My buddy Mark who works at a shop in Portland tried this once after reading about it online. He spent a whole morning timing himself with a stopwatch warming each cup and the regulars started calling him "the preacher" because he looked like he was blessing the mugs. By noon he gave up because it was killing his workflow during the rush, but he swore those first few coffees tasted noticeably smoother.

No way, that's insane if it happens even with good pressure readings on the gauges. You'd think if the pressures looked fine the compressor was fine but that acid is basically invisible until it's too late. I've seen units that passed every electrical test and still had the windings eaten clean through when you cracked them open. That 90s journal was onto something real since moisture hangs around in the oil and turns into acid over time, no matter what the pressure needle says. So many guys get fooled because they check pressures and think everything's good, but the damage is already cooking inside. Makes you realize how critical a good filter drier and vacuum pull really are.

Honestly, "they design this stuff to fail so you buy more" is exactly what I've been saying. Last month I grabbed a "heavy duty" shelf bracket from Home Depot and it couldn't even hold a stack of magazines without sagging. The screw holes were off by like 2 millimeters too, so I had to drill new ones. Feels like they're just slapping weight ratings on junk and hoping nobody tests it.

Swapped out a tape measure once that was stretching a quarter inch every six feet.

Did you ever try checking the Wayback Machine or anything like that? I know it sounds weird, but a buddy of mine had a similar thing happen with an old photo site back in 2017 and he actually found some of his pics archived there. Maybe you could get at least a few of the college graduation shots back like that. @anna567 its worth a shot before you totally give up on that video.