22 gauge Nichrome80

[Pilgrim2401]

Hey everyone! New to the forum. So glad I stumbled upon this place because it rocks. Theres a ton of useful and helpful information out there for anyone and just about anything vaping related. I have a question regarding this wire I picked up, (or should I say, was mislead to purchase) I only say this because at the time I was just starting out and was hardly if at all doing any builds and just wanted to pick up some 24g or 26g kanthal to start messing around with. The store manager of a local vape shop highly recommened this wire. (now I know why) just because it was the most expensive. But after purchase, I haven't been able to get it to run on any of my setups?

any thoughts or suggestions?

Thanks James

 

[ej1024]

What mods do you have?


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[Pilgrim2401]

100watt TC flask mod and I have a Joytech Cuboid TC 200watt

 

[ej1024]

3mm ID 6/7wraps it's should be around .15 ohms


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[Pilgrim2401]

I forgot to mention that, sorry man. As for decks I really dont have to many right now. I have a mini buddha and a full size temple. and one stellare, which is a three post I believe, but the holes on the posts are tiny. This size wire wont even fit.

 

[DED420]

N80 has a lower resistance per inch than Kanthal does. You'll need another wrap or 2 to get the same ohm reading as you would with Kanthal.

NiChrome80 (as the name implies) is a Nickel/Chromium alloy, and the 80 is in reference to the ratio, so N80 is 80% Nickel / 20% Chromium.

Because of the chemical composition of the wire, it can sometimes be difficult to remove all the hot spots / shorts from a contact build properly, or getting enough wraps in a spaced coil. N80 of this gauge is mainly intended for Cloud Chasers running sub-ohm and super-sub-ohm builds.

Most people commonly using N80 are using finer gauges (30+) for Claptons and the like.

What Resistance are you trying to achieve?
Cloud Chasing, or Flavor Hunting?
What builds have you attempted?

 

[Pilgrim2401]

ok, well the cuboid should be ab le to do it but the flask mod wont run anything under .2 ohms

 

[ej1024]

I forgot to mention that, sorry man. As for decks I really dont have to many right now. I have a mini buddha and a full size temple. and one stellare, which is a three post I believe, but the holes on the posts are tiny. This size wire wont even fit.

I was assuming you have a decent RDA


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[Pilgrim2401]

a little bit of both. I like good flavor but I would have to have some cloud builds as well. I have made some simple sleepers and regular coils, using kanthal and fused clapton wire.

 

[ej1024]

Get a cloud chasing RDA first


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[Pilgrim2401]

I'm not sure what to get..I take it the ones I have are not good?

 

[Pilgrim2401]

just getting into vaping. started to quit smoking, stayed around because it grew on me and now I enjoy it with or without nicotine. I am trying to learn as much as I can

 

[ej1024]

I'm not sure what to get..I take it the ones I have are not good?

The Buddha is good to go


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[Pilgrim2401]

no go on the temple?

 

[DED420]

That Temple RDA is pretty massive, and the Buddha should be fairly large too, you should be able to toss Dual 10 wrap, 3mm ID in them, roughly 0.25ohm.

Thick gauge Nichrome is hard to work with (or should I say, hard to do anything but simple coils with), so you don't have too many options unfortunately.

You could also try a slight variation (if you don't particularly like long coils).
Something like the first part of this pic. These were 16 wrap of 20ga K1, that I then split in the center and folded over to make dual chimneys per coil. This technique allows for more coil wraps in a smaller space, and I believe improves the wicking capability as opposed to running one long coil.

 

[ej1024]

no go on the temple?

Temple is good to go
But you ain't gonna get the flavor on it unless you build some CLAPTONS etccc...in ur case start with the Buddha


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[ej1024]

That Temple RDA is pretty massive, and the Buddha should be fairly large too, you should be able to toss Dual 10 wrap, 3mm ID in them, roughly 0.25ohm.

Thick gauge Nichrome is hard to work with (or should I say, hard to do anything but simple coils with), so you don't have too many options unfortunately.

You could also try a slight variation (if you don't particularly like long coils).
Something like the first part of this pic. These were 16 wrap of 20ga K1, that I then split in the center and folded over to make dual chimneys per coil. This technique allows for more coil wraps in a smaller space, and I believe improves the wicking capability as opposed to running one long coil.

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That's too much for him


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[DED420]

That's too much for him

I kinda figured as much, but it's all I could really suggest given the options lol

 

[ej1024]

I kinda figured as much, but it's all I could really suggest given the options lol

Take it easy bro HAHAHAHA
Damn that velocity is a chucker hah?


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[DED420]

Take it easy bro HAHAHAHA
Damn that velocity is a chucker hah?

Yup! I can turn a nice sunny day cloudy in less than a minute hahahaha

I just need to find a longer Chuff for it, I burn my lips from time to time while chain vaping a build like this

 

[Pilgrim2401]

Well the nichrome wont run..it just keeps saying atomizer short..then just when I thought I had it about to fire.its atomizer low?..

 

[ej1024]

Well the nichrome wont run..it just keeps saying atomizer short..then just when I thought I had it about to fire.its atomizer low?..

On the cuboid?
Pics?


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[Pilgrim2401]

Here's the coils..7 wraps..wouldnt run so I threw some Claptons in there...0.27 ohms.. Good flavor

 

[DED420]

If it's saying "Atomizer Low", then the resistance is too low for the mod to fire. The Cuboid has a 0.1ohm limit, so your coils have to be at least 0.1ohm or higher to run on that mod.

What was the ID?
For a 7 Wrap Dual build, the coil ID would need to be 3mm minimum.
Try the same idea again, but with 2-3 more wraps per coil. That should get you past the 0.1ohm limit.

 

[Pilgrim2401]

Ok..im using a 1/8" precision screwdriver..is that close to 3 mm?

 

[ej1024]

Pics


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[DED420]

Ok..im using a 1/8" precision screwdriver..is that close to 3 mm?

Yes, that's 3mm. Try 9-10 wraps, and see if that works. If your other coils work, then there's no reason these shouldn't either (we know it's not an RDA or Mod issue).