From: Jerry Lewis (jerrylewis@attbi.com)
Date: Sun Apr 21 2002 - 19:50:24 CDT
Will do, John, later this week.
Jerry
----- Original Message -----
From: <Johnlebl@aol.com>
To: "Multiple recipients of list philmont" <philmont@troop47.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2002 1:16 AM
Subject: [Philmont]: Quest for fire BTU ratings vs boil times
> In a message dated 04/20/2002 1:30:27 AM Central Daylight Time,
> jerrylewis@attbi.com writes:
>
>
> > . My Max version (3-legs) puts out 14,500 BTU. The supposedly hottest
> > white gas stove (and reportedly the best) Optimus Nova ($130) only gives up
> > 9700 BTU; and that's on a good day with not much wind! I've had my Xtreme
> > working near Wheeler Peak, NM in 53" of snow at ~18 degrees and at 11,200'.
> > Absolutely no
> > prob-lem-o.
> >
>
> Jerry,
>
> How are you measuring the BTU output listed above?
>
> Is this a tested value or a rated value? Is it BTU input or BTU output?
>
> How about giving us the litmust test values, that is fire the stove up and
> let it warm up to maximum rate and then put a quart of tap water on the
> burner and time it until it reaches a boil for each stove and give us the
> times.
>
> That is more accurate and useful information than listed BTU values for
> burners.
>
> John LEBlanc
>
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