Lots of unanswered questions for a newbie

[knome]

Only if the total length of wire used, including the legs, to form that coil is under 1.8 inches.

I just wanted to clarify that Vicky is using 28 awg and not 0.28mm. The issue for me is not about metric vs imperial but I'm never quite sure what somebody means when they write 28 or 30 etc. To me, 0.28, 0.30 etc is clear and precise.

 

[cheersm8]

And in vaping it has always been MM-go to any Uk forum and scroll back a few months,a year or even longer and you'll find hardly any reference to AWG,other than lots of ????

No more MM's for me then! I follow nobody. AWG for me all the way from now on.

ps knome However, I still prefer my old tried and tested gauges - Thick and Thin.

 

[concentriccircles]

I just wanted to clarify that Vicky is using 28 awg and not 0.28mm. The issue for me is not about metric vs imperial but I'm never quite sure what somebody means when they write 28 or 30 etc. To me, 0.28, 0.30 etc is clear and precise.

It would be easier if people just put the unit after the number wouldn't it.
fwiw I think I used to do 5 wraps of 28 AWG round a 2.25 mm skewer to get about 1 ohm for my kayfun.

 

[katmint]

Please don't fight guys :/

 

[knome]

Please don't fight guys :/

No worries, we'd end up with the wrong gauge bullets for the gun.

 

[VickyCaramel]

Just to clarify, your 6 wraps of 28 awg gives you a sub-ohm coil. Is that correct?

Depends on what you are wrapping it around. And as said elsewhere, the length of the legs.
Currently I am using a Genisis that requires rather long legs and it's coming out at 1.09ohm

And in vaping it has always been MM-go to any Uk forum and scroll back a few months,a year or even longer and you'll find hardly any reference to AWG,other than lots of ????

Over the years, suppliers i have used have always supplied wire by SWG firstly, AWG secondly, and MM as a sidenote, and they still do.
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Talking about 22, 28 or even an 18 comes natural to me. SWG is roughly equivalent to AWG but it doesn't actually matter because you still have to calculate measure the outcome.

As somebody else says, if you are buying a "size 4" of something, it doesn't actually matter what that size is based on as long as it is standardized, and you know that the size4 you buy today will be the size4 you buy tomorrow. It is much harder for you to make a mistake or get confused which is why it's done.

This is why your atty will have M2 or M2.5 screws.

Even if the wire is now measured in millimeters it should really be given a gauge number.

 

[knome]

As somebody else says, if you are buying a "size 4" of something, it doesn't actually matter what that size is based on as long as it is standardized, and you know that the size4 you buy today will be the size4 you buy tomorrow. It is much harder for you to make a mistake or get confused which is why it's done.
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I'll try that one with Mrs knome the next time we're in George at Asda.

 

[VickyCaramel]

I'll try that one with Mrs knome the next time we're in George at Asda.

Well yeah, but between you and me, retailers cheat with the standardization of dress sizes in order to flatter the customer. She knows this, but don't let on that you know. She is a size 10, honest!


Anyway, I was thinking about it. What idiot standardizes sizes and names them after the measurement? I bet it was the bloody Germans.

 

[Maxcat]

Even if the wire is now measured in millimeters it should really be given a gauge number.

This is why I prefer 0.3mm Kanthal. Nothing to confuse it with.

 

[keepitgoin]

Hiya, your MVP2 will tell you the resistance of a coil in ohms. If you hold down BOTH small silver buttons on the readout display with a Tank/Dripper that has a coil in it attached you SHOULD get a resistance reading but it won't fire.
The MVP reads down to at least 1.0 oHm but I haven't tried anything lower on it. I don't think the MVP2 will FIRE at 1.0 oHm though, but it reads fine.