Miss Penelope

[Perpetua]

I prefer fewer coils to wind to be honest Macca . . .

3 or 4 winds of a 0.16mm and I get a 1.8-2.00ohm coil and it's easier to see which you're handling with a 0.20mm non res . . .

I guess the guys will experiment and find what suits them best.

[maccafan]

Definitely down to preference..

More coils means more vapour, if you have the space which the Penelope has, so that info it's only for those who want to recreate the original wire as specified in previous..

The original has 6 1/2 to 7 turns for a 1.7 ohm coil..

[PeeKay]

Jul 18, 2012 11:25:38 GMT Ellen said:

What's the difference between the 0.15 and the 0.16?

The thinner the wire, the higher the resistance.

@macca - thanks for the correction fella. I've rectified my post.

[esmecullen]

Jul 18, 2012 10:21:39 GMT PeeKay said:

You will need:

NO Resistance Wire:
NI0200-010M (10metres 0.2mm Nickel Wire) - they state: "Recomended for use in ODYSSEUS and PENELOPE atomizers "

High Resistance Wire:
NC0150-010m (10metres 0.15mm Nickel Chrome Wire)

Low Resistance Wire:
NC0200-010m (10metres 0.2mm Nickel Chrome Wire)

You don't need both of the Nickel Chrome wires, unless you want to experiment. You're free to choose, but I would probably recommend the 0.2mm wire for starting out.

You'll note the slight difference in order codes. NC means Nickel Chrome (wire with resistance), while N means just Nickel and is the non-resistance stuff.

Hope this helps. I can recommend wires.co.uk as a good supplier (got all of my wire from them).

EDIT: Edited for schoolboy error correction

sorry to sound like a dork............... but do I need all 3 of the wires listed above, or just the NC0150m-010 & NI0200-010M.................... sorry I'm getting a tad confused ???

[Ellen]

Shopping Cart (Prices in British Pounds)
REF                   DESCRIPTION                     QUANTITY        PRICE         COST
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NI0200-010M           10metres 0.2mm Nickel Wire             1  £5.00 (~€6.25)  £5.00 (~€6.25)

NC0160-010            10 METRE 0.16mm Nickel Chrome          1  £5.20 (~€6.50)  £5.20 (~€6.50)
                     

That's what I got Esme                                                         

[esmecullen]

thanks ellen.............. I ordered the same nickel but the 15mm nickle chrome............. but when I saw peekay's amendment to his post.............. I nearly had a panic attack thinking I'd missed out an essential wire, phoned the company up to see if I could get it added but my order has been shipped already

peekay................. do not do that to me

[PeeKay]

All I changed in my post was the 'high' and 'low' references due to a typo or two...

You have the correct wires, although as Macca stated, you may want to (in the future) get some 0.20 NC for more vapour (more coils, etc).

In summary - as long as you have:

Some no Resistance wire (NI code) and some resistance wire (NC code) you'll be good to go.

[esmecullen]

thanks peekay

I just started worrying that I'd missed out something that I needed

[Globalbloke (Tim)]

Jul 18, 2012 13:09:28 GMT esmecullen said:

thanks peekay

I just started worrying that I'd missed out something that I needed

So, let's talk about wicks.... Talking to Blakey he uses 2mm from here:

www.cig-eliquid.co.uk/2mm_fiberglass_wick/p649230_2911788.aspx

And some 1mm from here:

www.liberty-flights.co.uk/product.asp?id=172

I believe (as in one of the vids I have seen) you pair these together but cut the 1mm in line with the top of the ceramic and let the 2mm fill the channels on either side. Blakey seems to suggest this is the best way to wick these.

I have both on order, I have the 1mm alreadyy, just waiting on the 2mm. Yay, more spending for y'all

[Ellen]

I'm not going to worry about wick for now, a metre of wick should last a while, I absolutely cannot spend any more money on vaping stuff right now #icon_hopeless#

I have to save for a provari

[Gordy]

I prefer to use 0.2 gauge kanthal wire ...as macca says due to the wick being 3mm this gives you a few winds to the coil and a touch more flexibility in getting the required ohms

seeing as there are quite a few of us using rebuildables would it be a good idea to set up a wire/wick store... Terry at UKV used to run one selling 2meters of wire for a quid delivered ...i could run this for us or if anyone else wants to, i feel it would be very helpful

[blakey]

Jul 18, 2012 14:42:09 GMT Gordy said:

I prefer to use 0.2 gauge kanthal wire ...as macca says due to the wick being 3mm this gives you a few winds to the coil and a touch more flexibility in getting the required ohms

seeing as there are quite a few of us using rebuildables would it be a good idea to set up a wire/wick store... Terry at UKV used to run one selling 2meters of wire for a quid delivered ...i could run this for us or if anyone else wants to, i feel it would be very helpful

That's exactly my thoughts on this, on large rebuildables where you have the room for more coils the 0.2 is ideal. 5cm - including connections - of kanthal D wire will give about a 2 ohm coil
More coils = a much more even burn across the wick rather than concentrating everything into one small area.

I only use the thinner gauge wire for rebuildables with small chambers like the nova because you'll be using thinner wick and need less wire/coils to fit inside.

[Gaz1888]

The wick/wire store is a good idea tho the orders will be few and far between if you buy a few metres at a time..but id buy some

[blakey]

Jul 18, 2012 13:41:24 GMT Globalbloke (Tim) said:

Jul 18, 2012 13:09:28 GMT esmecullen said:

thanks peekay

I just started worrying that I'd missed out something that I needed

So, let's talk about wicks.... Talking to Blakey he uses 2mm from here:

www.cig-eliquid.co.uk/2mm_fiberglass_wick/p649230_2911788.aspx

And some 1mm from here:

www.liberty-flights.co.uk/product.asp?id=172

I believe (as in one of the vids I have seen) you pair these together but cut the 1mm in line with the top of the ceramic and let the 2mm fill the channels on either side. Blakey seems to suggest this is the best way to wick these.

I have both on order, I have the 1mm alreadyy, just waiting on the 2mm. Yay, more spending for y'all

No mate, what I do here is pair the 2mm and 1mm together to make the 3mm that will go down the channels and I use a small section of 2mm at the point where I make the coil which acts as a buffer, In all I'm winding the coil around 5mm of wick but only 3mm runs down the channel. I do this A- because I have a vast supply of both wicks
And B because I can't really get on with the 3mm wick that Imeo bundles in, I had to boil it before I could use it

[Globalbloke (Tim)]

Jul 18, 2012 15:38:59 GMT blakey said:

No mate, what I do here is pair the 2mm and 1mm together to make the 3mm that will go down the channels and I use a small section of 2mm at the point where I make the coil which acts as a buffer, In all I'm winding the coil around 5mm of wick but only 3mm runs down the channel. I do this A- because I have a vast supply of both wicks
And B because I can't really get on with the 3mm wick that Imeo bundles in, I had to boil it before I could use it

Ah ha I see, that makes sense, I'm getting to 2mm delivered tomorrow so I will give that a go 5mm of Wick with some decent wire must mean clouds of bloody vapour, I like that idea