I'm trying to figure out what temps I can get and how wire gauge and length effect temp. I need a low temp heating element anything from 25 - 100 C.
I calculated that
26g - 25ft = 1 ohm
24g - 39ft = 1 ohm
The thing is that I don't know how to calculate what wire to use to try this and if I can add a pot or resistors to change the temp.
I have 17, 24, 26, 28 & 30g copper wire that I can try with this.
Can anyone point me in the direction to figure this out or give me some insight into this?
I just calculated the wire parameters and it says that a single 24g wire would draw 3.18 amps. If I apply 12v then I should get about 38.16 watts - or about 1 watt per foot. What I am not sure of is how resistance comes into play here.
I calculated that
26g - 25ft = 1 ohm
24g - 39ft = 1 ohm
The thing is that I don't know how to calculate what wire to use to try this and if I can add a pot or resistors to change the temp.
I have 17, 24, 26, 28 & 30g copper wire that I can try with this.
Can anyone point me in the direction to figure this out or give me some insight into this?
I just calculated the wire parameters and it says that a single 24g wire would draw 3.18 amps. If I apply 12v then I should get about 38.16 watts - or about 1 watt per foot. What I am not sure of is how resistance comes into play here.
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