Wire gauge and resistenance

[hubseven]

The higher the gauge number the higher or lower the resistenance, the ohms?? Thanks

 

[KenD]

Higher gauge number = thinner wire = higher resistance per inch/cm

 

[dbrandt01]

Higher, here's a general number I've figured

If you did dual coils 28g kanthal with a 2.4mm diamter, it would be about 10 wraps per coil, it would be about 1.0 ohms
To get the same 1.0 ohms with 26g kanthal at 2.4mm, you would need about 16 wraps, dual coil

So you can build higher ohms with 28g. But you couldn't build say 0.3 ohms with 28g, it'd be 2 wraps per coil, so that's where you would have to build a twisted coil to get lower with 28g kanthal

I hope I didn't confuse you, I just came from my Algebra class and I'm hungry and not thinking completely straight.

 

[Papa_Lazarou]

Here's a link to a wire vendor. If you look at the gauge selection gadget, you'll see they list the specific resistance/ft of each gauge. It's not that you need to remember or use these values, it's just an easy way for you to see the relationship between gauge and resistance.

Kanthal A1 Resistance Wire | Lightning Vapes

 

[Rat2chat2]

I like charts myself. Here is a spreadsheet that shows the information I want to know.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AiaRSDxC1vG6dC1HZEtmY0pPYzBvdUw2blJHVjdkc1E&usp=sharing#gid=0

Good luck to you and have fun.