[BProckets] BP - ammonia smell???

[Mike]

I have never heard of that before, but it takes very little ammonia for you
to detect it, could have been mineral in the charcoal. I've been milling
over 12 years and its never happened to me.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "flint hapirat" <flinthapirat at yahoo.com>
To: "r-bp" <r-bp at yahoogroups.com>; "pml" <pml at list.vnet.net>; "BProckets"
<bprockets at amateurrocketry.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 21, 2004 4:01 AM
Subject: [BProckets] BP - ammonia smell???


> Hi all,
> I've just made a new batch of BP.
> I use the same KNO3, sulfur for the BP batches - this
> time I used a new charcoal batch (freshly cooked). The
> charcoal did not smell funny, nor do any of the other
> ingredients. However, when I opened the milling jar
> after the mill - I could smell ammonia. After an hour
> or so I did not detect the odor anymore.
>
> My KNO3 is 99% pure and so is the sulfur. I have been
> using the same batch of KNO3 and sulfur for years.
> Another charcoal batch from the same tree (cooked a
> month or so ago) produced a "regular" smell of BP.
>
> Just a little worried...
> comments anyone???
>
> Thanks,
> Flint
>
>
>
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