In need of wire!

[collie2011]

Local vape shop are out of 24 awg and 26 awg Kanthal and I am running dangerously low on both of them

Where is everyone buying from that has quick delivery?

[drunkenbum]

I buy all mine from stealthvape. Always arrives next day and if you remember to put it in the basket you get free mini, free random spool and a free vapeband

[Get Off My Cloud]

www.stealthvape.co.uk/wire/KANTHAL-REELS-SPOOLS

Add some free wire to your order too
www.stealthvape.co.uk/wire/free-wire

[flavourtank]

+1 for stealthvape

[collie2011]

Fab, thanks everyone. Been buying from the local shop but went in and he is waiting on a delivery :-(

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[Deleted]

Another Stealthvape vote, always had good service and next day delivery

[TallPaul70]

Yep, another +1 for Stealthvape, had a couple of orders from them already, both dispatched the day I ordered, received next day, proper service, that.

[phatfil]

sorry to hijack the thread but i could do with some advice regarding Ni200 wire,

i bough some awg30 and awg32 from fasttech but think i have annealled or soft wire as it springs off a form/mandrel to double coiled size even when twisted..

aiming for coils with 0.15-0.2 ohm resistance with a 3mm diameter what guage should i select from the stealth vape site?? (3mm diameter due to ease of wicking more than anything else..)

many thanks in advance

[hijack]

Sept 27, 2015 0:38:14 GMT phatfil said:

sorry to hijack the thread but i could do with some advice regarding Ni200 wire,

i bough some awg30 and awg32 from fasttech but think i have annealled or soft wire as it springs off a form/mandrel to double coiled size even when twisted..

aiming for coils with 0.15-0.2 ohm resistance with a 3mm diameter what guage should i select from the stealth vape site?? (3mm diameter due to ease of wicking more than anything else..)

many thanks in advance

Sounds like non annealed wire which is harder and more springy properties.
Try lightly touching it when you have it wrapped and this will anneal the wire so it doesn't spring out of the shape you bend it. You can then put it back on the former and pull it tight and push the loops together where they will stay. Running your fingernail along the coil should be enough to separate the loops so they don't touch It will however deform much easier when threading the cotton through so a dit of twisting with the cotton will be needed.
I did this with the last coils I made using non annealed wire to get a pretty good result and once the cotton is in place it hasn't bent or moved since.
Some .3-.35 should be what you are looking for. I used .35mm wire for 4mm coils 12 wraps and they come in at .16ish each, so thinner wire will increase the res or a few more wraps will do the same.

[drunkenbum]

I use .25 (30AWG) tempered from stealthvape phatfil. 9 wraps on a 3mm gives .2 ohms

[collie2011]

I ordered from Stealthvape