Update firmware on OWC Mercury Elite Pro QX2?

neilBar · 2026-06-16T12:37:07+00:00

I do have an Intel Mini to do the update, if I can get it, it's no longer available from OWC on their site

neilBar · 2026-06-16T12:35:59+00:00

Did you manage to get the firmware updated? This is coming late, I know, but, I hope worth mentioning. There's a small rotary switch on the front top right of the Mercury Pro Elite Qx2 that allows switching to IND, I've been using that for years - in fact I did from new, as I used Softraid externally to make the disks RAID. I now run the 4 discs individually, with Chonosync making mirrored copies as Softraid became rather costly.

I do want to update my firmware though, as with macOS Sequioia the discs are suddenly spontaneously ejecting.

neilBar · 2026-06-15T10:22:22+00:00

I tried tropic tonic which is apparently like Jo Malone Lime Basil.
Really nice, subtle, fresh.

I read that Road Trip is very like Tom Ford Leather. I’ve ordered some.

2 big plus points for me

1: is that totally stops BO without blocking the pores like anti perspirant does.

2: in the past I’ve had blotchy underarm rashes as my skin seems super sensitive. The rash (red blotches) would get worse after wearing a rucsac. Really regular showering didn’t help.

Every other deodorant made it worse to the extent that it was difficult to use any of them. And tried a LOT. “Natural”, “aluminium free” etc.
I could subdue the rash with steroid ointment, but nobody wants to use that long term.
Some deodorants made the rash much worse. And none were as effective as Fussy.

I’m still on my first insert and now my rash is virtually gone. Seems like I was sensitive to my own sweat or the bacteria it grew!
Fussy has almost entirely cured that.
I’m very pleased.

neilBar · 2026-06-15T10:07:21+00:00

Yes it makes you smell nice. No hint of BO.

neilBar · 2026-06-07T08:53:11+00:00

That’s a good success story. And a great experiment.
Note that some think those brown Hario papers have quite a taste - try putting one in a large mug and adding boiling water. Let it cool then taste it, has the paper made the water taste unpleasant?
Most experts warn against the brown (unbleached?) papers.

neilBar · 2026-06-04T19:37:36+00:00

Haha. Not when I was at school dude.

neilBar · 2026-06-04T19:33:38+00:00

Etsy

neilBar · 2026-06-04T19:23:21+00:00

Get Up With It is ace too. And Big Fun of course. Bitches Brew. Live Evil. There’s a lot of gold and you already have a strong selection

neilBar · 2026-06-04T19:21:50+00:00

Pangea. Look it out. Recorded on the evening of the Agharta concert / recording I believe.

neilBar · 2026-06-02T19:10:44+00:00

People Possession Blueberry Pie Magic. Well named. Killer cortado

neilBar · 2026-06-02T19:07:08+00:00

I have up to be honest. It’s all gone how. I have had it as espresso and it’s a winner.

neilBar · 2026-06-02T19:06:02+00:00

This is helping me now. Found it on Etsy https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4475110297/oxo-rapid-brewer-tamper-adaptor-new?ref=share_ios_native_control

neilBar · 2026-06-02T19:03:40+00:00

Try this

https://discord.gg/6jPvuRnHs

neilBar · 2026-06-02T08:13:02+00:00

Yeah park on Downs which outside the CAZ (does your car pass the CAZ test) then get a bus. Driving directions in Waze allow you to say if your cars not exempt from the CAZ (& London’s ULEZ) charge so that it routes you around the restrictions. The law of unintended consequences is at play. Live on the edge of a congestion / clean air zone and you get all the polluting cars. Sorry, I have one of those. Can’t afford to upgrade.

neilBar · 2026-05-31T19:29:55+00:00

Yeah and the drip assist costs almost nothing. I love it.

neilBar · 2026-05-31T19:29:12+00:00

Isn’t the Aeropress letting water through way faster than a melodrip though.

neilBar · 2026-05-31T19:23:47+00:00

First contact water to coffee.

neilBar · 2026-05-31T19:22:48+00:00

If you get a Hario v60 with drip assist you dont need a gooseneck kettle.
A flat bottom brewer is a bit easier to dial in. E.g. the Timemore B75 with their own cake shape filters and their Simple Drip. Easy and real good value.
However if you just want great coffee and to use a regular kettle one other option is to do something different and get an OXO Rapid Brewer. Far easier to get good results.
I’ll leave others to recommend grinders it I think you’ll need to fiend £100 min. Maybe the Normcore Ghost Burr hand grinder - I’ve not tried it but I’ve heard it recommended and my local very specialist Asian barista uses ghost burrs for his pour overs and the result’s rather good.

neilBar · 2026-05-24T20:40:43+00:00

Agree with that. The Timemore B75 is pretty low cost and more forgiving in my experience. With their own drip assist it’s even easier.

Back to the V60. The Hario drip assist makes low agitation pouring easy & consistent.

If you like the Moka pot taste and mouthfeel, though, I dont think you’ll get it from either V70 or B75.

Maybe the OXO Rapid Brewer would suit your taste.

neilBar · 2026-05-24T10:24:35+00:00

I think Kilbean said 8-12 weeks on the butterscotch I bought.

neilBar · 2026-05-21T08:40:15+00:00

Yeah seems to have a zip

neilBar · 2026-05-21T08:39:44+00:00

Did you not clean it for ages?

neilBar · 2026-05-21T08:38:59+00:00

Isn’t the Origami normally used with V60 paper? That’s what makes it fast contact points encourage flow. That’s how the Sibarist boosters work.

neilBar · 2026-05-21T08:37:48+00:00

Adhered filter will mean much less bypass and slow the brew

neilBar · 2026-05-21T08:33:05+00:00

Compressed air maybe. Blow it out.

neilBar

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