04-11-2013, 10:07 PM
That's a completely different application, but if I was still into RC, I'd have to consider it.
I came across this site for calculating the requirements for any given gauge and length of nichrome wire.
http://www.jacobs-online.biz/nichrome/NichromeCalc.html
Pretty easy to use. My wire is about 0.008" diameter and 12" from contact to contact. For a temperature of 480F, I'll need 0.747 A at 8 volts. Kind of hard to get an accurate voltage out of a transformer run from a dimmer.
I came across this site for calculating the requirements for any given gauge and length of nichrome wire.
http://www.jacobs-online.biz/nichrome/NichromeCalc.html
Pretty easy to use. My wire is about 0.008" diameter and 12" from contact to contact. For a temperature of 480F, I'll need 0.747 A at 8 volts. Kind of hard to get an accurate voltage out of a transformer run from a dimmer.
Mike
If you can't get one, make one.
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If you can't get one, make one.
Hawkeye, proud to be a member of MetalworkingFun Forum since Jan 2013.