I'm actually thinking now Casey's point (from my FB page) might be relevant - I had the chutes tied about half way on the shock cord - so in theory they could have ejected halfway out and then had to wait for the wiggle to pull em out finally.
The tubes I used were completely full - I was aware of that issue (the BP not being in close contact under all conditions). I think fundamentally if I'd been able to ground test I'd have known what the issue was for sure. W On Tue, May 14, 2013 at 9:31 PM, Bdale Garbee <[email protected]> wrote: > Winton Davies <[email protected]> writes: > >> I used 0.5g centrifuge containers with the tip cut off, and a Q2G2 >> CA'd into the bottom, and then filled with 4F (without any tamping), >> and then closed the cap on the centrifuge. > > I've never used those, but know people who have. Seems like a pretty > good solution. > > The only suggestion I have is that if the vial wasn't *full* of BP, you > should put a bit of wadding in before snapping the top closed, so the > powder isn't moving around, as that can result in incomplete combustion. > > Bdale _______________________________________________ altusmetrum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gag.com/mailman/listinfo/altusmetrum
