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tktande

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I have prebuilt, 28 Ga, 0.4 ohms fused clapton coils. Will they work on my Kangertech dripbox 60? Lefty's Clifton pre-built

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BKTOAD

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My guess is it will vape at 60w.

Probably a pretty long ramp up time and would be a cooler lighter vape is my guess. And would likely eat battery on a single battery mod. Especially if they have a heavy (32g) wrapper. Smaller wire wrapper would probably be ok.

Only one way to find out.

Couldn't find those coils in a quick google search. Are they ss or kanthal? Ss will have a shorter ramp up time. I couldn't get a 28g fused kanthal to reach 0.4 unless it is only like 3 wraps, so i am guessing ss.
 
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BKTOAD

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If you have them, i recommend trying them. All I did was speculate and have other questions in order to speculate further.

I build all of mine, so that is my best recommendation. Not relying on paying for hand crafted coils or taking a chance on mass produced coils. But if building is not for you, then its not for you.
 

BKTOAD

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Do you have a link for the coils you bought?

Coil preference is very subjective. Not just from person to person, but from atomizer to atomizer for the same person.
 

BKTOAD

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Looks like your device only fires down to 0.2 ohm, so if you put in 2 coils, you might be under the limit and not fire depending on how accurate the 0.4 per coil is.
 

tktande

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There kanthal A1. I got them from FastTech.

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BKTOAD

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Possible to send the link to the actual item you bought? Would help.

But the short answer is : you have them, try them.
 

BKTOAD

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Worst scenario: will not fire due to being too low ohm, or you will not like them. Nothing to lose. Best case: they could be awesome.
 

BKTOAD

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Just make sure your build is safe.

And in the future, look for fused claptons with an outside wrapper of smaller gauge like 36. And fused claptons that are not twisted. Less surface area touching cotton and the twist adds more metal that increases ramp up time, as does the 32g wrap.
 

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Apologies if this a bit more in depth, longer than you're requiring. The reason for the extra is for any others who might have similar questions. As well, there is a slight hope to persuade you into building your own coils. It is not as difficult as one first thinks and can in fact be quite an enjoyable means of relaxing, meditation/prayer.

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Hope I've offered at least some help. :)
 

Neunerball

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I have prebuilt, 28 Ga, 0.4 ohms fused clapton coils. Will they work on my Kangertech dripbox 60? Lefty's Clifton pre-built

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I own a Kanger Dripbox 60 myself. The mod is too weak to work with Clapton coil(s). As mentioned in your other post, you need to build a simple 0.2 Ohm build. Parallel coils might work though, depending on the wire's material.
 

MyMagicMist

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I own a Kanger Dripbox 60 myself. The mod is too weak to work with Clapton coil(s). As mentioned in your other post, you need to build a simple 0.2 Ohm build. Parallel coils might work though, depending on the wire's material.

Agreed. I have tried dual Clapton on a single 18650 battery mod. It is a no go. There is not enough power
 

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I run fused Clapton's in all kinds of single battery mechs, I guess the clouds I'm seeing are my imagination... 2x 28KA1/38N80 0.35 ohms in my REOs and 2x 26KA1/38N80 0.25 ohms in tubes. Yeah, there is some ramp up time, but the end result justifies the wait.

With the Kanger Dripbox and the included atty you would have a heck of a time getting two fused Clapton's in the tiny post holes...
 

Neunerball

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I run fused Clapton's in all kinds of single battery mechs, I guess the clouds I'm seeing are my imagination... 2x 28KA1/38N80 0.35 ohms in my REOs and 2x 26KA1/38N80 0.25 ohms in tubes. Yeah, there is some ramp up time, but the end result justifies the wait.

With the Kanger Dripbox and the included atty you would have a heck of a time getting two fused Clapton's in the tiny post holes...
The OP only mentioned pre made Claptons. Sure, if you know how to make Clapton coils, you can use materials that have less ramp up time, e.g. SS or N80 as core, as well as wrapping/clapton wire.
 

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