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  • Site integration

    Site integration

    From time to time, vape shop owners ask me if they can embed the Steam Engine calculators on their site. I have usually declined, but I do see a demand for some kind of integration. Here is what I have come up with: You can now add the URL to your site, an image, and […]

    October 9, 2019
  • Xtar PB2S 2 cell Li-ion quick charger

    Xtar PB2S 2 cell Li-ion quick charger

    I took a look at the Xtar PB2S 2 charger. A promising product, but I haven’t yet decided if it lives up to the promises.

    September 24, 2019
  • Q&A: How to use heat flux for clapton coils

    Q&A: How to use heat flux for clapton coils

    How to use the heat flux in the Wire Wizard to find the optimal watts for a clapton coil?

    August 5, 2019
  • Stainless steel 904L added

    Stainless steel 904L added

    I was able to find the density and heat capacity for SS-904L in this datasheet and some resistance-at-temperature values that I could use to calculate TFR in this datasheet. This has now been added to the materials of the Wire Wizard and Coil calculators. As I haven’t tried this coil material myself, I cannot say […]

    July 19, 2019
  • TFR bug in the Wire Wizard (fixed)

    TFR bug in the Wire Wizard (fixed)

    When combining different materials in parallel, the Wire Wizard sometimes failed to fetch the temperature data for the materials of the individual strands correctly, resulting in an inaccurate TCR/TFR output.

    June 17, 2018
  • Q&A: What is leg length?

    Q&A: What is leg length?

    Regarding the Coil Wrapping calculator: How is Leg Length measured? it says “total per coil,” does this mean the sum of both legs on either end of a coil? where does the ‘leg’ start?

    March 26, 2018
  • Q&A: Mesh coils

    Q&A: Mesh coils

    What should I do if I am using mesh coils since there is no mesh option?

    January 22, 2018
  • Figuring out Nichrome 90

    Figuring out Nichrome 90

    I’ve had numerous requests to add N90 (Nichrome 90) to the materials in Steam Engine. Quite a few vapers use it for their coils, and most of them seem happy with the performance.

    December 6, 2017
  • Cloud chasing

    Cloud chasing

    You may or may not have noticed that the Steam Engine calculators are now loading a little bit faster than before.

    September 28, 2017
  • Custom data

    Custom data

    Now you can add your own custom wire materials, batteries or mods to Steam Engine.

    September 9, 2017
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