He came back under a different name (I forget), sold a system on here, then (afaik) disappeared again.
What I got out of it was, some people were ragging on him about his system and his methods, he got sick of it, said **** it, and bailed. I could be wrong though
Naw, that is about it. He PM'd me same. Safety issues over electric brewing. And other stuff. This forum can get to you after a while. Tough to do the "noob to veteran" transition without getting bitter.
That's too bad. Uninformed BS pushes out a knowledgeable veteran? Sad.
He had good advice and a slight personality problem IMO. Don't we all though?
Tough to do the "noob to veteran" transition without getting bitter.
...Tough to do the "noob to veteran" transition without getting bitter.
That's why I'm staying a n00b.
That's why I'm staying a n00b.
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news...
Never saw that, but the small world thing just hit me. Power was out here for a week after Irene. Searching the web for a way to power my whole house with my generator I came across boards with the same fight over male to male connections. Some people are pretty passionate about safety. Others just want to prove that they know something that you don't know. Either way, it gets ugly fast.. . . when folks expressed concern over his male to male pigtail setup.
His lawn was nice though.
I knew nothing of the "male-to-male" pigtail thing, but if I did I would have weighed in on it as well. It is inherently dangerous. But no one listens to me anyway.
folks expressed concern over his male to male pigtail setup.
Sheesh... freakin' homophobes...
I knew nothing of the "male-to-male" pigtail thing, but if I did I would have weighed in on it as well. It is inherently dangerous. But no one listens to me anyway.
JoeMama was another seemingly cool guy. He posted constantly, but I haven't heard from him in a year or more.
Maybe this thread should be called "Where have they gone?" or "Where are they now?"
JoeMama was another seemingly cool guy. He posted constantly, but I haven't heard from him in a year or more.
Maybe this thread should be called "Where have they gone?" or "Where are they now?"
I understand that the level of paranoia given any piece of equipment should be directly correlated to the consequences of mishandling. I'd equate handling a male to male cordset just like a gun. Assume the gun is loaded at all times and assume one of the female outlets is hot. Jesus, I just can't avoid the innuendo today. The problem comes when someone who is NOT aware of the danger decides to handle things. No one assumes an extension cord is dangerous to handle because we've been conditioned our whole lives.
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FYI, I think the reason Pol went with a male to male cord set was to avoid the cost of the panel mount male. That's probably where most of the heat came from.
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He could have still had a removable cord but it was the $25 difference in price for the male panel mount vs. the way more common female.
I think think it would be slick to use the same concept on all the vessels as well so that you didn't need the cordset hanging off. Someone needs to start working on a line of heating elements with a molded-in male twistlock. Hmmm, beard stroke and a Dr. Evil pinky.....
Even after all the bickering he could have just said, "thanks for all your concern, it's dangerous and I'm reconsidering the design". Whether or not he would ever heed the advice is moot at that point. I've only seen one other person throw a "I'm outta here" tantrum in my whole life.
Off topic...but if you want to add a generator you need a critical load panel and a transfer switch. Defiantly not a male to male pig tail. Some idiot might island the grid and put utility workers at risk.
Bobby_M said:FYI, I think the reason Pol went with a male to male cord set was to avoid the cost of the panel mount male. That's probably where most of the heat came from.
I think you're right... He could have avoided the concern altogether except he wanted to be able to remove the power cord from his control panel. I think most folks don't have a problem with a power cord coming from their panel. But, because he was building a piece of furniture and was more concerned with aesthetics he wanted to be able to remove the cord for display purposes.
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