hits the Best.

Thank You. Some people say 26, some say 28, for the prices TEMCo sells at I'll buy one of each I think. I have to admit I'm horrible with the building calculators or I wouldn't have asked you guys for help. With the Steam Crave Tank it could Vape totally differently than the Odan Tank so I might be very happy right at the 26&28ga Wires. I now Have all the supplies to build so I can play around with some Coils and see where they ohm out at on my 521 Tab Mini. You're right, that sounds like a plan and go from there. Thank you so much