Which gauge non resistance wire?

[GrandSam]

Just picked up 100 feet of 30 gauge wire. I will also be purchasing an odysseus clone and I-Atty so I guess I need to pick up some non-resistance wire. I've decided on nickel since it's the cheapest and has worked well in my experience. What gauge would work best assuming I will be rebuilding with mainly 30 gauge kanthan and either cotton balls or wick or silica wick.

 

[jmarkus]

i prefer 32 gauge. easy to work with.

 

[niczgreat]

I did a kind of cool test that shows the difference between Low Gauge Wire and Higher Gauge Wire.
Higher Gauge Wire at the same Ohm level Heats up Faster and hotter.

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...-high-gauge-kanthal-whichheats-up-faster.html

My favorite is a 4 3 wrap lower gauge the better.
Lower Gauge gives a cooler vape and takes longer to heat up.Also will last longer. My rba with lower gauge coil last over a month.
No one is right, no one is wrong it's all about what you prefer.

My favorite is 4-3 wrap of .55 -.65 Ohm but I can't find a VV that will run it stable.

Right now I'm on my VV Bogger Box, Reomizer V2 Fc-2000 Porous Ceramic Wick at .75OHM, 28 Gauge 4-3 wrap, 4.3V [Under Load]or 25 watts.

It's an amazing vape. I'm on 100% VG Liquid and I've reduced my nic level to 3.33mg so I need that heat for the throat hit.

Tip: If the wire is too stiff for you. Put it through a blowtorch, that will make it malleable.

 

[TheSystemHasFailed]

I did a kind of cool test that shows the difference between Low Gauge Wire and Higher Gauge Wire.
Higher Gauge Wire at the same Ohm level Heats up Faster and hotter.

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...-high-gauge-kanthal-whichheats-up-faster.html

My favorite is a 4 3 wrap lower gauge the better.
Lower Gauge gives a cooler vape and takes longer to heat up.Also will last longer. My RBA with lower gauge coil last over a month.
No one is right, no one is wrong it's all about what you prefer.

My favorite is 4-3 wrap of .55 -.65 Ohm but I can't find a VV that will run it stable.

Right now I'm on my VV Bogger Box, Reomizer V2 Fc-2000 Porous Ceramic Wick at .75OHM, 28 Gauge 4-3 wrap, 4.3V [Under Load]or 25 watts.

It's an amazing vape. I'm on 100% VG Liquid and I've reduced my nic level to 3.33mg so I need that heat for the throat hit.

Tip: If the wire is too stiff for you. Put it through a blowtorch, that will make it malleable.

All that going on, and even wrapping into sub-ohm, and you don't have a trusty mech, Sir?

OP: I don't know, but the stuff from CoV is great!

 

[GrandSam]

Thanks guys. Very informative video, Tomzgreat. It would make sense that a thinner wire would heat up much faster (less area to cover in respect to diameter).
I will probably go with both the 30 gauge kanthal and nickel.

 

[dwcraig1]

I thought the question was "what gauge non resister wire was needed for 30 gauge resister wire", well if that's the question 30 or 32 gauge nickel will be fine.

 

[Jazzi Mike]

I thought the question was "what gauge non resister wire was needed for 30 gauge resister wire", well if that's the question 30 or 32 gauge nickel will be fine.

Yeah I think this thread got way far away from the OP. You could also go with the pre-made NR-R-NR wire at Stormys Vapor Cellar or MadVapes.

I'm really struggling with joining my NR to my Kanthal, personally. I know I will get it eventually, but it is kind of a B-----.

My silver wire and nickel wire are both 30 gauge.

 

[GrandSam]

Thanks guys, I went with the 30 gauge. I was planning on picking up a wire welder but for that price I think it would be wiser to just purchase a whole new mech...and it seems like a lot of work to join 2 wires together.
I'll be using a pair of helping hands and some tweezers

 

[unloaded]

I think it's much easier when both wires are the same size. If one is smaller it wants to wrap around the bigger one rather than twisting together with it.

 

[niczgreat]

All that going on, and even wrapping into sub-ohm, and you don't have a trusty mech, Sir?

OP: I don't know, but the stuff from CoV is great!

Just got in a Standard Bottom Feeding Bogger Box. While not a Mechanical as it has a switch it's giving me very decent performance.

Vaping at .55 Ohm now and it's a very nice vape.

 

[Kemosabe]

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...clone-madvapes-terminator-rda-11-99-a-18.html

check out post # 179 for a different way of connecting the NR to R. its nice and neat and it works well, but its a bit tricky to get down pat.