Where do you feed your Parrot

Post by **olddog** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 4:55 pm

A question for all of you parrot beak users, I made my parrots beak with 3/4 copper to take a 5/8 dia alcometer, the feed to the 3/4 is at the bottom of the pipe. I notice while doing a run, that the alcometer reads 20ABV lower, when I stop the feed to the parrot beak and let the alcometer settle, it settles to the higher reading. This is obviously getting a hydrolic affect from the alcohol feed.
If I feed the parrot beak from half way instead of the bottom do you think this may overcome the problem.
Where does the alcohol enter your parrots beak? Half way down or at the bottom?.

Ugly · Post by **Ugly** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 5:06 pm

I feed a one inch parrot at the bottom, I likely don't get as much "lift" in the one inch pipe as you are getting in the 3/4, I've never noticed it settle more than a hair when the flow stops.

Adverse Effects · Post by **Adverse Effects** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 10:55 pm

Ugly wrote:I feed a one inch parrot at the bottom, I likely don't get as much "lift" in the one inch pipe as you are getting in the 3/4, I've never noticed it settle more than a hair when the flow stops.

same here but i have about a 2% drop

Post by **blanikdog** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 11:44 pm

I don't worry about it. What's a couple of % points?

eternalfrost · Post by **eternalfrost** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 12:28 am

A parrot is NOT used to make numerical readings. its merit is to display changes in your output to give you a hint as to where you are in a run and whats going on

almost guarenteed that your output isnt temperature calibrated anyhow so your litteral alcometer readings wont be right in the first place

you make you numerically accurate readings after everythings said and done and you re makinging your cuts at the proper temperature

Post by **Hawke** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 3:38 am

My parrot is 3/4", fed to the bottom, and I have two alcometers. One is the 5/8", the other is 1/2" (bulb dia.) The smaller one is definately more stable during a run.

tracker0945 · Post by **tracker0945** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 3:29 pm

Hawke wrote:My parrot is 3/4", fed to the bottom, and I have two alcometers. One is the 5/8", the other is 1/2" (bulb dia.) The smaller one is definately more stable during a run.

Exactly.
Larger clearance between hydrometer and cylinder wall = more stability

Cheers.

squeezins · Post by **squeezins** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 5:35 pm

I feed mine up about 2 inches from the bottom but still below the hydrometer. The 1 inch tubing will work a little better due to more clearance . Here is how mine is set up.

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Post by **olddog** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 5:56 pm

Gee That's nice and shiny, do you polish it after every run

squeezins · Post by **squeezins** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 6:00 pm

LoL. .. No I just made a new one last week and it was still unused at the time of the pic. It doesn't look that way now.

Adverse Effects · Post by **Adverse Effects** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 6:53 am

squeezins wrote:LoL. .. No I just made a new one last week and it was still unused at the time of the pic. It doesn't look that way now.

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