Is temp control safe

richardward77 · Aug 29, 2015

After people's opinion I have the sigelei 100w plus and love it but after seeing all these temp control devices in the shops on YouTube and on here well people talking about them on here I thought I might get one the Sig 150 tc to be exact so did some research and lots of people say nickel shouldn't be used to vape with as it's toxic and 20% of people are allergic to nickel and this and that and it scared me a bit so what are your thoughts and advice.

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IPJuice · Aug 29, 2015

I don't think they'd sell ni200 if it wasn't safe. Just saying

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MercuryVaper · Aug 29, 2015

Your using nickle well below any temp that may become dangerous. Just don't pulse, or torch and you should be safe.

christ3hv4per · Aug 29, 2015

MercuryVaper said:
Your using nickle well below any temp that may become dangerous. Just don't pulse, or torch and you should be safe.

What's that about the pulsing? Why not? And yeah, nickel starts to break down around 2,651 degrees Fahrenheit, so this is why most devices only vape safely in tc mode to around 600 degrees.

PS Still... Be careful with anything new in the Vaping industry man.

richardward77 · Aug 29, 2015

I did read that if you put nickel on a normal device and use it and get it glowing like you do Kanthal to clean the gunk of or get rid of hotspots it leaves a fine powder on the nickel which you then breathe into your lungs.

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Wingsfan0310 · Aug 29, 2015

I don't dry fire my Ni200, that's why people make spaced coils because you can't work out the potential hotspots/hotleg of contact coils.

Cheers,
Steve

christ3hv4per · Aug 29, 2015

richardward77 said:
I did read that if you put nickel on a normal device and use it and get it glowing like you do Kanthal to clean the gunk of or get rid of hotspots it leaves a fine powder on the nickel which you then breathe into your lungs.

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Normal meaning what? Unregulated and/or mech mods? Let me be clear, nickel should absolutely 100% NOT be used on any other device than one specifically built for it; e.g. a device with temperature control such as the Sigelei 150 TC ; Snow Wolf 200w etc.

richardward77 · Aug 29, 2015

Don't people use nickel when they make certain Clapton coils ni80

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Wingsfan0310 · Aug 29, 2015

Ni 80/60 is a Nickel alloy and yes it is used for Clapton coils. It's not however suitable for TC because it is an alloy (not the same TCR). For TC you need to use Ni200 or Ti01.

cavtruper · Aug 29, 2015

richardward77 said:
Don't people use nickel when they make certain Clapton coils ni80

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Yes. The way it was explained to me was the Ni is used as a heat sink for the kanthal for flavor. Kanthal core, Ni outer.

christ3hv4per · Aug 29, 2015

richardward77 said:
Don't people use nickel when they make certain Clapton coils ni80

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It's entirely possible they do man; I'm pretty well versed, but I'm far from an expert. I could look up the difference between ni80 and ni200 and then maybe explain the differences there, but I'm lazy . I'm thinking the difference lies there, or maybe not, I'm not sure. But what I do know, is that most every source I have read states that you do not want to use ni200 on, say, any normal tube mod or unregulated box. It's just not supposed to be done, I assume, due to safety hazards.

I'm also thinking it could mean not by itself too. I don't know man, when it comes down to it, I let riskier people than I venture into the unknown areas of vaping. I like to keep it simple and safe, using what's already been done safely.

Wingsfan0310 · Aug 29, 2015

Might as well add, it looks like you can program different a TCR with the new DNA 200 chips. Firebird is experimenting with using SS wire in TC near the end of this thread if anyone is interested.
http://vapingunderground.com/threads/vaporshark-dna-200-discussion.118239

christ3hv4per · Aug 29, 2015

Wingsfan0310 said:
Might as well add, it looks like you can program different a TCR with the new DNA 200 chips. Firebird is experimenting with using SS wire in TC near the end of this thread if anyone is interested.
http://vapingunderground.com/threads/vaporshark-dna-200-discussion.118239

Stainless steel wire?

Wingsfan0310 · Aug 29, 2015

christ3hv4per said:
Stainless steel wire?

Yes sir, I haven't tried it myself because I don't have a DNA 200 mod yet. Will have to rectify that problem very soon

christ3hv4per · Aug 29, 2015

Well that's something I definitely haven't seen yet. Interesting.

dcegan12 · Aug 30, 2015

so I have been pulsing my nickel coils to neaten them up(contact style) and then rinsing them off. the guy at my local shop showed me how he does his like this. should I stop doing this?......

MercuryVaper · Aug 30, 2015

In my opinion, contact coils are difficult to get right, if not impossible. I could never understand why my resistance would be all over the place when building contacts. I have had zero issues since I adopted spaced coils. And you don't have to heat them up unnecessarily to get them to work right. ymmv....

Is temp control safe

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