Sgaugian posted:No problem Craig. Thanks for the additional information and clarification. Doug just started kits with the 16 ohm element a few months ago b/c the element is smaller and easier to install without contacting the smoke unit casing than the 27/28 ohm unit included previously. He hasn't tried a 16 yet, at least not on a sustained basis of five minutes or more at 12 volts or more. Something tells me I had the honor of pioneering into that.
That statement makes little sense to me. You can get Virtually any resistance value in similar sized packages, so it certainly wasn't necessary to change the resistance value to get a smaller package!