What gauge wire is best for Vaping?
Kanthal has been the choice of most vapers for a longer time, due to its ease of use and higher resistance. Mouth to lung vapers appreciate their higher builds, and a 26-28 gauge Kanthal wire is always dependable—and hard to swap for anything else.
Which is better Nichrome or Kanthal?
The benefits of Kanthal are it is more sturdy, it can take more heat, and a lot of people find it easier to wrap with because it stays in place better. Nichrome 80 heats up faster, loses its heat faster, and doesn’t contain iron.
What is Kanthal wire used for?
Kanthal is used in heating elements due to its flexibility, durability and tensile strength. Its uses are widespread, for example in toasters, home and industrial heaters, kilns and diffusion heaters (used in the making of crystalline silicon). Recently, Kanthal has been used for heating coils in electronic cigarettes.
What can you do with a twisted Kanthal?
The possibilities with twisted kanthal are endless. For example, you can experiment with different gauges. You can double twist kanthal. Heck, you could even probably pull off a kanthal parallel coil if you have the right gauge and atomizer to attach it to.
What size drill bit do I need for twisted Kanthal?
I tend to do a lot of twisted kanthal builds on a 5/64 drill bit or a 1/8 drill bit, but again, you can basically experiment with just about anything. Another great thing about twisted kanthal is it gives you a use for the crappy 32 gauge and up kanthal you might have sitting around in your vape box.
Can You Wrap a Kanthal coil with Kanthal?
Heck, you could even probably pull off a kanthal parallel coil if you have the right gauge and atomizer to attach it to. You can basically wrap most kinds of coils that you could wrap with normal kanthal, you just want to be mindful that the ohms are going to shake out differently.
What is kanthal A-1?
Kanthal® A-1 is a ferritic iron-chromium-aluminium alloy (FeCrAl alloy) for use at temperatures up to 1400°C (2550°F). The alloy is characterized by high resistivity and very good oxidation resistance.