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Wires in picture top right.
I just guessed they were for dry.
While the herb was dry as I like it is not dry like crumbling.
They are interchangeable with the blades [ both smooth and serrated I think].
I got thinner rubber that might make it less aggressive if I wanted to try to mod it. Not sure how feasible that really is.

I tumble buds. I have had so much larf that I just tumble it and what ends up at bottom of jars.
I really trim everything. If it is over the size of a pea I keep it usually. :giggle:
 
Wires in picture top right.
I just guessed they were for dry.
While the herb was dry as I like it is not dry like crumbling.
They are interchangeable with the blades [ both smooth and serrated I think].

oh wow i don't even have wires for mine. just a smooth and serrated blades. smooth is for wet and serrated is for dry. i'm intrigued by the wires!!

I got thinner rubber that might make it less aggressive if I wanted to try to mod it. Not sure how feasible that really is.

i thought of that too, or even cutting angles or points on the ends. even thought of taking them out completely and replacing them with hanging weights on wires or strings. something that presses against but doesn't mash it to the grill.

I really trim everything. If it is over the size of a pea I keep it usually. :giggle:

a pea size?!?! no wonder you spend time in trim jail!!!!! :ROFLMAO: i have chunks fall off way bigger than pea size just from handling while i'm trimming!

i treat trimming like a sprint not a marathon.. and there will be casualties!! :LOL:
 
oh wow i don't even have wires for mine. just a smooth and serrated blades. smooth is for wet and serrated is for dry. i'm intrigued by the wires!!



i thought of that too, or even cutting angles or points on the ends. even thought of taking them out completely and replacing them with hanging weights on wires or strings. something that presses against but doesn't mash it to the grill.



a pea size?!?! no wonder you spend time in trim jail!!!!! :ROFLMAO: i have chunks fall off way bigger than pea size just from handling while i'm trimming!

i treat trimming like a sprint not a marathon.. and there will be casualties!! :LOL:
My thought was the EPDM like for your pond?

I don't chase everyone but if they are easy to get, I get them.;)
I finish my plants to have as few leaves as possible.
Some had no sun leaves left at all after drying~!
All I had to do is de stem and trim maybe 2-4 sugars per bud. :p
I found whole branches outside after today and the other day.
I trimmed while sitting in the sun all morning. No need to be neat outdoors or hear complaints about smells.
She actually said the Super Lemon Haze smelled good and she could smell a hint of lemon.
She still won't smoke any~!:rolleyes:
 
My thought was the EPDM like for your pond?

thats a great idea dude, it's a lot softer. how thick does that stuff come in?

think maybe stack a few pieces, like feathers? maybe even put gaps between a few strips and make them have more coverage but softer on the buds. i like the idea!!

I don't chase everyone but if they are easy to get, I get them.;)
I finish my plants to have as few leaves as possible.
Some had no sun leaves left at all after drying~!
All I had to do is de stem and trim maybe 2-4 sugars per bud. :p

thats the best man, when i do that i don't even use scissors, just crumple leaves off by hand.

I trimmed while sitting in the sun all morning. No need to be neat outdoors or hear complaints about smells.

sweet!!!... makes em look better too glistening in the sunlight!!

She actually said the Super Lemon Haze smelled good and she could smell a hint of lemon.
She still won't smoke any~!:rolleyes:

women man i tell ya... can't live with em, can't shoot em.. all we can do is slip edibles in their food!!!! :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO:
 
I'll can ship you some rubber.
I have .060 and I think .090 with the .090 being the thicker.
I'll look to see what I got around.
Yea the finish really influences trim time along with drying.
I trimmed maybe 12 plants today in 3-4 hours.
I can't be bothered trying to figure out how the other sex operates.
As long as they are not hostile, I can probably enjoy some time with them.😁
 
I trimmed maybe 12 plants today in 3-4 hours.

oh thats not bad at all!! i shouldn't eve call it jail at only four hours. more like outdoor community service!! :D and like ya said, no clean up!! i always end up sweeping or vacuuming afterwards.

I'll can ship you some rubber.
I have .060 and I think .090 with the .090 being the thicker.
I'll look to see what I got around.

i'll measure mine tonight and see how thick it is, i still have pieces left over. i think it's 60 mil? whatever that measures,, i'll put my caliper on it later after the race and see what i got.

i have a soft material i can print also but the printer leaves small ridges from printing layers and i'm afraid to many trics will stick to them. those fingers are really slippery. it's the only part i haven't had to wipe down and clean yet. i bet that epdm is is slicker!!!!! i know with a little fish slime coat it's slicker than snot!!! :ROFLMAO:
 
Community service with a coupon~!
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I definitely can't complain for the stock pile I now have.

I imagine the fingers you have are just thick rubber same as EPDM or very similar.
Mine are, I think.
I do think a more flexible fingers will be gentler with the buds.
 
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^^ Cherry Gar See Ya never popped, Grape Balls of Fire must have dried out. Max AC looks like it almost dried out and Planet of the Grapes is just the real runt. I never kill runts but Max and PG are on the ropes.^ :(
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^ Luv Shack Tropical Cherry looking luvly~!^:love:
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^Here's what's next~! ^
Just got to get them in the new airpots this week hopefully before the weekend.
Slacker thing.
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Meanwhile outside, we are having a very warm and sunny summer. :sneaky:
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^ Zamal Dreams clone^
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^Zamal Dreams clone^
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^ Serious Black clone^
 
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^^ Cherry Gar See Ya never popped, Grape Balls of Fire must have dried out. Max AC looks like it almost dried out and Planet of the Grapes is just the real runt. I never kill runts but Max and PG are on the ropes.^ :(
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^ Luv Shack Tropical Cherry looking luvly~!^:love:
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^Here's what's next~! ^
Just got to get them in the new airpots this week hopefully before the weekend.
Slacker thing.
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Meanwhile outside, we are having a very warm and sunny summer. :sneaky:
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^ Zamal Dreams clone^
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^ Serious Black clone^

Somewhere along the line I forgot you got some of those trop cherry seeds too.
Were those the only two you found?
I think I have 5 or 6.
Relentless charges like $245 a pack on those plus last I saw they were sold out so those 5 might be more valuable than the other 1000 or so seeds I have combined 🙃
Looks good so far with no mutations or anything alarming!🍿
 
Somewhere along the line I forgot you got some of those trop cherry seeds too.
Were those the only two you found?
I think I have 5 or 6.
Relentless charges like $245 a pack on those plus last I saw they were sold out so those 5 might be more valuable than the other 1000 or so seeds I have combined 🙃
Looks good so far with no mutations or anything alarming!🍿
Man I might have smoked 1 or 2. :oops:
How was I to know? Even after finding the first Luv seed I had a hard time finding the other and missed I think 2.
We all know that smell from the 70's and 80's.
Stoney said it was a cut from Anthem which means it was a clone only cut. He was like that.
Having seeds is like GOLD.
I saw you post up on them and wondering if they would continue to herm.
I hope so~! If the herm I will have enough seeds to start my breeding journey.
Not to create something new, but to refine and improve what is already here.
My goal would be a plant just like stoney grew without the herm.
Truth told if it is less than 100 seeds for a decent sized plant that is not much.
Seed average 80-100 to equal 1 gram~! :p
 
Man I might have smoked 1 or 2. :oops:
How was I to know? Even after finding the first Luv seed I had a hard time finding the other and missed I think 2.
We all know that smell from the 70's and 80's.
Stoney said it was a cut from Anthem which means it was a clone only cut. He was like that.
Having seeds is like GOLD.
I saw you post up on them and wondering if they would continue to herm.
I hope so~! If the herm I will have enough seeds to start my breeding journey.
Not to create something new, but to refine and improve what is already here.
My goal would be a plant just like stoney grew without the herm.
Truth told if it is less than 100 seeds for a decent sized plant that is not much.
Seed average 80-100 to equal 1 gram~! :p

I suspect it was a late herm pollinated from maybe only one male flower.
I found what I did because I have to homogenize samples for potency testing. I don't think Stoney even knew they were there and not sure if he's found any yet.
I'll pop 3 and see where it goes. The best plant will be set aside to become a mother and take it back to clone only but also cross it up with a Banana cut I have in the coffers
 
I will try to clone both I have.
Anthem was tight to the vest about 'fine details'.
I am hoping the clone stoney got hermed instead of random male.
I don't remember him having males in that run.
Seeing one flower or even a couple in a packed space is hard.

When line breeding it is not uncommon for bad traits show up here and there.
I am really hoping herming is just a bad behavior from being line bred.

Last plant I cleaned yesterday, a mystery plant that looked like Max AC may have hermed and has seeds?
I found one half seed in the trim bin when I was done with it but never looked close at anything.
I never saw nothing in the room and while large and spacious it would be dubious to say I guarantee there were no flowers~!;)
 
I will try to clone both I have.
Anthem was tight to the vest about 'fine details'.
I am hoping the clone stoney got hermed instead of random male.
I don't remember him having males in that run.

When line breeding it is not uncommon for bad traits show up here and there.
I am really hoping herming is just a bad behavior from being line bred.

Cali growers love to be cagey about shit like that when it's rare ;)
I'm about 99.9% sure it came from Relentless Genetics and it's off the market. I could see it being a clone only cut for him out there after it went extinct.
Everything from profiles to pics says it was a relentless creation. And even going back before that I'd put money on it being bred from Sannies Sugar Punch which is also extinct.
There's some variations around but in low numbers. A BX1 crossed up with their Queen of the South and another, Trop Cherry Gas which is crossed up with Runtz. Last 3 packs of that are here
It's also hard to tell if Relentless is even still breeding. Only 7 authorized resellers along with the Colorado outlet and all have very low quantities on everything if not sold out
 
I suspect it was a late herm pollinated from maybe only one male flower.
I found what I did because I have to homogenize samples for potency testing. I don't think Stoney even knew they were there and not sure if he's found any yet.
I'll pop 3 and see where it goes. The best plant will be set aside to become a mother and take it back to clone only but also cross it up with a Banana cut I have in the coffers

i found one seeds so far... just like Steam i smoked one and i also grinded one ion half. i gave about half of it away and still have the other half curing. hoping i find more seeds!!

and yea, i never even saw it coming. saw no nanners or anything, no dried up pollen sacks, i looked closely once i knew it was seeded and was careful on the harvest to not disturb any others in the buds but looked it over very close and never saw anything. I'm smaoked a few samples and gave some away from every other cultivar in that round and so far the trop cherry is the only plant that had seeds.

def 100% no male pollen was introduced!

I will try to clone both I have.
Anthem was tight to the vest about 'fine details'.
I am hoping the clone stoney got hermed instead of random male.
I don't remember him having males in that run.
Seeing one flower or even a couple in a packed space is hard.

When line breeding it is not uncommon for bad traits show up here and there.
I am really hoping herming is just a bad behavior from being line bred.

Last plant I cleaned yesterday, a mystery plant that looked like Max AC may have hermed and has seeds?
I found one half seed in the trim bin when I was done with it but never looked close at anything.
I never saw nothing in the room and while large and spacious it would be dubious to say I guarantee there were no flowers~!;)

Cali growers love to be cagey about shit like that when it's rare ;)
I'm about 99.9% sure it came from Relentless Genetics and it's off the market. I could see it being a clone only cut for him out there after it went extinct.
Everything from profiles to pics says it was a relentless creation. And even going back before that I'd put money on it being bred from Sannies Sugar Punch which is also extinct.
There's some variations around but in low numbers. A BX1 crossed up with their Queen of the South and another, Trop Cherry Gas which is crossed up with Runtz. Last 3 packs of that are here
It's also hard to tell if Relentless is even still breeding. Only 7 authorized resellers along with the Colorado outlet and all have very low quantities on everything if not sold out

The clone anthem holds is the Tropicana Cherry #8 from Relentless Genetics.

i went back and looked at my convo's with him and he must have recently go it because he told me the grow he had at xmas was the third time he'd grown it and was already in his top three of what he grown.

i'm very tempted to reach out to him and see if he's still growing it and buy some from him.

plus i kind of miss the dude, he was really cool to me and we shared a lot of back n forth messages!!! only have his snail mail address and wasn't happy living there but still might, i was gonna write him a letter and see.
 
So I got my seeds from B2ACG [ Frozen Cherry and High Mars] earlier this week and then the Tropicanna Cherry seeds arrived.
23 of them.
Plants to be uppotted this weekend at about 4 weeks old and I am wondering if I should start a couple of the TC just to fill space and compare.
I think I have to. :unsure:
 
Last time I was talking to him he wanted to move to here 😃.just veg a little longer and fill them walls..
 
Well Max made me do it~!😁
Dropped 5 of the Tropiccana Cherry seeds.
If they pop I will place them directly in to the airpots and see if that and extra attention help them keep pace.
Not so sure about Seed Fair. 🤷‍♂️
 
i assume your finished drying the last batch and done using the cannatrol?

did you happen to leave any buds in there set for long storage to compare at all?

what did i miss, what makes you unsure about seedfair? just cuz they're new to you is that why, just general concern?
 
The buds I placed in the cannatrol are still there~!
I will photo them when I pull them.
Thinking when room is cleaned up and organized that it can go in the room?
It's a better environment for sure.

On seed fair something makes me think I heard they were a scam?
No clue where or when or if it is just me.
Nobody ever mentions them, and I am leery of new stuff.
I guess just slipping them in with good growers is the safest way to find out without getting mad or burned?
 
The buds I placed in the cannatrol are still there~!
I will photo them when I pull them.
Thinking when room is cleaned up and organized that it can go in the room?
It's a better environment for sure.

sweeet man, i was hoping you left some in there. that would be cool inside your Groom, give the budding plants something to look at and inspire to be!! :D

i had a cool mini victory last night with my diy dryer, for the first time i hit that 68* 61% mark!!! actually had it up to 67% wide open and down to 56* with no controllers. i'll be able to hold those perfect marks now!

On seed fair something makes me think I heard they were a scam?
No clue where or when or if it is just me.
Nobody ever mentions them, and I am leery of new stuff.
I guess just slipping them in with good growers is the safest way to find out without getting mad or burned?

i get that man, i kinda feel the way about bootleg right now. new is always nervous.

Glad Max talked ya into it though.. five of them is a great test!!
 
sweeet man, i was hoping you left some in there. that would be cool inside your Groom, give the budding plants something to look at and inspire to be!! :D

i had a cool mini victory last night with my diy dryer, for the first time i hit that 68* 61% mark!!! actually had it up to 67% wide open and down to 56* with no controllers. i'll be able to hold those perfect marks now!
So this is with just one Pelletier unit?
My toasted fridge is running at 69f for weeks now if the digital readout is correct~!🙃
I mentioned to the wife that was the perfect temp for my stuff.
Just need to control the dew point / RH.
 
So this is with just one Pelletier unit?
My toasted fridge is running at 69f for weeks now if the digital readout is correct~!🙃
I mentioned to the wife that was the perfect temp for my stuff.
Just need to control the dew point / RH.

put a meter in there... one of your jar meters... what's the rh in there? you might just need to copy the same thing i am!
 
They are cheap [ the ones I get].
I have 24 packs of batteries also.
I have one in every jar.:oops:

Only thing that really goes wrong with them is battery door breaking.
I have a few I have taped, or rubber banded.
 
They are cheap [ the ones I get].
I have 24 packs of batteries also.
I have one in every jar.:oops:

Only thing that really goes wrong with them is battery door breaking.
I have a few I have taped, or rubber banded.

just ordered them, i'll take a look when i get them, maybe i can print out replacement doors 🤓
 
I said I would never buy Bovedas but have a 62% pack made for 1 ounce in each jar also.
They are like $1 at my organic supply store and I just saw how to recharge them so they should last forever.
They keep the buds perfect IMO.
Whatever is left on the tray after rolling in the morning is always bone dry at end of day.
The flavor changes and IMO is better when properly kept.
Not a snob but definitely becoming set in my ways. They seem to work well. :sneaky:
 
I said I would never buy Bovedas but have a 62% pack made for 1 ounce in each jar also.
They are like $1 at my organic supply store and I just saw how to recharge them so they should last forever.
They keep the buds perfect IMO.
Whatever is left on the tray after rolling in the morning is always bone dry at end of day.
The flavor changes and IMO is better when properly kept.
Not a snob but definitely becoming set in my ways. They seem to work well. :sneaky:

i just picked up some of the 32% for the seed vault, i didn't even know they had so many different settings of them. i thought they only had the 58 and 62.

saw this while browsing. seems gimmicky and unnecessary,

 
I saw a youtube video where the guy just places water in a cup in another container [ mason jar] with the packs and they recharge in like 24 hours depending on size and temp.
Heating up the mason jar will increase speed.

$20 for that is sillier then the cannatrol~! :oops:
I like the sponge idea.
I haven't recharged any yet but will be soon.
 
I saw a youtube video where the guy just places water in a cup in another container [ mason jar] with the packs and they recharge in like 24 hours depending on size and temp.
Heating up the mason jar will increase speed.

$20 for that is sillier then the cannatrol~! :oops:
I like the sponge idea.
I haven't recharged any yet but will be soon.

a couple years ago i thought i broke all mine, they were cracker dry, i freakin threw em out a long time ago... dumb ass!

at least i know now. if fact just knowing that now will get me to buy more and use them more often now.
 
So the meter in fridge says 62f 44%RH, the freezer says 44f 62% RH.
Gutting it and installing a Pelletier would probably run cheaper and be more controllable.
This thing is just failing at it's own pace.
At least I know I can keep my booze in the freezer.

I used to use fruit or even a carrot for moisture if needed but after using the Boveda and seeing it really controls itself I am sold.
It is easier to note the difference of all the strains when they are kept in identical conditions prior to smoking.
 
So the meter in fridge says 62f 44%RH, the freezer says 44f 62% RH.
Gutting it and installing a Pelletier would probably run cheaper and be more controllable.
This thing is just failing at it's own pace.
At least I know I can keep my booze in the freezer.

I used to use fruit or even a carrot for moisture if needed but after using the Boveda and seeing it really controls itself I am sold.
It is easier to note the difference of all the strains when they are kept in identical conditions prior to smoking.

i used to do that with the fruit too man... i think back in my 20's i accidentally smoked a piece of banana peel!!! :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: not joking, i really did! :D


man that side x side would be so awesome and i'm already jelly!!! i know it's not eco the way it is, but man just put a couple hles between the two sides and some circ fans and it would probably balance out perfect!!! ha!! but yeah you could do something way cool with that, you'd need maybe two double peltier for the size..

maybe two of these..


or maybe shoe horn in one of these bad boys...


and a power supply...


then you would just need a humidifier like i'm making ($50<) and some controls and you would be mint!!

i'm keeping my ears open for somebody with a broken old side x side taking up space!!!!
 
Nice, I got inkbird temperature controllers from fish breeding.
Probably over 10 still new in boxes.
Need any?
I hadn't thought about drilling holes but that might not be a bad idea long run.
The difference between dry and cure/store is so slight IMO that trying to create two separate zones just means twice as much equipment.
I like the big Pelletier, that is like 9x9.
Do you really need the humi?
The cannatrol work with just a sponge?
I need to look over the unit and understand if it vents beyond the drain.
 
Nice, I got inkbird temperature controllers from fish breeding.
Probably over 10 still new in boxes.
Need any?
I hadn't thought about drilling holes but that might not be a bad idea long run.
The difference between dry and cure/store is so slight IMO that trying to create two separate zones just means twice as much equipment.
I like the big Pelletier, that is like 9x9.
Do you really need the humi?
The cannatrol work with just a sponge?
I need to look over the unit and understand if it vents beyond the drain.

i really wanted the sponge to work man i tried every way i could with it and could not get above 50% with it. and the warmer the ambient was the lower the rh fell set at 68*f

i don't understand others needing dehuey in them, peltier wise they're the same as a cooler. dehuey justs exhausts the heat backinto the cooler and a cooler keeps the heat outside that's the ONLY difference.

i even tried stuffing the cabinet full of wet plants from my pond and the best i got the rh up to was 58, and that was really just because i kept opening the door every hour.

it sounds opposite of what i'm reading from others but my meters don't lie. and the very first thing i did was calibrated and tested my sensors! i need rh plain and simple.

and your's kinda backs that up at 62f 44%, hey put ten wet sponges in your side x side and tell me how high the rh gets? like overkill it and see what it does.

cannatrol must do something with vapor pressure or something to keep it so controlled. i wish i could match it with a sponge.
 
oh and yeah i would gut that entire inside wall if it were mine.. shelves gotta go anyway for better ventilation.. i'd make it one giant open box. open them double doors to a golden glow of buds in like an AHHHHHH moment!!!! fuck yeah!!

if i wanted dual zone i'd stash some in a container with boveda.. maybe in a crisper drawer or something!!
 
Ok everyone is in the new airpots.
They are messy to fill but hopefully worth it.
The Max AC is hanging by a thread but the others all look good.
1 part COM Quoddy Bay to 2 part COM Stonington in 1.2g airpots.

I searched around and found some bad reviews for SeedFair and some good ones.
I guess you can find whatever you want how you want it on the net~!
Most the bad reviews were about FreakShow seeds saying they don't exist anymore and they got whatever?
Some of the bad said they paid and never got nothing~!
Some of the good reviews said great service and fantastic products. Who knows what any of those people writing the reviews actually know about cannabis?

Hopefully I will get some of the seeds to grow and be able to compare them to the real thing [ the Luvshack TC] that I have going.
I guess this is just how it goes when you don't have actual lineage/pedigree or trust and a solid reputation.
 
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^Today^
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^ Fresh 6/29 ^
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^ Today^
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^ 6/29^
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^ Today^
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^ 6/29^
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^5 SeedFair TC seeds in original vertical germinator^
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^The gang with Max AC closest, just hanging in there^
Figure if I am going to run new seeds with these that the Max may come back?
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^ Luv Shack TC up front and Ethos Trop Cherry OG ^
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^ The gang^
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^ Serious Black clone^
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^ Zamal Dreams^
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^Zamal Dreams^
Hope everyone had a great weekend~!:p
 
They are cheap [ the ones I get].
I have 24 packs of batteries also.
I have one in every jar.:oops:

Only thing that really goes wrong with them is battery door breaking.
I have a few I have taped, or rubber banded.
Do watch out for bad china batteries. Almost half of mine popped. I’m just glad I hadn’t put them in jars yet.

Now I take out the batteries and only put them in after sitting a week when I need them.
 
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