Being they are using it in TC mode (Temp control)they should be spaced coils.

In VW it doesn't matter.

I had no clue it was safe to use in VW I have been curious but forgot to ask. Which SS from FT would you recommend. I also seen SS claptons anyone tried those?

Haven't tried Claptons yet myself and not sure what gauge you prefer, but pick any from the popular list for the standard SS.

Starting with best:316L SS,316 SS,304 SS

Thicker gauges will mean less wraps as it tends to be much lower ohms them Kanthal

Also may depend on the mod you are using if it is TC or not as some TC mods may only be set for 304 although 316L and 316 will work with some fiddling.


The L in 316L is for low carbon and probably the best to use on a mech if that's what you are using.


You may want to use Steam Engine to figure out the guages and how many wraps you will need to hit your target.

Also you may want to make sure the guage you picked will fit in your atomizer once you have wrapped your coil.

I just wrap around a small screwdriver and simply ensure there is no hot leg before I wick it, I wouldn't say this method is spaced or squashed up tbh, as long as the result produces an even glow I'm happy with it, if not I do squeeze them up a bit but even then I still couldn't say they are touching each other like Kanthal does,


I bought a couple of reels of this one by UD but I don't really think there is anything better about it than any other brand tbh, that's been my findings across the spectrum of wires anyway, I bought some from Crazy Wire at first then saw the reviews but tbh I couldn't tell any difference, the only time I've ever seen an actual difference is when one brand pings and dies early after building a coil but that was back in the old 32/35AWG days so it could've been me hitting the redline anyway rather than the wire being bad,

If you are going for it get one 26AWG and one 24AWG and see which you prefer, I like the 24AWG myself but haven't tried it in SS yet, hth.

whats tcr value for 316L?

I know you need spaced coils for nickel but I was under the impression that was because of it's insanely low resistance and likelihood of a short across the coil more than anything? I've been using contact coils in ss temp control and they have been working flawlessly, I'll admit I'm using 316l on an rx200 which I believe is set to 304 as a default so I have had to increase the temperature setting to compensate for the different coefficient but I've been getting a really nice satisfying vape and been able to vape my wicks completely dry without any burning or dry hits on various tanks and drippers, all using contact coils. I'm not saying you are wrong I'm just asking in case I'm missing something. I've been using wattage mode to pinch and tweak the coils just as I would a kanthal coil to remove any hot-spots then wicking them up and switching to temp mode absolutely no issues so far in fact up until I started using ss wire I was really not a big fan of temp control at all now I'm a full convert and am in the process of replacing all my builds with ss, like the op I find the flavour to be an improvement.

If you mean for the M settings I believe it's 92, I'm not using it like that myself as it's working fandabbydooozy on the regular SS setting.

Or did you mean the coil rating? if so it's a 0.7 coil.

https://vapingg33k.com/tcr-value-of-ni200-t1-and-ss-stainless-steel-wire/

0.000879. The wire wizard on steam engine shows precise TCR values for all the different wire types.

Edit: ninja'd by auzi, those values are correct