Hello mods and modesses--
I went to the crafts supply to look for thin stainless wire for making a sturdier atomizer heating coil, and didn't find it. However, when I got home I noticed the nylon coated stainless braided wire fishing leaders in the garage, looked like just the ticket. I'm talking about the ones you can get for a buck, made in China, with the orange beads on them. They seem to be ubiquitous in tackle shops here in the near-coast area. Anyway I shredded one, checked the resistance, it was about 1 ohm/inch. Perfect. I wound a little coil, put it across 3 AA NiMHs, and got a cheery orange glow. It was easier to work with after it had been heated. I am sorry I can't give you an exact part number or size of wire, but if you do coastal fishing I am sure you have seen them and probably have some torn up ones. For sure they are so cheap you can get several and check them out. The only downside is that I couldn't get them to tin or take the lead-free solder, but I solved that by tinning some small wire-wrap wire which I was going to attach them to, crimping over the end of the wire-wrap to hold the stainless and soldering again. I am also going to check a beading supply for tiny crimp beads for this. Sorry again I can't give you an exact wire size, it is somewhat but not a lot larger than the wire on the little coils on my 901 atts, and smaller than bread twist-tie wire. For sure I have found the only coil wire I will need.
I went to the crafts supply to look for thin stainless wire for making a sturdier atomizer heating coil, and didn't find it. However, when I got home I noticed the nylon coated stainless braided wire fishing leaders in the garage, looked like just the ticket. I'm talking about the ones you can get for a buck, made in China, with the orange beads on them. They seem to be ubiquitous in tackle shops here in the near-coast area. Anyway I shredded one, checked the resistance, it was about 1 ohm/inch. Perfect. I wound a little coil, put it across 3 AA NiMHs, and got a cheery orange glow. It was easier to work with after it had been heated. I am sorry I can't give you an exact part number or size of wire, but if you do coastal fishing I am sure you have seen them and probably have some torn up ones. For sure they are so cheap you can get several and check them out. The only downside is that I couldn't get them to tin or take the lead-free solder, but I solved that by tinning some small wire-wrap wire which I was going to attach them to, crimping over the end of the wire-wrap to hold the stainless and soldering again. I am also going to check a beading supply for tiny crimp beads for this. Sorry again I can't give you an exact wire size, it is somewhat but not a lot larger than the wire on the little coils on my 901 atts, and smaller than bread twist-tie wire. For sure I have found the only coil wire I will need.