help me reach 2.0 ohms

[jsr27]

I'm using 32ga. Twisted kanthal on my pro tank and need to know how many wraps to reach 2.0 ohms. I know how to make micro coils and I'm tired of wasting kanthal just guessing. Thanks

[mvince201]

You should never be GUESSING when building coils. Just saying.

What are you wrapping your coils on? What is your twist pitch? Where is your ohm meter? Why do you need to be at 2.0 ohms? Why did you twist your wire to get to such a high ohm? What are you building on?

Edited August 6, 2014 by mvince201

[Mtdobies]

Check vapors toolbox and use your ohm meter, I believe people have answered you/this question before???

Edited August 6, 2014 by Mtdobies

[Earthling789]

^^ This ^^

The toolbox app and dozens of places on the web outline exactly how many turns of X-guage Kenthal equals Y-Ohms... Trial and error, taking notes, and using your dedicated coil-meter will tell you if you need 5 turns, or 15...

[mvince201]

I prefer steam-engine.org as I believe it is more detailed and more accurate. But all of the above will answer your question.

[Compenstine]

I have taken the time to create my own charts in Excel. I use blunt needles to build mine and don't always use the standard single wire builds. That way I have a quick reference for what I build. Both Steam Engine and Vapers Tool Box are great apps to get started with.

[Vaporsmith]

Twisting wire basically cuts your ohms in half, if you want 2.0ohms you will need to just use regular single strand kanthal. A technique I find without having to waste wire is to just put the leads in the posts with some slack, ohm check, as soon as you get it to 2.0ohms you cut the excess on the leads and all you have to do is fit the length of the slack into whatever coil you are wrapping. I hope that makes sense.

[Spyke_696]

glasses screwdriver 22 gauge kanthol 10 wraps should be at exactly 2.0 ohms at least mine does i wrap mine 8 times for 1.5

[Compenstine]

glasses screwdriver 22 gauge kanthol 10 wraps should be at exactly 2.0 ohms at least mine does i wrap mine 8 times for 1.5

10 wraps of 22ga will not fit into a Kanger head though. He is building these for a KPT not a RDA.

[dave61]

6 wraps of 32ga on a 1/6in drill bit will give you exactly 2.0 ohms in a Kanger pro tank

[Tam]

6 wraps of 32ga on a 1/6in drill bit will give you exactly 2.0 ohms in a Kanger pro tank

He's trying to build a dual coil, not a single. That's if I remember correctly he said this in another thread.

Edited August 8, 2014 by Tameiki

[Vaporsmith]

He's trying to build a dual coil, not a single. That's if I remember correctly he said this in another thread.

Then it would be dual 12 wraps with 32g. You will need some pretty thin wire to hit 2.0ohms on a dual coil build, or wrap two sixes in series....although that seems a bit drastic.

[Tam]

Then it would be dual 12 wraps with 32g. You will need some pretty thin wire to hit 2.0ohms on a dual coil build, or wrap two sixes in series....although that seems a bit drastic.

It would need to be even smaller gauge wire so that it fits into the KPT dual coil, not even an RDA or RBA or RTA.

[Vaporsmith]

It would need to be even smaller gauge wire so that it fits into the KPT dual coil, not even an RDA or RBA or RTA.

Definitely.

[robv1978]

You should never be GUESSING when building coils. Just saying.

Maybe I'm taking this wrong but this reply really bugs me. All the dude asks was how many wraps to get to 2 ohms because he's wasting wire trying to guess how many wraps will get him there and still fit. Instead of offering advice you bombarded him with questions assuming he has no idea of what he's doing.

I think we've all guessed when building coils and that's how we all learned. Hell, I couldn't tell how many wraps of anything is good for what resistance. But, I build and then measure ohms and build again. Through trisl and error I know what works for me, for now. I'm always trying new builds and guessing if it's going to work for me and my tastes. I understand the importance of safety and take precautions as I'm sure he does.

Edited August 9, 2014 by robv1978

[mvince201]

If he has to ask how many wraps then he does NOT know what he is doing. Research before anything. I never built a coil until I knew exactly how many wraps, what the ohm would be, what kind of wite I had, how it would perform compared to my other options, etc

[mvince201]

If you wrap more than 3 coils and still can't figure it out, then its time to put it down and research. That's my point.

[Mtdobies]

If we Dont ask questions then how do we answer properly??

Doing research checking ohms is how someone learns??

If you look around the forum you will see multiple posts and people attempting to answer questions, the same questions repeatedly.

Many links were given many answers, to the same question.

The responses were not "bombarding" him at all. But perhaps the forum was getting bombarded with the same questions in duplicate threads.

Safety is a huge issue and perhaps if by now the answers couldn't be understood, maybe it is a safety issue???

Perhaps you took the replies wrong.

[Compenstine]

In order to do a dual coil at and end up with approximately 2.0 ohms you will need 2 coils at 4.0 ohms. I think what would happen in order to get this would be 2 coils that would not fit into a Kanger head. I think the best way to do this is just go with a single coil at 2.0 ohms. If you want dual coils I think you will want to change the Target to a 1.0ohm or 1.5ohm end result.the only other way to get a dual coil setup at 2.0 ohms would be to go with a RDA so you have room to mount them.