Kanthal vs others

[tsoko]

Mar 25, 2016 20:27:26 GMT SteveF said:

Mar 25, 2016 15:37:03 GMT tsoko said:

Hi

What are the advantages of other wires against Kanthal?

I assume you are asking in regards to power/wattage use, the advantages against Kanthal can be

lower resistance enabling either/or thicker wires, faster ramp up, lower power use
better perception of flavour
some are softer and easier to use

I was just asking a general question as I have the mods to use other wires but not delved into it yet. Are the other wires better on the wicking material as opposed to kanthal? I am changing my cotton every two days, just wondering if other wires are not so harsh on the wicking material.  

[jtc]

Every 2 days I change wicks and sometimes 3 days if I'm lazy.
I'd say I get around 20ml of juice per wick and I constantly use 3 tanks a day.
I ain't seen much difference in any wire effecting the wick quicker,but like I said nickel always leaves my wicks with black sludge.
Different juice I find is the thing that gunks wicks quicker

[SteveF]

Temperature control is definitely one way to go for extended wick life if thats what you are wondering? However it does still depend on how you vape and the juice you use.
You can avoid the dry hits that singe the cotton with longer draws and not overheat the juice but the wick still darkens and the coils still get crusty.

Materials, personally I like titanium coils, the jury is still out for nickel and even with a DNA200 to play with I don't like stainless steel.

[VapingBad]

Mar 25, 2016 22:17:38 GMT SteveF said:

Temperature control is definitely one way to go for extended wick life if thats what you are wondering? However it does still depend on how you vape and the juice you use.
You can avoid the dry hits that singe the cotton with longer draws and not overheat the juice but the wick still darkens and the coils still get crusty.

Materials, personally I like titanium coils, the jury is still out for nickel and even with a DNA200 to play with I don't like stainless steel.

how so?

I have been using is almost exclusively since Oct 2014 with no issues, I have read loads about it and other than when making it glow very bright orange there no issues that concern me and I even have a nickel allergy.  I would be more concerned about the safety of Ti than Ni, but in both cases only when you go way way past vaping temps.

[SteveF]

It's not a technical or safety issue and I don't have any problems with the softness of the wires.
But I've vaped ti and Ni200 side by side and prefer titanium, it just seems to taste off, metallic like having a coin in my mouth.
I keep going back to it and I've tried different sources but its not for me.

[VapingBad]

Mar 26, 2016 0:33:20 GMT SteveF said:

It's not a technical or safety issue and I don't have any problems with the softness of the wires.
But I've vaped ti and Ni200 side by side and prefer titanium, it just seems to taste off, metallic like having a coin in my mouth.
I keep going back to it and I've tried different sources but its not for me.

Fair enough we all have out preferences, but jury's out sounded like a beware. 

Having used Ni with ss wicks a lot it does sound like hot spots, that is the only time I have ever got a metallic taste from Ni, but the same goes for any wire. Up until recently we had to use thinner wire with Ni and together with the softer nature of it could well why hot-spots are easier to produce. 

I have 4 dual coil tanks I am vaping right now all the same, with the same liquid, all with the same coil diameter & number of wraps, 3 are all 0.4 mm wire (Ni, Ti & NiFe30) + one tipple twisted 0.2 mm Ni.  The twisted coil (best flavour) and temp generate flavour differences as can coils geometry and wicking, but not really the different metals, for me anyway.  I also find the Ni is a bit more consistent as it gets dirty and ages.

Not trying to be argumentative that is just my experience with these wires, but what ever works for an individual is great we are all different.

[SteveF]

I did say 'personally'.
For something to be so continuously off it has to be down to my own taste,

[geordie_vaper]

kanthal is king

[enjay]

I'm all ss 317L and nichrome 80. I like the nich for claptons/fused claptons and ss for regular coils.

The 317L from the vape mesh company is annealed to so easy to work with which is handy as I use the 20G.

Also got stuff called mad rabbit which I think might be 316L.

All taste better than kanthal to me.

I've got some ti that a kind member on here sent me but haven't tried it yet.