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That would only be possible in non-TC modes. In TC modes, the resistance, and therefore the voltage, is always changing.

To those of you who presume that it is a simple matter to port EScribe to Mac - it's not. It is very common for hardware devices to lack Mac support for the simple reason that there are a great number of USB communication chipsets that have no Mac driver. It requires a completely different set of programming skills to write OS drivers - and in order to do so, you must have sufficient documentation of the chipset's low-level interfaces. Chipset manufacturers release SDKs to create drivers for specific applications. Evolve did not design their own USB chipset. They did what all hardware manufacturers do. They used an existing chipset, which provided a Windows SDK to create said driver. Lacking a Mac SDK for said chipset, Evolv is powerless to port their driver to Mac. Furthermore, if their software is written in C++ as is the majority of Windows software (save for the .NET family), this presents a whole new set of challenges. It would require nearly a complete rewrite of the platform, and a different set of programming skills. ObjectiveC and Swift development is quite a different beast than Windows C++. Could they do it? Were the driver problems resolved, something that would require the support of the USB chipset manufacturer, yes, they certainly could eventually. Should they divert their development efforts away from Windows to do this? It is likely an economically foolish decision to do so. I speak as a Mac user, a developer, and the head of a development team.

Can anyone explain why the TCR curve supplied by SSV is so radically different for their 0.4mm wire? It is almost as steep as Ni200. I am building dual spaced coils 3mm in diameter, coming in at around 0.23? base resistance on the 0.4mm, and 0.17? on the 0.5mm. That's total resistance for both coils in parallel. On my 0.4mm coils, I'm generally finding I have to back way off on the temperature, whereas when using the 0.5mm TCR or the steam-engine Ti TCR, it seems fairly close. As the coil ages, I don't have to back off quite as much. I'm willing to grant that a different gauge wire will have a slightly different TCR curve, but not so different that it looks like a completely different metal. The result is consistent on two different mods: the Wismec Releaux and the Madvapes Blacksmith.

This is not a driver issue. It is a WINE issue. WINE does not support USB devices, with the rare exception of certain USB dongles.

It does not take any extra circuitry. It's just a software change. Probably one that should be applied in the Profile.

I can confirm that SS requires spaced coils. Anything else is a disaster. 304 might be more tolerant given its higher TC gradiant, but with 316L it is a non-starter. I even set a wick on fire while trying to use compressed coils. I was about to give up on SS entirely when I tried a spaced coil. This made all the difference in the world. YMMV, but preheat also seems to cause issues, so CADmanSolid's advice is good. Locking the Ohms also helps a lot. But a word to the wise here: If you are doing a dual-coil build, and one coil comes loose, your base resistance will double, and you will burn your wick. So check your connections. Thankfully, compared to nickel, SS can take a lot more torque without breaking.