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What say you on the subject of fancy wire......

Discussion in 'Rebuildable Atomisers' started by PCVKermit, Sep 11, 2017.

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  1. PCVKermit

    PCVKermit Thread Starter Member

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    ...about to buy some stainless steel wire, I know a regular Fused Clapton is the simplest way to go but so may fancy wires in the world. What do you recommend? I have a couple velocity(ish) tanks but I'm also doing builds for my good ol Kanger Subtank mini, so I'd like it if it can fit on that tiny deck.
     
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    Hmmm, Kanthal A1 is all I ever use for coils...good flavor...and it's frugal on juice, too. YMMV ;)
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    You mean just straight a1 coils, no twist no gimmic? I've been steadily moving along my wire preferences. I don't use temp control. I really just like the SSl for the way it builds and the fast ramp up. But I have been burning through a lot more juice....mostly on .4 ohm ssl 24 guage wire. You think switching back to Kanthol will save juice? What about a fancy kanthol?
     
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    Yep, good old micro coils @ 1 ohm or so...can't be arsed to fool around with the fancy coils. I'll leave that to @a_spirit ...he's a pro! :D

    Someday, I may get around to trying SS wire...but I'll have to buy some first. Got a ton of Kanthal that I bought 3 years ago... ;)
     
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    Seconded.

    I played a bit with some nichrome. My oldest boy and I did some insane (and some sane) builds. We actually made a build using 20 gauge nichrome that came in at 0.11 ohms. I think we went through about 20 ml of juice between the two of us in one day.

    Nowadays, even with my velocity decks I use plain coils and kanthal. I still burn through juice, but not 20 ml in one day.
     
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    And that's why I don't bother...20ml of juice would last me 4 days!
     
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    That's about where I'm at if I stick my single coil Kanger Subtank . But my recoil and Baby Beast just eat juice.
     
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    In all my drippers I run 24 gauge kanthal dual coils and I shoot for 0.25 ohms. I usually burn through 6 ml/day.
     
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    Wait until @a_spirit wakes up...I'm sure he has other ideas on this subject! :D
     
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    Use 26g Ni80 and get more flavour and faster rampup atleast you can build macro with that to


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    3mm / 24ga Kanthal, usually 0.3r. Haven't really been all that impressed by any fancy coils I've tried. Plan to try this out sometime in the future because I can't be arsed to make my own.
     
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    Well 3mm 26g Ni80 6.5wraps should make 0.3ish dual coils should work awsome and this aint no fancy coil, just a macro in a better material, no temp control or that Crap


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    You prefer this to Kanthal A1, I see. What's the difference, if you don't mind my asking? :)
     
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    Faster heating, more flavour..
    I started with Kanthal then after trying Ni80 i never looked back..


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    Yup.
    Same here.
    NI80 is really really good.
    But sometime, with certain juice, I can notice a bit of metallic taste.
    Any idea why?
     
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