Wire Choice ??

Tobytyke · Jun 12, 2018

Kind Apes.... I’m venturing into making my own coils and have a couple of spools of Kanthal 26 & 28awg.
Wondering whether I should get some NI80 & SS316L to try as well. Would someone be able to give a brief description of the characteristics between the 3 types & certain benefits between them.

I only vape in regular wattage mode both MTL & DL. Thank in you

Badboybez · Jun 12, 2018

Tobytyke said:
Kind Apes.... I’m venturing into making my own coils and have a couple of spools of Kanthal 26 & 28awg.
Wondering whether I should get some NI80 & SS316L to try as well. Would someone be able to give a brief description of the characteristics between the 3 types & certain benefits between them.

I only vape in regular wattage mode both MTL & DL. Thank in you

Hi mate,

Can't really say much about characteristics, but I prefer SS316, seems to give a nicer, cleaner vape, particularly with fruit flavours.
But obviously wire preference is personal thing. what I like may be what someone else hates.

Regards badboybez

cliveh2 · Jun 12, 2018

^^^ this, i much prefer ss as i find a much cleaner/better flavour

Tobytyke · Jun 12, 2018

Badboybez said:
Hi mate,

Can't really say much about characteristics, but I prefer SS316, seems to give a nicer, cleaner vape, particularly with fruit flavours.
But obviously wire preference is personal thing. what I like may be what someone else hates.

Regards badboybez

Yes pal, all very subjective as with everything. Just wondering if one was particularly better than the others

Badboybez · Jun 12, 2018

One benefit of SS is that you can use it for Wattage & Temp control.

Mr Ripple · Jun 12, 2018

They heat up and cool down at different rates from quickest to slowest.
NI80
SS316L
Kanthal

They have differing resistances for the same thickness from highest to lowest.
SS316L
NI80
Kanthal

SirLugg · Jun 12, 2018

I like SS316 and 317. Both nice clean, crisp flavours for fruits like the gent up there said ^. But for the really big coils it’s Nichrome 80 or 60 mostly, and on sweeter juices I think Ni works better. . Ni90 is weird, not too struck on that and I hardly ever use kanthal. There’s lots of choice and the spools are quite a reasonable price now.

Tobytyke · Jun 12, 2018

Cheers peeps, I’ll get a spool of Ni80 off the bay for now then get a load when I next do a FT order

Mitz · Jun 13, 2018

StrawberryRipple said:
They heat up and cool down at different rates from quickest to slowest.
NI80
SS316L
Kanthal

They have differing resistances for the same thickness from highest to lowest.
SS316L
NI80
Kanthal

Think you mean from lowest to highest. :hmm:

zouzounaki · Jun 13, 2018

What @StrawberryRipple said, with @Mitz ’s correction. I usually use the stainless steel but sometimes ni80 if I’m after higher resistance. Don’t really like kanthal.

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