Tortoise wrote:Yes, thanks for the details, Headwerkn. Another question, another chance to display my ignorance and confusion.
I've got some 230 gm Gasmate cylinders that I got at a good price. They specify 75% iso-butane + 25% propane. I can't find the mix for Jetboil canisters anywhere, but that could be obvious. It only appears to say isobutane/propane mix, without indicating the ratio. E.g. at:
https://www.jetboil.co.uk/collections/accessories/products/jetpower-fuel
I've got some very empty small Jetboil canisters (I burnt off all the gas at the end, then left the stove turned on for a long time (in a very ventilated area) to make sure none was left. I can't see any problem transferring some from a Gasmate cylinder to a very empty Jetboil one. Can anyone else? What about if there was still a bit in the Jetboil one? The ratios might be different, but I can't imagine they'd be that different. Often I don't need to take a full canister, but am keen to save wastage and $ where I can. So being able to bring a small one up to half or 2/3 full would be very handy. And that would leave plenty of room for me to make errors.
Tortoise wrote:Thanks, Headwerkn. Very helpful!
Lamont wrote:Tortoise wrote:Thanks, Headwerkn. Very helpful!
Just fyi-I've had two (re-filled) cans fail on me now-one very recent one-hardly re-filled at all. That is-when the stove was removed the gas just kept coming.
Drained in a blink as it was quite soundless and I didn't realise after taking off the burner. Worth having a listen after you remove the stove.
I believe they are making them more prone to quicker failure.
Lamont wrote:Just fyi-I've had two (re-filled) cans fail on me now-one very recent one-hardly re-filled at all. That is-when the stove was removed the gas just kept coming.
ggorgeman wrote:Lamont wrote:Tortoise wrote:Thanks, Headwerkn. Very helpful!
Just fyi-I've had two (re-filled) cans fail on me now-one very recent one-hardly re-filled at all. That is-when the stove was removed the gas just kept coming.
Drained in a blink as it was quite soundless and I didn't realise after taking off the burner. Worth having a listen after you remove the stove.
I believe they are making them more prone to quicker failure.
Thanks Lamont, so you're thinking that the re-fill process compromised the valve mechanism of the receiving can? Interesting. I do have the FlipFuel but haven't yet used it.
rcaffin wrote:I refill old canisters all the time, both screw-thread and Powermax ones, using very simple ebay adapters. Never had any problems.
But I use scales and never over-fill.
Cheers
Roger
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