LeroyBrown
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i use lab grade butane .9999
i use lab grade butane .9999
one reason id say just off the top of my head, how about propane has a higher boiling point than n-butane.
Propane actually boils at a lower temperature than butane. Butane at -0.5C/31.5F and propane at
-42.1 °C/-44 °F . Because one is a positive number and the other is a negative number can make it confusing.
certainly no scientist, but seems pretty logical to me...especially if the propane in the butane is mercapped as i believe gw said most butane propane is...
yea thats my next step, just gotta get the tank to extractor path down...i know you can use the tubes i use that way, just gotta do next logical step..
so leroy, what can i expect to benefit with the 99% stuff? more yield? what better taste?
i mean in your experience with the pure n-but what would u usually pull off a half pound of crip buds?
hmmm very interesting food for thought...love ur replies..so as long as there are no mercaps (which are usually not present in refills but could be)Propane used in lighter fuel typically doesn't have mercaps added, because of the taste and smell. It is also in such a small volume, that a leak doesn't present as much fire hazard.
Propane is added as a propellant, because butane has no pressure at freezing temperaures. It is identical to butane, except it is one carbon shorter in the chain, with it's two attendant hydrogens.
It is slightly more water soluble, so it may pick up more water solubles, but otherwise should work fine.
="SCFSYNDICATE760, post: 847952, member: 21986"]hmmm very interesting food for thought...love ur replies..so as long as there are no mercaps (which are usually not present in refills but could be)
wait im screwed up, looking at boiling points, which is what would be how to gauge how much heat it will take to purge the gas out? right? on the n-butane its saying -0.6C and for the propane it says -42C, so how do i read those again or decipher them? i just always thought propane was supposed to be harder to purge out, havent tried it just read it on some forum or other...if its better how come more people arent using it as a primary solvent? limited access to noncapped propane? i think regardless of the science of it, marketing wise people are gonna hear 10% less propane 16% more butane and are just gonna assume it will make better gas..
so with the propane part taken into account, what about the difference in n-butane...its ultimately 16% more butane (normal and iso) ... so shouldnt it make better oil technically? 60% n butane vs 66%...
always a pleasure..
thnx
hmmm yea ive thought on this too..some people seem to think that that extra pressure aids in the extraction as it makes the pressure greater in the extraction tube? i think i recall debate about vector and colibri users, and people who used both often thought colibri better because of the ~17% propane. i have no idea if it extracts better than pure butane myself, havent done any tests in that regard. it would be interesting to hear about the results from using strictly propane, in regards to the flavor dept. i wonder if its as good as butane for grabbing aromatics and retaining them, or better, worse?
wala
another science type told me butane also acts as a propellant i believe..
when you say harder at subzero temps gw, (butane) i mean what does that mean?
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