DownZero Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 Hello. I'm just here, bored and remembered a question I wanted to ask the gang. Recently, I've noticed during mid-life to end of a 3king coal, that the coal can turn ash black and seems to turn off... or perhaps wasn't even lit at all when the coal falls apart (which has happened frequently compared to hardly ever breaking before) and just becomes tedious to mess with. I was just wondering if anyone else experiences this or do 3kings coal go "bad" after awhile... or maybe they are affected when left out in the open, not packaged or properly sealed? Maybe I just don't exactly remember how the coals acted before, who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilotaku Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 Hmmm, thats an odd situation you got their DownZero. My 3kings always last the full session and IMO i think they are the best quicklites out of all the quicklites i've tried. You might have gotten an odd batch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvansLight Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 as you get closer to being done i find that the coal makes less heat and ashes more. Make sure you clear the ash off, i find it lengthens there life. I usually light more at that point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownZero Posted September 20, 2006 Author Share Posted September 20, 2006 Yeah, I've had no problems with 3kings and still consider them a great choice of coals... Just I've just been having a strange experience with them lately.. but they still work well.**lights coal** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizzyGuy Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 maybe it gots some moisture in it which is making it suck? Or just a bad batch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djbomberto Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 ya i know there was a bad batch, i know. I've gotten one. it looks like one side is RED as hell, but the other side doesnt even look lite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeding_Heart1 Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 mine have always done that. my guess is from it cooling down. Its not gonna stay the same tem of the stove/lighter whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizzyGuy Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 yeah, but he is saying that it goes black and stops making heat. While they don't produce as much heat the longer that they are lit, they usually don't just "turn off" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownZero Posted September 20, 2006 Author Share Posted September 20, 2006 Yeah, it's pretty weird... it might have just been a bad batch or perhaps did come in contact w/ moisture. Who knows, they did their job till point of breaking. I've also experienced that: Half of the coal being red and other half looking unlit... although still very hot. heh.This roll of 3kings I'm currently using out of the box doesn't seem to be doing the same as the "troubled" roll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonthert Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 George at HC told me when they get old, moisture neutralizes the gunpowder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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