Re: [MBZ] PROPANE/BUTANE MIX. was: White Whale Plan of Attack: Weak AC

2018-08-29 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> > I thought Jim had said his server crashed and he had lost all it's data. Half right. The original site went down, but I lost _nothing_. The site was mastered elsewhere, and there were multiple backups. (Which is good, since that hosting machine went down, too.) Google suggests that some

Re: [MBZ] PROPANE/BUTANE MIX. was: White Whale Plan of Attack: Weak AC

2018-08-29 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Wed, 29 Aug 2018 17:04:30 -0400 Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: > OMG he’s using ISOMERS > > I mean you know like this has to really scary Acck! :-) Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search

Re: [MBZ] PROPANE/BUTANE MIX. was: White Whale Plan of Attack: Weak AC

2018-08-29 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
> On August 29, 2018 at 5:06 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes > wrote: > > > Google suggests that some camping stove fuel is isobutane. Because nothing is more annoying than being unable to heat food in cold weather, and if you've ever tried to use a butane lighter that wasn't stored in a

Re: [MBZ] PROPANE/BUTANE MIX. was: White Whale Plan of Attack: Weak AC

2018-08-29 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Wed, 29 Aug 2018 14:57:16 -0600 Craig via Mercedes wrote: > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isobutane > > Isobutane is obtained by isomerization of butane. > > Alkanes > > Skeletal isomerization is not normally encountered in the laboratory, > but is the basis of large applications in

Re: [MBZ] PROPANE/BUTANE MIX. was: White Whale Plan of Attack: Weak AC

2018-08-29 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
Google suggests that some camping stove fuel is isobutane. RB On 29/08/2018 3:57 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote: On Wed, 29 Aug 2018 14:01:06 -0500 fmiser via Mercedes wrote: Gerry wrote: Isn't there an "R" number for the propane/isobutane mixture? Jim wrote: Not for the mix, so far as I

Re: [MBZ] PROPANE/BUTANE MIX. was: White Whale Plan of Attack: Weak AC

2018-08-29 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
OMG he’s using ISOMERS I mean you know like this has to really scary --R Sent from iPhone > On Aug 29, 2018, at 4:57 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote: > > On Wed, 29 Aug 2018 14:01:06 -0500 fmiser via Mercedes > wrote: > > Gerry wrote: > > Isn't there an "R" number for the

Re: [MBZ] PROPANE/BUTANE MIX. was: White Whale Plan of Attack: Weak AC

2018-08-29 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Wed, 29 Aug 2018 14:01:06 -0500 fmiser via Mercedes wrote: > > > > Gerry wrote: > > > > > > > > Isn't there an "R" number for the propane/isobutane mixture? > > > > Jim wrote: > > > > > > Not for the mix, so far as I know. But propane is R290, and > > > isobutane is R600A. > > > Gerry

Re: [MBZ] PROPANE/BUTANE MIX. was: White Whale Plan of Attack: Weak AC

2018-08-29 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> > > Gerry wrote: > > > > > > Isn't there an "R" number for the propane/isobutane mixture? > > Jim wrote: > > > > Not for the mix, so far as I know. But propane is R290, and > > isobutane is R600A. > Gerry wrote: > On a related topic, Walmart has large cans of propane/butane mix > for $10.00.

Re: [MBZ] PROPANE/BUTANE MIX. was: White Whale Plan of Attack: Weak AC

2018-08-29 Thread archer75--- via Mercedes
Oh, right, thanks. I thought Jim had said his server crashed and he had lost all it's data. This must have been the one I remembered. I'll have to check the can I bought to see if it is isobutane. Meade Dillon wrote: > Gerry, from Jim's Chicken

Re: [MBZ] PROPANE/BUTANE MIX. was: White Whale Plan of Attack: Weak AC

2018-08-29 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
I find I don't bother with fitting temperatures anymore. I just put in one can of mix, and add propane (less than a cylinder's worth) until the system is working well, while keeping an eye on the pressures to make sure I don't go too far. -- Jim > > ___

Re: [MBZ] PROPANE/BUTANE MIX. was: White Whale Plan of Attack: Weak AC

2018-08-29 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Gerry, from Jim's Chicken Wagon blog here: http://formicapeak.com/~jimc/cwair.html " The next step is to try it out. I fully charge the system, using a mix of Isobutane (R600a) and Propane (R290). This mix (70% Isobutane, 30% Propane) is usually available at sporting goods stores as high-altitude

[MBZ] PROPANE/BUTANE MIX. was: White Whale Plan of Attack: Weak AC

2018-08-29 Thread archer75--- via Mercedes
On Tue, 28 Aug 2018 21:19:46 -0700 Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: > > > > Isn't there an "R" number for the propane/isobutane mixture? > > > Not for the mix, so far as I know. But propane is R290, and isobutane is > R600A. > > -- Jim > ___ Gerry wrote: On