Nichrome Puns

Help. Nichrome heater. I’ve tried like hell to figure this out on my own, but I’ve reached a breaking point.

I did my effort before posting. I just can’t get myself an answer I feel safe with before plugging things in.

I have a 6” cart handle I want to warm for winter disc golf. I’m guessing about 135 degrees will be right for being outside.

I want to power by usb using nichrome wire.

Please help me calculate length/gauge of wire, and anything I should add to the circuit? I’m desperate at this point BC I’m kinda obsessed with doing this.

Long time lurker, just wanted to some information about using DNA 100C in replay mode for Ni80 (Nichrome)

There has been many discussions where a lot of users wanted to use Ni80/Nichrome and Kanthal for temperature control as they would want to avoid dry hits and conflicted with other temperature control capable wires such as Ni200/Ti/SS. Although Ni200 and Ti have their own issues, SS has been a more acceptable choice.

I have used SS extensively, but again this is not so accurate, even on DNA mods, its a different wire (alloy) from one vendor to another (or) a complicated build and the TCR/TFR changes so much that we have to look at so many modifications and CSV files to make them work. Also none of the profiles from Steamengine/forums have been successful in my experience.

Come in Replay mode, this made it a lot more simpler and you could use any of the temp control capable wire (like SS, any variant, 304/316/316L/317) and just start at a lower wattage and keep ramping up slowly on wattage to find where you like it best. Once you finalized the wattage, just ensure the wick is properly saturated and take a puff and click "Save Puff". From then on subsequent uses will closely resemble the saved puff and additionally avoid any dry hits (with perceivable loss of vapor once the wick starts to dry up/has wicking issues).

This was all good, but the SS wire itself doesn't long as much as other types of wire. Also by experience Ni80 wire had a better flavor and longevity when compared to SS.

With DNA 100C mod, tried the replay mode again with some adjustments to the settings in Escribe by enabling "Allow on unlikely coils". See Reference below how to enable it. Note, you need to enable "unlikely" coils for Ni80 to work. It doesn't work in "dubious" coils mode.

REF: https://www.stealthvape.co.uk/evolv-dna100c-escribe-dubious-update/

Used a 26g Ni80 wire from LV (Wire Optim) and made a 7 wrap micro coil and liked it at 36W. Then with a fully saturated wick, take a puff and then click "Save Puff". The coil now works in replay and has been working wonderfully. As the wick starts to dry off, its not temperature control, but you will definitely see the power throttling down and preventing a harsh dry hit. You can see this info in the Puff screen.

YMV, sometimes a specific Ni80 coil might not work, you still might need to do a different coil with some additional wraps more or may

Thanks!

Hey guys I’m pretty new too vaping, I just got a aspire AVP AIO and the pod comes with a prebuilt Nichrome coil, I’ve head that Nichrome is unsafe but could’ve really understand the terminology of a lot of things being new to it all. Can someone explain in simple terms is it good or bad? Safe or not? Thankyou.

Recently bought myself rba, started looking into wires, which one should i get, concluded that i want to go with either kanthal or nichrome, based on what i've read nichrome has some advantage in flavour over kanthal? Is it your experience as well?

Thank you.

I work in IT and have access to near unlimited amounts of Cat5 cable. The internal wires are solid copper 24 guage wires. I was wondering if that is a viable guage for making ematches using 32 guage nichrome wire as the actual wire touching the match.

I am new to this so I am trying to use materials on hand first.

i don't understand the answer: Nichrome has a higher resistance than copper wire. There is a greater potential difference across the nichrome than the copper wire. From ,the resistance of nichrome is low enough such that there is significant power output.

^ i feel like the bold parts contradict each other? and i don't understand why they are comparing the potential difference across nichrome with p.d across copper wire.

Long time lurker, just wanted to some information about using DNA 100C in replay mode for Ni80 (Nichrome)

There has been many discussions where a lot of users wanted to use Ni80/Nichrome and Kanthal for temperature control as they would want to avoid dry hits and conflicted with other temperature control capable wires such as Ni200/Ti/SS. Although Ni200 and Ti have their own issues, SS has been a more acceptable choice.

I have used SS extensively, but again this is not so accurate, even on DNA mods, its a different wire (alloy) from one vendor to another (or) a complicated build and the TCR/TFR changes so much that we have to look at so many modifications and CSV files to make them work. Also none of the profiles from Steamengine/forums have been successful in my experience.

Come in Replay mode, this made it a lot more simpler and you could use any of the temp control capable wire (like SS, any variant, 304/316/316L/317) and just start at a lower wattage and keep ramping up slowly on wattage to find where you like it best. Once you finalized the wattage, just ensure the wick is properly saturated and take a puff and click "Save Puff". From then on subsequent uses will closely resemble the saved puff and additionally avoid any dry hits (with perceivable loss of vapor once the wick starts to dry up/has wicking issues).

This was all good, but the SS wire itself doesn't long as much as other types of wire. Also by experience Ni80 wire had a better flavor and longevity when compared to SS.

With DNA 100C mod, tried the replay mode again with some adjustments to the settings in Escribe by enabling "Allow on unlikely coils". See Reference below how to enable it. Note, you need to enable "unlikely" coils for Ni80 to work. It doesn't work in "dubious" coils mode.

REF: https://www.stealthvape.co.uk/evolv-dna100c-escribe-dubious-update/

Used a 26g Ni80 wire from Lightning Vapes (Wire Optim) and made a 7 wrap micro coil and liked it at 36W. Then with a fully saturated wick, take a puff and then click "Save Puff". The coil now works in replay and has been working wonderfully. As the wick starts to dry off, its not temperature control, but you will definitely see the power throttling down and preventing a harsh dry hit. You can see this info in the Puff screen.

YMV, sometimes a specific Ni80 coil might not work, you still might need to do a different coil with some additional wr