Which Kanthal

[browzer]

What gauge kanthal do I need to get so I can get 6/7 turns round a 2mm blunt needle so I get about 1.4 to 1.8 ohms.

[ionian]

8 wraps at 2mm:
.25 for 1.8
.28 for 1.4

Roughly, and in my experience - ymmv (but not by much!)

[Greg]

0.25 kanthal

[Clivia]

and I thought the forum language here is English

[Griff]

browzer have a look at POST by Super-Shiny. As you scroll down you will see a chart showing how many wraps round a 2mm drill bit with 0.25 Kanthal to get the ohms your seeking.

Griff

[Perpetua]

If you're looking for Kanthal for your Nautilus, I've posted these links on your t'other thread browzer.

greyhaze.co.uk/products/flat-ribbon-non-resistence-to-resistence-coil-wire-ready-made

greyhaze.co.uk/products/no-resistence-to-resistence-coil-wire-ready-made-1

Both in a variety of resistances.

[lenny59]

Feb 23, 2014 19:43:01 GMT ionian said:

8 wraps at 2mm:
.25 for 1.8
.28 for 1.4

Roughly, and in my experience - ymmv (but not by much!)

Is that mm or AWG ?

[ionian]

Feb 23, 2014 22:09:54 GMT lenny59 said:

Feb 23, 2014 19:43:01 GMT ionian said:

8 wraps at 2mm:
.25 for 1.8
.28 for 1.4

Roughly, and in my experience - ymmv (but not by much!)

Is that mm or AWG ?

mm!

[lenny59]

Feb 23, 2014 22:13:24 GMT ionian said:

Feb 23, 2014 22:09:54 GMT lenny59 said:

Is that mm or AWG ?

mm!

Thanks !!!!

[kalbo]

Feb 23, 2014 22:09:54 GMT lenny59 said:

Feb 23, 2014 19:43:01 GMT ionian said:

8 wraps at 2mm:
.25 for 1.8
.28 for 1.4

Roughly, and in my experience - ymmv (but not by much!)

Is that mm or AWG ?

If it's point something, in this case .25 it's mm if it's AWG it's just the number sometimes(but not always) followed by the letter g. 25g or 25 gauge. lol :-) trust those bloody Americans to confuse matters eh? hahaha :-)

[lenny59]

Feb 23, 2014 22:45:43 GMT kalbo said:

Feb 23, 2014 22:09:54 GMT lenny59 said:

Is that mm or AWG ?

If it's point something, in this case .25 it's mm if it's AWG it's just the number sometimes(but not always) followed by the letter g. 25g or 25 gauge. lol :-) trust those bloody Americans to confuse matters eh? hahaha :-)

Yeah ...I get that....but a newbie may find it confusing once they go to a website that is selling Kanthal

[kalbo]

Feb 23, 2014 22:48:31 GMT lenny59 said:

Feb 23, 2014 22:45:43 GMT kalbo said:

If it's point something, in this case .25 it's mm if it's AWG it's just the number sometimes(but not always) followed by the letter g. 25g or 25 gauge. lol :-) trust those bloody Americans to confuse matters eh? hahaha :-)

Yeah ...I get that....but a newbie may find it confusing once they go to a website that is selling Kanthal

Yeah, took me a while to get my head round it when I first started looking at kanthal. Bought the wrong size a few time before I grasped it too. Doh!!

[lenny59]

Feb 23, 2014 22:51:49 GMT kalbo said:

Feb 23, 2014 22:48:31 GMT lenny59 said:

Yeah ...I get that....but a newbie may find it confusing once they go to a website that is selling Kanthal

Yeah, took me a while to get my head round it when I first started looking at kanthal. Bought the wrong size a few time before I grasped it too. Doh!!

I rest my case your honour

[enjay]

This dam stupid gauge and awg stuff is catching me out too, I watch visa and they say they use 28 gauge kanthal, I buy 28 gauge kanthal only to find out it's .3mm and not .28 and so of course my ohms are all wrong. Anyway this site is good, you can click on any of the wires and they give the size and ohms per metre and all that jazz

www.vape-atomizer-mesh.com/products/Kanthal-A1-Heat-Resistance-Wire.html

You need the speakers on to hear the jazz though