Newbie question

[Wayne Chapman]

SS clapton you would probably need 7 wraps for 1 ohm I think.

Thanks that's great, do you know what the difference is between clapton and fused clapton?

 

[Deleted member 54254]

The number of cores.

 

[Netvaper]

I found some ready made clapton coils on amazon, but they were about £7 for 6.

Obviously cheaper to make your own but you can get 6 pre-made Clapton coils for less than half that price.

 

[rew]

Thanks that's great, do you know what the difference is between clapton and fused clapton?

Fused is a slightly more complex coil. Not sure if it would come out at lower ohms.

 

[mattc1]

Ni80 x2 ~ 28 or 30g & wrap in 38 0r 40g. Look @ steam engine to do your conversions, and it will say everything you need.

 

[Crispycritters]

Vandy Vape also do spools of various MTL Clapton and Fused Clapton wires that are worth a look (the Superfine range). I have used MTL wires from Vandy and Coilology and find them equally good.

Personally I wouldn't worry too much about aiming for 1 ohm resistance unless you are using a mech mod, I've found going lower or higher makes little difference in practice.

A 6 wrap 2.5mm i.d. Vandy SS316L 32x2/38 Fused Clapton will come out around 1.03 Ohms

If you want to stick with Kanthal -

A 6 wrap 2.5mm i.d. Vandy KA1 30x2/38 Fused Clapton will be in the 0.80 ohm ballpark.

You don't HAVE to use a set power level for a set resistance, I think that school of thought is from the days where your only choice was battery output only and you had to build to narrow resistance margins to get a suitable vape. I think the 'you have to vape this resistance at this power school' of thought isn't relevant with complex MTL wires (I've vaped a 0.40 ohm Coilology MTL Staple coil at 15 Watts and got a great vape from it). Just my personal opinion, but I think going higher or lower with your builds makes zero difference when you can adjust the power and airflow and complex MTL wires ARE better than round-wire, Not a massive improvement, but still an improvement.

Edit - Complex MTL wires ARE better... unless you have a tank that you have to wrap wires around screws - then you're stuck with round-wire.

 

[Wayne Chapman]

The number of cores.

Sorry I don't know what that means. Lol. I'm just learning.

 

[Crispycritters]

Sorry I don't know what that means. Lol. I'm just learning.

A Clapton will be a single thicker wire in the centre with a thinner wire wrapped around the outside. The inner wire is the 'core', the outer wire is the 'Clapton' wire.

A 'fused' Clapton will have two or more core wires bound together with a thin outer 'Clapton' wire. I have no idea why the name 'fused' is used lol.

 

[Wayne Chapman]

A Clapton will be a single thicker wire in the centre with a thinner wire wrapped around the outside. The inner wire is the 'core', the outer wire is the 'Clapton' wire.

A 'fused' Clapton will have two or more core wires bound together with a thin outer 'Clapton' wire. I have no idea why the name 'fused' is used lol.

Thanks for the info, it's all giving me a bit more of an idea about clapton coils. I really appreciate all your advice. I think I'll order a roll of the clapton wire from the other post and see how I get on. I suppose it's all about trying a few and see which one I prefer. I'll let you all know how I get on later in the week when it arrives.

 

[rew]

Thanks for the info, it's all giving me a bit more of an idea about clapton coils. I really appreciate all your advice. I think I'll order a roll of the clapton wire from the other post and see how I get on. I suppose it's all about trying a few and see which one I prefer. I'll let you all know how I get on later in the week when it arrives.

Certainly is the best way to just give it a go. Most of the time I just use simple 27g kanthal for MTL but we are all different.