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Maccoupler
« on: May 29, 2011, 06:57:09 PM »
Today i used a maccoupler for the first time. Followed the instructions and it worked fine. I think it only fills the canister about 3/4 of new but its still heaps cheaper than using new ones each time.
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Re: Maccoupler
« Reply #1 on: May 29, 2011, 06:58:54 PM »
Did you need to sit a course to use it?
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Re: Maccoupler
« Reply #2 on: May 29, 2011, 07:01:13 PM »
I have a accreditation in maccoupler.
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Re: Maccoupler
« Reply #3 on: May 29, 2011, 07:17:50 PM »
I've had one for a few years and used it a couple of times without any dramas.
Instructions are pretty clear.
Mine only filled to about 3/4's as well.
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Re: Maccoupler
« Reply #4 on: May 29, 2011, 07:38:24 PM »
never knew these things existed until i read this thread,,, a quick google and a visit to ebay and should have one in the mail on it's way to me tomorrow. Thnx for sharing!  :cheers:
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Re: Maccoupler
« Reply #5 on: May 29, 2011, 10:03:45 PM »
Whack the little bottle in the freezer for a couple of hours ,you should nearly fill it.

Does it have a purge valve to keep the pressure down?
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Re: Maccoupler
« Reply #6 on: May 29, 2011, 10:09:50 PM »
Darren. There great aye. I've had one for years now and love the thing..

Guys, to get it full put the canisters in the fridge for 40 mins or so or in the esky. I guarantee you it will fill it up as good as new, if not even more. They also do not work so good when the 4 or 9kg is about a third full. But really try cooling the canister.
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Re: Maccoupler
« Reply #7 on: May 30, 2011, 04:42:43 AM »
I had the canister in the fridge and the 9kg in the sun before i started. Im still happy with the result.
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Re: Maccoupler
« Reply #8 on: May 30, 2011, 08:13:14 AM »
Is that a bottle from a Coleman Hot water system in the photo. If not will it fill one.
Could be next on the shopping list.

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Re: Maccoupler
« Reply #9 on: May 30, 2011, 08:45:55 AM »
Yes its their std bottle thats used in the heaters, stoves and water heaters etc.
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Re: Maccoupler
« Reply #10 on: May 30, 2011, 08:47:26 AM »
wow, that's awesome. never knew they existed... ordering now!
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Re: Maccoupler
« Reply #11 on: May 30, 2011, 08:51:41 AM »
Quote from: darren on May 30, 2011, 04:42:43 AM
I had the canister in the fridge and the 9kg in the sun before i started. Im still happy with the result.

Oh, OK...And I thought it was my trick - damn you all  8) I like I can also fill my butane bottle that I have in the car for, one of those little gas welding kits.
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Re: Maccoupler
« Reply #12 on: May 30, 2011, 02:14:19 PM »
Reminds me that I need to swap the empty 9kg bottle from the BBQ before inviting people over again...  :cheers:

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Re: Maccoupler
« Reply #13 on: May 30, 2011, 02:35:54 PM »
anyone buyin from AU or US from Th'Bay???
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« Reply #14 on: May 30, 2011, 03:43:44 PM »
I thought they were illegal in Aus so you have t get them from the US
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Re: Maccoupler
« Reply #15 on: May 30, 2011, 03:56:33 PM »
I got it of ebay from the US
Yes they are illegal. I got it hidden in the center of a shipment of cocane so no one would see it
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Re: Maccoupler
« Reply #16 on: May 30, 2011, 04:06:04 PM »
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I thought they were illegal in Aus so you have t get them from the US
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Re: Maccoupler
« Reply #17 on: May 30, 2011, 04:52:17 PM »
Yep, great bit of gear. Even made in the USA from memory.
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« Reply #18 on: May 30, 2011, 05:05:15 PM »
Just order mine through Amazon for $14US. I ordered some other stuff at the same time so not sure how much freight would be.
Don't think they are illegal. Think you will find that it is turning the gas bottle upside down that is illegal.

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Re: Maccoupler
« Reply #19 on: May 30, 2011, 08:09:45 PM »
I reckon if they were legal you would be able to buy them here, never found anywhere here where you can buy them.

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Re: Maccoupler
« Reply #20 on: May 30, 2011, 08:24:17 PM »
Back in the day you could get disposable refrigerant bombs for non mainstream refrigerants.
We could re-use these the same way by decanting into a cold bottle. Until the rupture disc started to stretch, then it's a throw away. >:D
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« Reply #21 on: May 30, 2011, 08:28:32 PM »
Quote from: Wandering Tassie on May 30, 2011, 05:05:15 PM
Just order mine through Amazon for $14US. I ordered some other stuff at the same time so not sure how much freight would be.
Don't think they are illegal. Think you will find that it is turning the gas bottle upside down that is illegal.

Trevor


Trevor. They are illegal, I called many years ago a gas place and was told nope.
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Re: Maccoupler
« Reply #22 on: May 30, 2011, 08:33:40 PM »
Quote from: TrackTrailerTourer on May 30, 2011, 08:09:45 PM
I reckon if they were legal you would be able to buy them here, never found anywhere here where you can buy them.

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If they were legal i wouldnt use them  8)
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Re: Maccoupler
« Reply #23 on: May 30, 2011, 08:39:26 PM »
Quote from: darren on May 30, 2011, 08:33:40 PM
If they were legal i wouldnt use them  8)

If they were legal they would be horrendously overpriced.
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Re: Maccoupler
« Reply #24 on: May 30, 2011, 09:20:28 PM »
Quote from: darren on May 30, 2011, 08:33:40 PM
If they were legal i wouldnt use them  8)

i'm gonna hook mine up to 240v, will work heaps good then.
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