VVTF RBA woes

[nanotm]

ok so I spent the last 2.5 hours trying to make a coil and fit it to the rba deck, now I managed to make about 30 coils (all look perfect) but I couldn't manage to get one of them to actually sit on the rba deck (stupid tiny fiddly thing)


I used one of the premade coils they sent with the deck and it was much less hasstle to attatch..... I checked the specs a 3rd time and i'm definitely using the right wire (28awg A1), I decided to try some ni200 (28awg) and wacked a few coils together then tried to fit them and well first time no probs just like the premade stuff.....

I think my A1 is to wide for the RBA but I have 75mtrs of the damn stuff so it better be easier to use in the subtank RBA

off to see if I can find a few meters of thinner stuff now ....

[izan]

Hi mate,

So kanthal at 28AWG does not work, but nickel at 28AWG does? Are they not identical in dimensions; .321mm?

I am not understanding.

Cheers
I

[catface26]

One of your wires must be labelled incorrectly as they should be the same gauge. The Nickel will be softer though.

[nanotm]

I think the nickle is just softer and squashing around the posts /

I ordered some 32 kanthal since the biggest coil I can make is a 2mm id and at ni200 that cranks a 7 twister below 0.2ohms leaving me with just the forever 30w mod that can fire it (well until my kopoor 200w tc mod arrives in a few weeks)

anyhow I used the subtank rba and its a lot easier