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etruax

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New lid vents on OTG?
« on: June 13, 2013, 12:40:53 PM »
Saw this on a box today.  Does the vent really look like this now?


colin.p

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Re: New lid vents on OTG?
« Reply #1 on: June 13, 2013, 01:19:56 PM »
Nope. I just bought my 2013 OTG two weeks ago and the vent handle stands straight up.
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colin.p

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Re: New lid vents on OTG?
« Reply #2 on: June 13, 2013, 01:24:18 PM »
DOH! I just put my glasses on and the picture shows it straight up as well. So I'm not sure what you mean. I'll just slink back under my bag of briquettes.....
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Ted B

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New lid vents on OTG?
« Reply #3 on: June 13, 2013, 01:25:41 PM »


Etruax Are u referring to not having the plastic tab like the performers?

G$

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Re: New lid vents on OTG?
« Reply #4 on: June 13, 2013, 01:43:55 PM »
I am confused.  :o

etruax

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Re: New lid vents on OTG?
« Reply #5 on: June 13, 2013, 02:05:31 PM »
I am confused to.  In the cruddy picture on the box the tab looks wide and flat, possibly having a cover on it and maybe interfering with one hole.  Not your normal 90 degree bend.


Duke

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Re: New lid vents on OTG?
« Reply #6 on: June 13, 2013, 02:15:30 PM »
It looks the same to me, but the reflection might make it look different.

Ted B

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New lid vents on OTG?
« Reply #7 on: June 13, 2013, 02:29:38 PM »
I think it's the reflection throwing it off.

cbpeck

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Re: New lid vents on OTG?
« Reply #8 on: June 13, 2013, 03:23:18 PM »
I did notice the new ones have individualized serial numbers. I wold think that would be a whole lot of record keeping, but they must think it is worth it.

Bman

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Re: New lid vents on OTG?
« Reply #9 on: June 13, 2013, 04:06:59 PM »
I am confused to.  In the cruddy picture on the box the tab looks wide and flat, possibly having a cover on it and maybe interfering with one hole.  Not your normal 90 degree bend.

I had to look at this pic a couple of different times.  At first, I saw the same thing you did.  After the 3rd time opening this thread, I finally see what everyone else does - a normal vent.  The reflection in the porcelain helped zero it in for me.
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etruax

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Re: New lid vents on OTG?
« Reply #10 on: June 13, 2013, 04:59:10 PM »
Ah, I see the reflection. 

zavod44

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Re: New lid vents on OTG?
« Reply #11 on: June 13, 2013, 07:12:45 PM »
It's an optical illusion....I thought it was flat and cruddy, now I see the normal vent...
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Tim in PA

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Re: New lid vents on OTG?
« Reply #12 on: June 14, 2013, 03:48:16 AM »
Yeah, you can see the reflection:

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etruax

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Re: New lid vents on OTG?
« Reply #13 on: June 14, 2013, 08:48:40 PM »
Now that you drew the outline I can no longer see it wrong.