Fixing Crashed Gear

**enrod** · 12-11-2013, 10:26 PM

Hey brothers, I thought this thread would be good for everyone, especially this time of year in the cold. I recently received a vial of TNE that just does not want to settle. What techniques do you guys use for crashed gear? What do I mean by crashed? The vial appears to have a cloudiness, as well as crystals, floating in it. I do not believe it is bad, I believe this is because its freezing cold where I am right now.

I'm testing water heated in a microwave to leave the vial in at the moment, and shaking it to hopefully bring it back to life. What do you guys use?

**Khem** · 12-11-2013, 11:19 PM

Microwave water then stand up vial just below the neck.. I haven't had much gear crash on me.. Just one place awhile back.

**enrod** · 12-11-2013, 11:28 PM

Yeah that seemed to do the trick, took quite a little while. Gotta get the water real hot to make a difference.

**bigsam** · 12-13-2013, 01:44 AM

Gotta vent and reheat. Works like a charm.

**kubes** · 12-14-2013, 01:49 AM

I have had success reheating crashed gear on the stove top. Medium heat till you see the crystals dissolve again

**hrtpharm** · 12-14-2013, 02:55 AM

bigsam is right but remember there is a reason it crashed could be cold weather wasnt totally in solution to be begin with ect. heat and vent oven works good at 250 good luck.let us know how it turns out.

**rmkicks** · 12-14-2013, 03:56 AM

Good info guys. Hope I don't have to use it.

**enrod** · 12-14-2013, 04:57 AM

It took several times submerging most of it in really hot water, but it made a large improvement. Idk why but I'm not sure how I feel about putting the vial in the oven

**ErikGearhead** · 12-14-2013, 05:24 AM

The easiest method:

Just about everyone has a coffee pot, right?

Turn the warmer plate on, set your vial on it and walk away. Check it every 5-10 mins, shake it up.
20 mins or so and you should have perfectly reconstituted gear.

A note: The higher dosage products will need more time than standard products, and the shorter the ester is the more heat/time it will take to reconstitute.

Don't vent your vial, it shouldn't be necessary and only offers bacteria a way into the vial. You would have to heat the vial 400+ degrees before you would need to worry about venting it to prevent it from exploding (assuming the glass is not weakened/damaged)