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My money's on a concentrate problem. How does it do on the Foil Test? Revolution and DART are identical at this level, the difference is one has been used some and therefore has some liquid stored in the pores. The other is dry ceramic. Dry ceramic is a good insulator. A much poorer...

The high efficiency mod involves grooves down the side that let more air past the seal and stem and stem and cup and the notches on the lip that allow easier flow across the bottom. No slits I know of. The only slits I know of are in the top cap. The notches address the 'I have to tip/lift...

Bummer. The problem is disassembly and reassembly. The pieces are pressed together, and you'll need the press to put it back together almost surely. And there's nothing you can do inside except clean out debris (which should not be there to start with but was a problem very early on until the...

Agreed. Delays are to be expected and should be included in all time lines. I may be mistaken here, but didn't the Principals here cite prior large project experience? Military Robots, IIRC? It's a gray area between being optimist and realistic for sure. Even if you 'know the score'. The...

Which one? Didn't they already miss one December release? Then again, they say 'good things come to those who wait'. And Winnie (Chruchill) said "they too serve, who only sit and wait"........but he's dead now. OF

Cool. For sure you can't see the openings without taking the body tube off. Under the oven there's a small circuit board on the older units where the wires attach, the vents into the oven proper are above it (look where the wires come out on one side, there's also a gap on the other side)...

Gee, I sure hope that's a typo......that is you meant "insight"? To incite is to start a riot........ I guess I don't follow your question. What four holes? There are 8 total in the cap? Otherwise most of the stem air comes down the side of the stem between it and the cup. I figure about...

IMO he's blowing smoke. The overwhelming majority of the air comes in the top vents as can be easily shown with the classic 'incense test'. Almost none enters the bottom (unless you intentionally block all the top vents and seal the gap around the stem (like with an o-ring). Sure, there are...

Are you out of your mind? Try to use Science or reason to explain you and you're ways? No way, Charlie......that would blow what little credibility I have left around this joint...... Er, make that 'this place'. We don't do joints no more. OF

Sorry for not being clear enough. Install it squarely cold, then don't let it move up. That doesn't count as 'forcing it' since it's not distorting the soft plastic (the real degradation issue). Put it in cold, hold it in tight as it heats (and you use it) but don't force it back in hot? As...

Something is wrong, obviously. As others have said this is basically unknown. Normally you put the top on cold, and it's a fairly tight fit with straight sides. As it heats it should 'lock up', that is the hole gets smaller and the plug gets bigger. You can normally lift a hot HA by the top...

True rumor. However, AFAIK he's gone back to being a Doctor (Surgeon I think?), a more 'hands on' way to help folks I guess. That seems like a full time job to me. He might be up to something in the field wherever he is, but nobody I asked had any information to offer. Hopefully someone else...

Easy to spot 'in person' if you look close. For instance, the tube body is 3 pieces of plated brass, I suspect because they lack the precision machines to make such a deep square hole in Aluminum with such thin walls and precise threads. It's therefore much heavier in places. In a photo, not...

Well, you've got two data points that don't agree. 327F (or even 338) is not going to turn ABV black. I suggest you know it's hotter than that from the results of your ABV, you're temperature measurement is off. Dollars to doughnuts you're using an IR Pyrometer, right? One of the common...

You did misunderstand me it seems. I said the parts interchanged, a very big difference. I also said the Revolution cart version I got was pretty useless since they missed the key function of the porous ceramic. They used conventional ceramics so there is no reservoir. Clearly a mechanical...

Naw, he's Mickey's dog......... And come to think on it, the Planet is where Clark and Lois work. Let's stick to reality here, OK????? Folks are depending on us keeping this accurate. OF

With your proven glass breaking skills, cheap is a good thing. A very good thing. OF

Sometimes I've seen Acrylic plastic get a 'hazy look' to it from surface attack long before other signs show. OF

You're not alone. Perhaps that should be "woe is we"? An unfortunate loss for sure, but hopefully clearing the way for the next fellow to have his lash? A series of brave experiments as I see it, some successful, some not so. Ample 'lessons' for those who follow, should they care to benefit...

I agree with you there, and I think we've got plenty of company. It's a good experiment, but I too found that with the right technique it works best without them. At least 'right technique' as far as what's working for me. I guess it must be in the nature of the typical vapist? Over on the...