how many of you guys use straight round wire builds? what are your favorites?
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Round wire builds
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I'm confused as to your question. Do you mean using straight coils, as in not twisting the wires or making them claptons?
Yep, that's a round wire build
Not too much on the straight wire. But specifics on your vape style and equipment could help others give you a good suggestion. Wattage, resistance, heat of vape, atomizer, etc?
Just can't get away from fused claptons.
About all I run in a normal coil is 24g dual 12.5 wrap 3.5mm in my noisy cricket. Although even in that, I have gone to fused claptons. Get more, cooler vapor with them at the same wattage. I find it has better flavor and not as harsh.
Even single core claptons really don't do it for me.
Throw in a twisted build once in a while. Just for the hell of it. Never super enthused about it.
Just can't get away from fused claptons.
About all I run in a normal coil is 24g dual 12.5 wrap 3.5mm in my noisy cricket. Although even in that, I have gone to fused claptons. Get more, cooler vapor with them at the same wattage. I find it has better flavor and not as harsh.
Even single core claptons really don't do it for me.
Throw in a twisted build once in a while. Just for the hell of it. Never super enthused about it.
Ive really only done 5 or less round wire builds in the year and a half i've been vaping
Sure, if the flavor is decent and ramp up time isnt bad. I'm up for being down
I have a jux mod, mutation x 234, samsung 25R's...
Currently i have 22g kanthal, 24g kanthal, 26g Ni 80,
I think my current setup is at .12/.13 ohms
What is your comfort range for wattage?
I used steam engine when I started to get an ideal of where my coils would be in terms of resistance. It's not a guarantee, but when I followed it, it was usually within 0.05 ohms up or down. It's a great tool for people who don't build much.
The other suggestion I would have is to look up coil building tutorials. They have a ton out there and a lot have good tricks, like straightening your wires first, ways to twist wire, and tricks for tight wrapping. If you're not too familiar with builds, I would recommend staying with micro/macro, twisted, or parallel builds. As you build more and more, moving onto claptons, aliens, and all the more advanced wraps will be easier. It's better to get the basics down and become efficient at simple wraps IMO. It's difficult to do more advanced builds, and if you're not very experienced, it'll be more aggrevation than it's worth.
Sooo like 22g 5 wraps?
Is this a 1 battery mech mod?
If so, you are running at a dangerous amperage for your batteries.
You are pulling 22A (edit-wrong, actually 32A) from a 20A battery. Bad idea. I would not build lower than 0.25 in a one battery mech on a 20A battery. Maybe down to 0.2 on a 30A battery.
Is it a single battery or a 2 battery parallel mod?
If so, you are running at a dangerous amperage for your batteries.
You are pulling 22A (edit-wrong, actually 32A) from a 20A battery. Bad idea. I would not build lower than 0.25 in a one battery mech on a 20A battery. Maybe down to 0.2 on a 30A battery.
Is it a single battery or a 2 battery parallel mod?
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Would actually be pulling 32A from a 20 A battery at 0.13 ohms. Disasterous.
As far as I know, the amperage listed for the 25R is a continuous amperage and does not take into account the fact that you were only firing it for 2 to 3 seconds.
But yes, it is only a one battery mod
Mooch confirms 20A continuous here: https://www.reddit.com/r/electronic...msung_green_25r_25r5_20a_2500mah_18650_bench/
You're not wrong
I appreciate your concern, i feel comfortable where i'm vaping at safety wise
In that link there are pulse tests (5 sec pulse, 30 sec in between each pulse) at 60 amps, (which is extreamy high, you'd have to be running a .07/ .06 ohm build and be using a perfect battery that has no voltage drop, which would essentially defy physics) and they seem to perform ok. Granted the battery is probably well over 150*F temperature wise. That being said, i have no problem running my battery at half that amperage.
Anyways, 22g 5 wraps?
Nichrome or kanthal? one strand per coil or more? Are you running single or dual coils?
This would be my recommendation. I would do 7 wraps. If you round down, your final resistance will be around 0.16 and that is definitely too low for a mech. 7 wraps should give you a nice 0.22-0.24 resistance which will be right around what is safe and what you like