Advanced coil build advice

[mannyer]

So I have lots of info and watched vids on how to build coils and simple coil build calculators but is there anything for targeting resistance for advanced coils whether it be a clapton or something more advanced? Or is it as simple as suck it and see?

[flavourtank]

Oct 29, 2015 8:21:08 GMT mannyer said:

So I have lots of info and watched vids on how to build coils and simple coil build calculators but is there anything for targeting resistance for advanced coils whether it be a clapton or something more advanced? Or is it as simple as suck it and see?

I do believe steamengine site has a option for Clapton resistance
www.steam-engine.org/wirewiz.asp there's a option to select wire

[mannyer]

Oct 29, 2015 11:57:25 GMT flavourtank said:

Oct 29, 2015 8:21:08 GMT mannyer said:

So I have lots of info and watched vids on how to build coils and simple coil build calculators but is there anything for targeting resistance for advanced coils whether it be a clapton or something more advanced? Or is it as simple as suck it and see?

I do believe steamengine site has a option for Clapton resistance
www.steam-engine.org/wirewiz.asp there's a option to select wire

I didn't see that option on the vape boss app which apparently uses steamengine haha

[flavourtank]

I think it's a new addition, I haven't used it cos I ain't got Clapton wire lol

[Get Off My Cloud]

The other option would be to use a multimeter to find the length of wire required to achieve your desired resistance, then you can use a bit of math to work out how many wraps required around different sized mandrels.

[gm111]

Oct 29, 2015 8:21:08 GMT mannyer said:

So I have lots of info and watched vids on how to build coils and simple coil build calculators but is there anything for targeting resistance for advanced coils whether it be a clapton or something more advanced? Or is it as simple as suck it and see?

If your targeting a certain resistance then just go by the resistance for core wire(s), the outer wire(s) will hardly make a difference to the resistance..

[mannyer]

Oct 29, 2015 13:47:20 GMT gm111 said:

Oct 29, 2015 8:21:08 GMT mannyer said:

So I have lots of info and watched vids on how to build coils and simple coil build calculators but is there anything for targeting resistance for advanced coils whether it be a clapton or something more advanced? Or is it as simple as suck it and see?

If your targeting a certain resistance then just go by the resistance for core wire(s), the outer wire(s) will hardly make a difference to the resistance..

Really? Wow

[gm111]

Oct 29, 2015 14:37:33 GMT mannyer said:

Oct 29, 2015 13:47:20 GMT gm111 said:

If your targeting a certain resistance then just go by the resistance for core wire(s), the outer wire(s) will hardly make a difference to the resistance..

Really? Wow

Think of it more as the core wire is heating the outer wire rather than the battery

[mannyer]

Oct 29, 2015 14:40:06 GMT gm111 said:

Oct 29, 2015 14:37:33 GMT mannyer said:

Really? Wow

Think of it more as the core wire is heating the outer wire rather than the battery

Right. See I thought there may be a part of that but that the outer as it is still connected to the contacts would still therefore add resistance

[Skwoddy]

Electricity, like water, will always take the easiest route, The path of less resistance.

[mannyer]

Oct 29, 2015 15:03:55 GMT Skwoddy said:

Electricity, like water, will always take the easiest route, The path of less resistance.

Of course...makes sense

[mannyer]

So on that note, with a twisted build how do I figure that out?

[Skwoddy]

Use the length of the least resistance wire for the required ohms - wire is usually sold with an ohms per metre reference, which would require a simple division to arrive at the required resistance. If it isnt, input the dimensions of the wire into steamengine, thinner = more resistance, think of it as trying to force water at a given pressure through different bore pipes. Thinner pipes offer more resistance.

As pointed out steamengine is your friend

[mannyer]

Yea I get the principle of the thinner wire no worries. I just was under the impression of more wire and turned affecting it dramatically haha

[gm111]

Oct 29, 2015 15:43:43 GMT mannyer said:

So on that note, with a twisted build how do I figure that out?

If you use say 2 strands of say .4 mm you would get half the ohms of a single strand, it's like that for parallel and I'm pretty sure twisted is the same..