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    Amps that break in your hands. WTF!?

    OK, so the other day I was going to inject some sust.

    I like to do the following when breaking open the amps
    - I hold the amp in my right fist.
    - I wrap my left hand around my right hand (almost looks like I`m praying)
    - Then I use a thumb to press at the top of the amp. If it doesn`t snap when "correct" use of force is applied, I rotate it to find the weakness in the glass.

    As you know the glass is supposed to be a bit weak right in the bottleneck, on one side, so that it can be snapped open.

    Well, I did my procedure and lo and behold, the whole thing imploded on me.
    Turns out that the weakness in the glass stretched all the way down one side of the amp, from top to bottom. This resulted in me driving my thumb through the amp and getting juice and broken glass all over my hands.

    I picked up another amp, and did the excact same thing. This time it went flawlessly.
    I did another couple of injections as time went by, and yesterday it almost happened again. Only this time, the "ring" area where the amp is supposed to break remained intact and instead only the top centimeter of the the amp disintegrated. It resulted in cursing and some minor bleeding, but I was able to inject the juice.

    Have any of you guys experienced this poor quality in the glass of the manufactorer?
    My source has been de****g roids for at least 22 years (he got busted by the cops in the early 80s) and I`ve known him for years, so he`s got legit sources and isn`t screwing me over. That makes it all the more strange.

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    With amps your supposed to file it down a bit BEFORE splitting off the top. It's not intended to just be broken off. Thats what the usual lines are for.

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    score the neck with a steak knife or serrated pocket knife before snapping it...

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    score the amp with a nail file then snap it off with a pen top..

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    I believe you're suppose to file down the amp first buddy...

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    lol . I can see it now. Him just sitting there breaking amps bare handed without filing down the neck. AHHHHHH THE AMP IMPLODED!


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    yup i file them down for like 2 seconds then put a pen cap over the top of it for some leverage and they pop right off with no problem.. i've prob opened like 60amps and never lost one. No more worries with that tho i'm going powder woo hoo

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    Quote Originally Posted by ToTheBuckeT21
    yup i file them down for like 2 seconds then put a pen cap over the top of it for some leverage and they pop right off with no problem.. i've prob opened like 60amps and never lost one. No more worries with that tho i'm going powder woo hoo
    Good luck. Keep it clean!

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    You need a small scoring stone to scratch the edges before attempting to break them. Althought you can get lucky sometimes, unless they are pre-scorn, you should always scratch the entire cicumference of the vials at the neck. Good Luck!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Boricua Pump
    Good luck. Keep it clean!

    yea thanks i've been doin my homework i think i've got it all figured out

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    Ive never scored an amp and Ive never had one break on me, just grab it with one hand and with the other hand and a pen cap try to break it as fast as you can, you shouldnt have a problem. I had these galenika amps, the necks on them were huge, I never scored them and not one broke. And, if your thumb just went right through the amp you were prolly holding the damn thing to tight.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Testsubject
    Ive never scored an amp and Ive never had one break on me, just grab it with one hand and with the other hand and a pen cap try to break it as fast as you can, you shouldnt have a problem. I had these galenika amps, the necks on them were huge, I never scored them and not one broke. And, if your thumb just went right through the amp you were prolly holding the damn thing to tight.

    Just because you did that and nothing happened doesn't make it a fact that it wont happen to someone else. That's up there with people saying, "My grandfather smoked 2 packs a day until he died at 93 in his sleep."

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    Quote Originally Posted by Boricua Pump
    lol . I can see it now. Him just sitting there breaking amps bare handed without filing down the neck. AHHHHHH THE AMP IMPLODED!


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    Quote Originally Posted by Boricua Pump
    Just because you did that and nothing happened doesn't make it a fact that it wont happen to someone else. That's up there with people saying, "My grandfather smoked 2 packs a day until he died at 93 in his sleep."
    Pen cap here also, like Marcus
    and Testsubject. It's a great tip
    I picked up from the guys above.

    Pen cap is easy,and simple.Dont
    think Grandpa could do it w/out
    shaking too much..IMO

    Just my 2cc's worth

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    Quote Originally Posted by marcus300
    score the amp with a nail file then snap it off with a pen top..
    agreed but i dont file it down just snap it with a bic pen lid.......

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    Ok..Im dropping a name also
    I used Bic pen cap as well

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    Search on ebay for a "ampoule opener", this is a helpful tool. It's simple to use, you put the top portion of the amp in the bottom of the opener and align the scorer to portion of amp to score, than squeeze the opener and turn the bottom of the amp at the same time, this will score the top portion of amp. With the amp still in the tool snap to top of the amp off. The opener is about two inches long, which gives you more leverage on the top of the amp. Never had a problem using this tool and it only cost a couple of bucks

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    Those could work, but no
    need to go through the
    trouble IMO. Sounds like
    alot of work to open an amp

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    Quote Originally Posted by booz
    agreed but i dont file it down just snap it with a bic pen lid.......
    Same here.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SS1476
    Ok..Im dropping a name also
    I used Bic pen cap as well
    You better edit this before a mod or a vet sees it! You could get suspended...

    I guess since you didn't reveal your source you are ok...

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    Why are there so many
    rules here,I just dont get it

    no I wont edit it

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    Ah, so you`re supposed to file it down. Hmmm....nobody tells me anything *pouts*. Ah, well, I`ve opened over 30 amps and only had one break off so badly that the juice was spilt. It could have been worse. Thanks for the cap tip.

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    You dont really have to
    file it, but some do.
    I dont file it bro. I wouldnt
    want all those little shavings
    anywhere near my gear. Try it
    once without,and a BIC pencap.


    just my 2cc's worth

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    Ask a friend or a 'supplier' for a glass-cutting stone...for example the one's you would get with a kit of Jintropin or even some test prop multi-amp kits.

    They last long and get the job done so easily that you sometimes feel like opening more amps than needed just for the fun of it

    I can remember breaking a few Sus 250 amps from Egypt a few years ago - they were hard as a rock and not even a proper knife managed to do the trick...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Boricua Pump
    That's up there with people saying, "My grandfather smoked 2 packs a day until he died at 93 in his sleep."
    Oh please.... That comments up there with the first one you made.

    "With amps your supposed to file it down a bit BEFORE splitting off the top. It's not intended to just be broken off. Thats what the usual lines are for."

    What do you mean theyre not intended to just be broken off?? You dont need to score them man, just snap 'em!! And what usual lines are you talking about??

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    spend the 7 bucks and get a amp opener

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    Quote Originally Posted by NOREGRETS
    Search on ebay for a "ampoule opener", this is a helpful tool. It's simple to use, you put the top portion of the amp in the bottom of the opener and align the scorer to portion of amp to score, than squeeze the opener and turn the bottom of the amp at the same time, this will score the top portion of amp. With the amp still in the tool snap to top of the amp off. The opener is about two inches long, which gives you more leverage on the top of the amp. Never had a problem using this tool and it only cost a couple of bucks
    Yeah amp openers are definitely worth it I paid about $10 back then the pen top trick works also .Damn that sucks u keep breakin amps in ur hand u better lick it up ur spillen money !

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    it happened to me before, with a an amp of oreganon sus250, it split right down the middle and it was completely wasted, i guess it was just a badly made amp. i used to open them up with knives and file them and you could just break the top off.

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    the only ones i had shatter were sust ones come to think of it. i just run a serated blade of some sort arond the skinny part of the neck,flick the top a couple times an always geta clean break then

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    pen top works the best but score it first

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    Quote Originally Posted by bigtwin
    it happened to me before, with a an amp of oreganon sus250, it split right down the middle and it was completely wasted, i guess it was just a badly made amp. i used to open them up with knives and file them and you could just break the top off.
    Yeah, my amp was an organon sus250 as well. Guess there`s at least one incompetent moron at the "assembly line" who keeps ****ing up our amps

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    Quote Originally Posted by marcus300
    score the amp with a nail file then snap it off with a pen top..
    thats all i use! I still managed to get a piece of glass in my hand once though, it's still in there floating around; I feel it from time to time.

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