I decided to experiment with my 3 Superbs to see how long they take to light. (I think the lock-down may be finally getting to me!) I've got three working examples, another waiting for a new fount and one 'on lock-down' in Surrey! Here they are... The timings are as follows: No 1 Coldstart. Dated Dec 1953 Butterfly green top sock type mantle No fuel in generator. 50 pumps, fuel valve closed Full cup meths pre-heat 1m 20s few pops 1m 30s opened valve, Added 29 pumps to full brightness No 2 Coldstart. Dated Sept 1953 Butterfly round type mantle Fuel in generator from last light 50 pumps, fuel valve closed Full cup meths pre-heat 60 seconds mantle begins to glow 1m 20s opened valve, Added 15 pumps to full brightness No 3 Coldstart. Date un-readable Butterfly round type mantle Fuel in generator from last light 50 pumps, fuel valve closed Full cup meths pre-heat 55 seconds mantle begins to glow 1m 20s opened valve, Added 30 pumps to full brightness
Well if you don't need them, I would definitely be interested. And I might need another 350 fount as well dammit as I can't get the NRV to stop spinning. I fear the thread might have been stripped at some point in the past.
Probably the one that is way down South waiting for lock-down to end. It's nickel plated and looks to be in almost pristine condition but out of the three you see here, probably the one one the left just because its the brightest.
Hmmm, that's tomorrow's first job - to extricate the NRV from a Veritas 350 and change the seal. I hope the stove tool works because that's all I've got. The entire bliddy lantern is fighting me all the way...
@ColinG Love the 3 ladies spreading the truth ....... (For those who don't know. In Roman mythology, Veritas is the goddess of truth) Cheers Pete
On the topic of NRV on a 350 I have, just wondering why I'm getting backflow through the nrv and out the breather hole in the pump? Can I just tighten the NRV a bit more? Thespring seems good. Cheers Colin, et al.
@Damien I would think that the NRV will need to be removed and dismantled and the internal sealing pip replaced. These original NRV pips, over time, usually go hard and must be replaced to seal correctly. Cheers Pete
