Purple haze all in my brain

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01 August 2010, 01:47

SR4759

Purple haze all in my brain

My powder closet had a little bit of an acid odor the last couple of days.

Found about a half pound of AA 3100 that was decomposing. It was only about 15 years old and it had been stored in the same air conditioned area since I bought it.
You might want to check your 3100 if you have any. As I remember the original powder was all from one large lot. My container said made in Israel. It was really ripe complete with the purple/brown vapors that floated out when I opened it.

01 August 2010, 02:51

JBrown

Only 15 years! That is scary.

Th fact that you could smell it in the closet while the can was closed tells me that it was not fully sealed.

I keep my powder in an ice-chest to regulate the temp(somewhat). I have noticed that there is always that nice solvent/powder smell when I open the ice-chest, so I assume the canisters are venting a bit. Maybe it is common for the containers to not completely reseal? I have never seen this discussed.

Great title BTW.

Jason

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01 August 2010, 06:38

D Humbarger

Thatz where Hendrix has been hiding!

01 August 2010, 07:27

homebrewer

JBrown says,

quote:
...that nice solvent/powder smell...

I liken it to rubbing alcohol. But that's just me. What would it smell like if a powder has really gone around the bend?

01 August 2010, 08:12

Bob58

Hey Joe, where you goin' with that gun in your hand... Goin' down south to Mexico way... buy me some new AA3100.

01 August 2010, 16:10

JBrown

quote:
Originally posted by homebrewer:
JBrown says,
quote:
...that nice solvent/powder smell...

I liken it to rubbing alcohol. But that's just me. What would it smell like if a powder has really gone around the bend?

Bad powder has a really strong "bad" smell from what I have been told. Is sure if you do a search in this forum you will find a description.

01 August 2010, 23:10

SR4759

quote:
Originally posted by homebrewer:
JBrown says,
quote:
...that nice solvent/powder smell...

I liken it to rubbing alcohol. But that's just me. What would it smell like if a powder has really gone around the bend?

It smells like nitric acid or a little like battery acid.
It is nothing like the sweet ether smell most powder has.

03 August 2010, 17:04

Hot Core

quote:
Originally posted by D Humbarger:
Thatz where Hendrix has been hiding!

Odds are over half the Board does not get the tie-in due to "age". Amazing(and strange to me) noise coming from musical instruments back then.

Can't remember the last time I heard any of it.

04 August 2010, 08:19

SR4759

quote:
Can't remember the last time I heard any of it.

That might be an age thing too.

04 August 2010, 10:37

guncurtis2

HC, I am pretty young, but back in the 90s when i was in high school, i used to listen to jimmi. Good tunes man...

04 August 2010, 17:17

Hot Core

You are both probably right. The stations I listen to have Rhonda Vincent and The Rage, Hank Sr., Conway, Loretta, Ferlin - you know, people who could/can actually sing and carry a tune.

05 August 2010, 04:57

Sam

quote:
Can't remember the last time I heard any of it.

Yesterday, nothing wrong with a little Jimi. Abita's Purple Haze is good, too.

05 August 2010, 05:04

SR4759

quote:
Originally posted by Hot Core:
You are both probably right. The stations I listen to have Rhonda Vincent and The Rage, Hank Sr., Conway, Loretta, Ferlin - you know, people who could/can actually sing and carry a tune.

You mean like Wooly Goat Nelson and Kris Kristopherson..... Yeah right they can sing like a toad.

I guess you have never tried Youtube.

05 August 2010, 16:59

Hot Core

quote:
Originally posted by SR4759:
You mean like Wooly Goat Nelson and Kris Kristopherson..... Yeah right they can sing like a toad. ...

Thats a couple of them.

Slim Whitman, Gene Autrey, Marty Robins, Crystal Gayle, Tex Ritter, DOLLY, Jim Reeves, Patsy Cline, Whisperin Bill Anderson, and on and on.

I'm not real familiar with the names of the current crop of people who "claim"(

) they are making Country music. Nor am I familiar with the Rap, Hippity Hop nor Gang music folks. But if it keeps them off Welfare, I'm all for them making thier noise.

06 August 2010, 02:10

Sam

Willy, Waylon, and the boys? Prefer older to new. Too much Pop in today's country.

06 August 2010, 20:26

James Kain

quote:
Originally posted by SR4759:
My powder closet had a little bit of an acid odor the last couple of days.

Found about a half pound of AA 3100 that was decomposing. It was only about 15 years old and it had been stored in the same air conditioned area since I bought it.
You might want to check your 3100 if you have any. As I remember the original powder was all from one large lot. My container said made in Israel. It was really ripe complete with the purple/brown vapors that floated out when I opened it.

Woh Lay off the acid man!
What did you do with the powder?
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