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eastwood44mag · 10-23-2005, 10:31 AM

Couple of questions. Please PM. Thanks.

mdman · 10-23-2005, 11:03 AM

You should post them! This way everybody can learn from them.

eastwood44mag · 10-23-2005, 11:15 AM

OK, so here we go.

I bought some beads from a board member. Unlike Viper139's, which are white when dry, these are yellow. Additionally, upon the addition of water, they fizz, and something is vaporizing from the mixture. The smell, however, is similar to a walk-in humidor.

Is all this normal?

Krakatoa · 10-23-2005, 12:02 PM

I've seen the beads turn a yellowish brown and take on the smell of the humidor after being in use for awhile. As far as the fizzing thing, I have no idea

Cloud9Bob · 10-23-2005, 12:37 PM

Yes they fizz and will even crack when water is added...not to worry. They should look white when dry and translucent when watered...but yellow...my only experience with that is after they have been in my coolerdors for a long time, never when brand new.

xrundog · 10-23-2005, 12:53 PM

Maybe they were used? Not necessarily a bad thing as long as they are working okay.

prflani · 10-23-2005, 02:39 PM

The beads can generate significant heat when water is added. Yellow color indicates that the beads have probably been in a container where cigars were present. They do absorb oils and chemicals other than just water from the air...

eastwood44mag · 10-23-2005, 02:55 PM

OK. I spect they were probably used, as I got them cheap. This won't affect their usability, will it?

xrundog · 10-23-2005, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by eastwood44mag

OK. I spect they were probably used, as I got them cheap. This won't affect their usability, will it?

Nope.

Smoker06 · 10-23-2005, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by xrundog

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Originally Posted by eastwood44mag

OK. I spect they were probably used, as I got them cheap. This won't affect their usability, will it?

Nope.

As long as only distilled water was used previously.

10-23-2005, 10:31 AM	#1
eastwood44mag Club Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Chicago.......ugh Posts: 4,559	Bead issues.....need a FOG Couple of questions. Please PM. Thanks. __________________ I am a mushroom. They keep me in the dark and feed me horse shit. "My cigars tend to attract the kind of women that b#*ch a lot" --N99

10-23-2005, 11:03 AM	#2
mdman Club Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Yuma, AZ USA Posts: 4,102	You should post them! This way everybody can learn from them. __________________ Cigars are fer smokin™..! www.mdcigars.com

10-23-2005, 11:15 AM	#3
eastwood44mag Club Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Chicago.......ugh Posts: 4,559	OK, so here we go. I bought some beads from a board member. Unlike Viper139's, which are white when dry, these are yellow. Additionally, upon the addition of water, they fizz, and something is vaporizing from the mixture. The smell, however, is similar to a walk-in humidor. Is all this normal? __________________ I am a mushroom. They keep me in the dark and feed me horse shit. "My cigars tend to attract the kind of women that b#*ch a lot" --N99

10-23-2005, 12:37 PM	#5
Cloud9Bob Contributing Editor Herf Meister Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: New York Posts: 5,365	Yes they fizz and will even crack when water is added...not to worry. They should look white when dry and translucent when watered...but yellow...my only experience with that is after they have been in my coolerdors for a long time, never when brand new. __________________ "It takes a long time to understand nothing"

10-23-2005, 02:39 PM	#7
prflani Herf Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Granite City IL Posts: 7,267	The beads can generate significant heat when water is added. Yellow color indicates that the beads have probably been in a container where cigars were present. They do absorb oils and chemicals other than just water from the air... __________________ http://www.space.com There comes a time in the affairs of man when he must take the bull by the tail and face the situation... I am the Prince of Insufficient Light.

10-23-2005, 12:02 PM	#4
Krakatoa Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 162	I've seen the beads turn a yellowish brown and take on the smell of the humidor after being in use for awhile. As far as the fizzing thing, I have no idea

10-23-2005, 12:53 PM	#6
xrundog Contributing Editor Herf Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Central, Iowa Posts: 9,806	Maybe they were used? Not necessarily a bad thing as long as they are working okay.

10-23-2005, 02:55 PM	#8
eastwood44mag Club Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Chicago.......ugh Posts: 4,559	OK. I spect they were probably used, as I got them cheap. This won't affect their usability, will it? __________________ I am a mushroom. They keep me in the dark and feed me horse shit. "My cigars tend to attract the kind of women that b#*ch a lot" --N99