Actually, if it’s a 50/50 mix of (iso)butane/propane, then it’s a drop-in for CFC-12, if you have an old-timey car AC.
I was running HC-12a for years. CFC-12 was obscenely priced (IF you could still find somewhere to buy it), conversions to HFC-134a sucked, and HC-12a was a drop-in replacement (same P/V curves) which worked like a charm. The way the EPA badmouths it and outright lies about its legality, you’d think Hitler invented it in his garage.
Did you say cold? You’d have to “detune” the AC somewhat if you didn’t want to actually hang meat in your car on the ride home. Quite a few times the coils would ice-up, and you’d have to turn off the AC for a few minutes to let the ice melt, then turn it back on again.
You could buy it (made for ACs) by the can, so two 16oz cans of CFC-12 would be replaced with two ~4oz baby-cans of HC-12a.
Buy these cans in bulk, get the right fittings, and you could make a good living recharging ACs of old-timey cars!
These camping tanks are typically 70-80% butane / 20-30% propane mix. Some of the better brands like Olicamp or MSR use isobutane. This cheap Coleman one does not.
Nice! I just ordered a Seagate Expansion 4 GB Desktop HD for my Media for $94 free shipping and no tax. I have a few 2 GB versions for the past few years with no problems. This will be connected to the Mac Mini connected to my Livingroom 65” LG OLED HDTV replacing a 2GB Seagate which is running out of space.
Nice Pete. I have a 24” Dell monitor on my PC since 2005. It’s been 100% reliable and the picture quality is still close to perfect with no backlight bleed. I’m amazed it’s still working. It owes me nothing.
This is Bullsh*t I got this message newegg.com telling me that they couldn’t verify my PayPal payment method for my new HD. I checked out my Paypal payment method which is attached to my Visa credit card and everything checks out. I’ve since re-ordered with the same credit card and everything went well. What the hell is going on?
I gave up on Keurig coffee makers a few years ago after my 4th machine died. At best I got two years out of each one. I really missed the convenience of K-Cups.
Fast forward, I really wanted to get a new brewer, but I wasn’t going to buy a Keurig branded machine. After reading excellent reviews on Amazon, I ended up ordering a Mueller Ultima Single Serve K-Cup Coffee Maker. I also ordered 2 boxes (72 count each) of Green Mountain Dark Magic K-Cups.
I hope it’s as good as people say.
I typically stay away from “pods” style coffee unless there is nothing else available, mainly because I turned into a huge coffee snob over the years. However, if I had to have one, it would be Nespresso. It beats any kind of k-cup machine taste hands down, in my experience.
Hi Pete, for the past 3 years I’ve been brewing coffee in a 20 year old 4 cup Farberware Percolator. Makes great coffee but I’m sick of washing out the pot and cleaning the coffee grinds out of the basket.
The Dark Magic K-Cups are the strongest I’ve tried, and I tried many. I’d say it’s as good as any coffee I’ve used in my perc. The only thing Farberware has over the K-Cup brewers is the coffee is hotter. Since I drink my coffee black, it really isn’t an issue.
I hear ya.
My main issue with the “pod” systems is that they do not generate enough pressure to properly extract flavors and you also end up with coffee that is too acidic, alas, that’s personal preference, I guess.
My usual caffeine fix is via those ravioli-type “pods” at work.
Typically an espresso + espresso + espresso + espresso in a mug, with plastic-milk and sugar.
I tried my hand at milchkaffee by topping off the quad-espresso with milk, but it cools it down way too much unless I preheat the milk, which I just can’t get motivated to do, not unless/until I already have my coffee. Vicious circle…
I’d otherwise need a regular basket-type coffeemaker, like on weekends at home, so I can make it a mite powerful as I want, vs relying on someone else’s idea of how “strong” or “dark” (read: burnt ’til it tastes like an ashtray) their coffee might be.
Nothing wrong with being a coffee snob. I just like a few cups of java a day. Freash of course. I’m not nearly as picky as you. I have total respect for your requirements. I’m like that with Stereo equipment. Been an audiophile since the late 1960’s
Picked up another portable gas stove. This one is slightly larger so it can accommodate bigger pots and has a wider flame spread. It’s going camping with me this weekend.
Makoto Kurosaki, Nakiri vegetable knife. 165mm x 52mm, San Mai, Hammer forged, HRC-62+, Shirogami #2 edge steel, Kurouchi finish. Wa handle, black pakkawood ferrule, rosewood handle, and a Nakiri saya (wood sheath)
I don’t have a workshop in the house we are renting, so I keep things stored in tool boxes, tool bags, and tackle boxes I modify to suite the type of tool needs. Here is the soldering box I just started cramming everything in.
