3Rutez Posted June 15, 2014 Posted June 15, 2014 Has anyone taken the plunge yet? I have been reading up on it for quite some time, and anyone who has tried it says it is much better than A1 Kanthal. I will be placing an order and will compare it with my Kanthal wire shortly. Due to the high cost, I will only be purchasing 6' of 24g and 26g initially. http://vapinology.com/ RiP Trippers did a review on GPlat wire as well.
Bushwick Posted June 15, 2014 Posted June 15, 2014 I heard that hot wires are supposed to be much better. But I don't know. I have not used either one of them. I am content with the performance of my kanthal.
Compenstine Posted June 15, 2014 Posted June 15, 2014 I saw the vid and to me, the cost is just not worth the benefit. I can see it being popular, just not in my near future budget. I'll be interested to here your thoughts on it 3Rutzs.
mvince201 Posted June 16, 2014 Posted June 16, 2014 Hotwirez are cool, but as comp said the benefit is not worth the price difference.
3Rutez Posted June 16, 2014 Author Posted June 16, 2014 I placed the order. It should get to me quickly, as they are located in Cali.
3Rutez Posted June 16, 2014 Author Posted June 16, 2014 I don't rebuild very often, so the high price isn't too big of a turn-off for me. I am still rocking the 26g dual micro coils in my Kraken from early May, which has been my ADV setup for that entire period. It is still way cheaper than when I started to vape, purchasing replacement coils for the ProTank every 5 days. We will see how it stacks up against the tried and true Kanthal wire. I am happy to be the VT guinea pig. Love2VapeDaily, Compenstine and Joshuab3687 3
iheartvape Posted June 17, 2014 Posted June 17, 2014 I want to try some, but its a bit expensive for me at the moment. I got permission from the boss (my wife) to get some, i just cant commit to it yet... lol Joshuab3687 1
Bebop Posted June 18, 2014 Posted June 18, 2014 I'll be watching this thread rootz. Thanks for being the guinea pig!
3Rutez Posted June 18, 2014 Author Posted June 18, 2014 Just keep my wheel oiled and my water bottle topped off, and if you catch a whiff of ammonia do me a solid and change out the newspaper. Bebop and Joshuab3687 2
3Rutez Posted June 19, 2014 Author Posted June 19, 2014 Received the GPlat today. Vape mail arrived 30 minutes before I had to leave for work, so I didn't have much time for experimenting. I was able to rebuild a Kraken with the 26g though. I kept the ohms in the same range as my other 26g Kanthal build that I have posted in the other thread, which is a 7/8 wrap @ .36ohm. This one is a 10/11 wrap @ .37ohm using the GPlat, and surprisingly it ramps up the same if not slightly quicker than the 7/8 wraps with the Kanthal. This Gplat is super easy to wrap. A real treat to build with.
3Rutez Posted June 19, 2014 Author Posted June 19, 2014 I didn't have a fully charged battery in when I first vaped with this build. I just popped in a fresh fully charged battery and this thing went from zero to sixty insanely fast. I'd say twice as quick as the Kanthal.
3Rutez Posted June 20, 2014 Author Posted June 20, 2014 I have been vaping on this build for going on 11 hours, and I am pretty much blown away with how well it performs on this Kraken. I will definitely be keeping the GPlat stocked for this type of setup. The vapor is so much warmer (which I have been liking), and the flavor is much more crisp than with the Kanthal build. As I said earlier, the ramp up time is insanely quick, which is another big plus for me. I was very skeptical about this wire before, but now I am starting to believe in the hype. Hopefully I have some spare time tomorrow to rebuild my RDA and test this stuff out where it is supposed to really shine, in a dripper.
3Rutez Posted June 20, 2014 Author Posted June 20, 2014 IGO-W, 24g GPlat dual micros, 9 wrap @ a scary .08ohm With a 1.5 second pulse I get a lung full of warm vapor. This is just for experimenting with the wire, as I do not recommend going this low for safety reasons.
joejoevapekins Posted June 20, 2014 Posted June 20, 2014 Wonder which gplat ishttp://resistancewire.com/resistance-wire/wire/standard/
SteezeOG Posted June 20, 2014 Posted June 20, 2014 (edited) Wonder which gplat ishttp://resistancewire.com/resistance-wire/wire/standard/ Possibly one of those but could be just a blend they made that worked out best for vaping. Someone with the money could get it analyzed and undercut them if they wanted I bet. It's definitely got some kanthal and a nickel alloy blend of some sort. Possibly another alloy that is chrome based which would at least explain some of the crazy cost of it and the shine factor. I enjoy how it burns but I don't get as great of a connection on my posts as I do with straight kanthal. It could just be my brass monkey doesn't like it so I'm going to build with it when my zenith v2 arrives in a few days and see if that's the problem. I see you got the red version and I'm using the blue. That might be why you're noticing really fast heat up times and I'm not. I may try the red before I decide if I'm just going to stick with kanthal permanently. Edited June 20, 2014 by SteezeOG
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