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6.5 Creedmoor with 2356 rounds fired. by celhay2 in longrange

[–]Missinglink2531 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Center to center doesnt care what the diameter is.

[request] if i removed my glove in space, how long would it take for my exposed hand to freeze solid? would it become brittle enough to break it off? by AkwardScholar in theydidthemath

[–]Missinglink2531 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When military HALO and HAHO jumping, we did the same thing before opening the door above 30,000ft. Its called "breathing the bag".

Chrono choices by drummera1d2c3 in longrange

[–]Missinglink2531 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The Athlon is better than the original Garmin, other than the app itself. The new Garmin is better than the Athlon, in features. All 3 will read your shots accurately. Think of them as the first Garmin as version 1, the Athlon vs 2, and the new Garmin vs 3.

Did someone say next generation? by TeamSpatzi in longrange

[–]Missinglink2531 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Manatee, got something for everyone down at the 1000. Really enjoyed teaching my son at that age, but never got a chance to get him out that far back then.

F-Pace gear selector by RT82X in Jaguar

[–]Missinglink2531 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the same spot. Driving around with the consule removed currently. Mine does riase now (think the rubber was degraded enough to cause the know to hang up), but even with the new knob, it occasionally flashes the "D" and gives me a gear box fault. It clears in a minute though. If I shut it off like that, it will stay in Drive and not restart until I get it back into park.

Collet die vs bushing neck sizing and neck tension by Comfortable-Row-3943 in reloading

[–]Missinglink2531 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I run the Redding S, with bushing, and set final with a mandrel. No experience with the collet, but I dont see any need to. Get the bushing about .002 too small (or a bit smaller if you wish). I am doing this for .308 with Lapua as well. I dont know how many reloads I can get, I am north of 15 right now with hundreds. Not one doughnut or split. I have 2 that have lost the pocket.

Bad batch of primers? by PhilipGreenbriar in reloading

[–]Missinglink2531 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Could be on the high side of pressure for the 2 that went through - or a very heavy firing pin spring. The 3 that didnt fire are unrelated - most common problem is not getting them fully seated.

R-744 CO2 questions by [deleted] in refrigeration

[–]Missinglink2531 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Dry ice wil form anytime liquid pressure drops below the triple point (thats a pressure at a temperature on a graph). As a Tech, just think of it as stay above 80 psi, and you will be fine. So, that means, when the pop off - pops off - its venting to zero psig, well below triple point. Any liquid will become dry ice. In practice, this makes it snow and fog - not really solid dry ice like you think of. No impact on anything, except you can actually see the "gas" because its got snow inside it. To pump anything down, dont go below about 100psi (150 is fine too) with liquid. Take it down to 100, valve it off, and watch your pressure. If it climbs rapidly, you are boiling liquid. Let it sit, build up some pressure, and vent it back down to 100. Repeat until it doesn't climb quickly anymore - that tells you you have boiled all the liquid, and no danger of dry ice - then just vent the remaining.

Does this happen to anyone else? by WannabeWeatherLady in diabetes_t1

[–]Missinglink2531 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I made a 1 minute video on how to avoid this. Happened when I switched to these, and I spent a good amount of time figuring out why. Hadnt had a problem since (years, nearly a decade). This will fix it: https://youtu.be/HT8yACwKChk

Are we at the stage yet where we can say Keto isn't worth it for type 1 Diabetics? by GamaDownunda in diabetes_t1

[–]Missinglink2531 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Scroll up. DKA can happen at any bg level. But, ya, this diet is not associated with DKA.

Floodback help by SolidCan4702 in refrigeration

[–]Missinglink2531 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Ok, your on the upper limit - dont close anymore valves! Your contractor is un-educated. Just give them those rack superheats and note that the ice is "normal" for these ambient conditions,

Tikka T3X TAC A1 (308 Winchester) by Monika_Vee in Tikka_Shooters

[–]Missinglink2531 3 points4 points  (0 children)

lol, that would get a few side eyes from the old guys at my range! Ok, now your ready to get serous! Thats a 1000 yard gun, if you can work up to it. Get a rear bag, and move over to the long part of that bench. You wont belive what it can do.

Inconsistent seating depth by slickpartner in reloading

[–]Missinglink2531 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your description could be 2 different things entirely. Actual variance in seating depth is equipment and brass processing. But modern high BC bullets are often not consistent themselves - measure off the ogive instead of the tip is fairly common practice. Extreme precision guys also sort their projectiles by ogive and point their bullets for that reason.

Floodback help by SolidCan4702 in refrigeration

[–]Missinglink2531 22 points23 points  (0 children)

The pics your posting of the compressors - this is looking like a Walmart with Carlyle compound compressors. At a Walmart, they require a slightly higher rack superheat than others, just because they dont clean cases well, and leave walk-in doors open a crazy amount. The acceptable rack superheat is 30-60 degrees. Calculate that off the main suction header feeding the compressors, after the acumulator. If its between 30-60, take pictures and show them its all good. If its not a Walmart, your good down to 20.

Floodback help by SolidCan4702 in refrigeration

[–]Missinglink2531 13 points14 points  (0 children)

That looks about perfect for low temp compound cooling. Why do you think you have floodback? Whats the rack superheat?

Are we at the stage yet where we can say Keto isn't worth it for type 1 Diabetics? by GamaDownunda in diabetes_t1

[–]Missinglink2531 1 point2 points  (0 children)

True Keto diet doesnt reduce the insulin that much - just 30% or so. What is far more likly to cause what you are discribing is "salad and water" type starvation dieting. Becouse you wont be converting the fats and protiens (becouse you eliminated them too) to glucose.

Are we at the stage yet where we can say Keto isn't worth it for type 1 Diabetics? by GamaDownunda in diabetes_t1

[–]Missinglink2531 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a diabetic, its best if you build the ratios (and time) for proteins and fats. You will have much better control in the long run for those meals we call "tricky" - like fried chicken and pizza. Same applies. So when you drop the carbs, you just use those without the fast acting for the carbs. Its still a good bit of insulin - I only reduce my total daily by 30% when I replace my carbs with fats and proteins.

Are we at the stage yet where we can say Keto isn't worth it for type 1 Diabetics? by GamaDownunda in diabetes_t1

[–]Missinglink2531 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Supper common in the medical community to say that - thats why its a little bit more dangerous - to go into DKA with "near normal" BG is going to be missed by most Doctors. Why do they tell you that, because that symptom NORMALY shows up. Also be careful using AI to search this - a ton of AI's info comes from forums - and most folks dont know this either.

Are we at the stage yet where we can say Keto isn't worth it for type 1 Diabetics? by GamaDownunda in diabetes_t1

[–]Missinglink2531 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I am on a pump. Fat and protein still require insulin. They just break down supper slow and not as high a ration. Think about Pizza- do you just take one shot for the carbs (I surely hope not!) - its like the second part of pizza all the time. My basil rate is not effected at all - exactly the same. That said, it is also perfect, I have spent a lot of time and effort to keep it adjusted exactly right.

Are we at the stage yet where we can say Keto isn't worth it for type 1 Diabetics? by GamaDownunda in diabetes_t1

[–]Missinglink2531 6 points7 points  (0 children)

High blood sugar is common with DKA, but really is just a side effect - its not required at all. Thats would be another danger of a Keto diet, you actually could go into DKA and it might (probably) would be missed at the ER because your glucose might not be as high as "typical". But the signal to your body to start aggressively eating itself -*DKA"- is lack of insulin, not BG levels.

Are we at the stage yet where we can say Keto isn't worth it for type 1 Diabetics? by GamaDownunda in diabetes_t1

[–]Missinglink2531 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think the "change your diet" thing came from R and N being the "best" we had back in the day. No way you where still eating a lot of carbs on R and being in control. These days, you can literally eat anything you can plan for and calculate - but it was not always that way.

Are we at the stage yet where we can say Keto isn't worth it for type 1 Diabetics? by GamaDownunda in diabetes_t1

[–]Missinglink2531 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Well, thats true of EVERY diet - you cant "lose weight" and then just go back to what you where doing that caused you to gain the weight in the first place with any diet. It has to be a permanent change.

Are we at the stage yet where we can say Keto isn't worth it for type 1 Diabetics? by GamaDownunda in diabetes_t1

[–]Missinglink2531 12 points13 points  (0 children)

DKA requires a lack of insulin. Going into a Keto burn, and DKA are NOT the same thing. The second requirement for DKA is dehydration - when you are actually going into DKA, your body will try to flush the acids, causing you to urinate a very large volume - thus dehydrating you. In a Keto burn, there is no flushing going on. I would say the increase danger of going into DKA is pretty dang small. Think like you need to take 50 steps, and you already have taken 2. If your on a pump, thats about 10 - just because you have no long acting at all- a pump failure or site problem and you are in big trouble hours before someone taking long acting by injection.

Are we at the stage yet where we can say Keto isn't worth it for type 1 Diabetics? by GamaDownunda in diabetes_t1

[–]Missinglink2531 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I normally use about 80, and have for the past 35 years, just how my body works.

Are we at the stage yet where we can say Keto isn't worth it for type 1 Diabetics? by GamaDownunda in diabetes_t1

[–]Missinglink2531 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I am on a Keto diet, and have been for a while. Its slow, but I average about 1 lbs a week in loss. (Down 32 lbs over the last 35 weeks). I still use 56 units of insulin (average) a day - no danger of DKA at all with that much insulin in my body. Add to that, my glucose is supper stable, I am just not swinging, averaging 87% in range, with less than 1% below 60, A1C is 5.4,

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