That's what I thought - but it seemed inflammable - or at least I had a naked flame nearby and there wasn't the expected fireball when a cloud of...
What's the white gas that rapidly fills the lantern when the rapid heater goes out? Is it just water vapour condensing out of the air? Hope...
>No wonder people are having problems with their lamps today when they don't exchange the normal wear parts But if you don't know... My Petromax...
I have to say the Optimus has been the most entertaining lantern because it doesn't work properly - a new jet is the next thing to try. May also...
I'm going to reserve judgement until I get to play with an old Petromax :-) I'm sure there's a little bit of snobbishness which I've experienced...
Non taken. Compared to the Optimus 300, which I think could be over 80 years old and the most similar in design in my small collection, there's a...
I've got one of those too - perfect for the Petromax and Optimus, but too big a tube to fit under the glass on this. I did try the proper...
Or rather how do you get the meths into it? Picked this up in a junk shop this afternoon for 20 quid, washed the dirt and spiders out, quick once...
My nice shinny new Petromax HK500 worked ok, but had a fault in that it very quickly lost pressure. I was a little worried that a brand new lamp...
Hi, I too picked up an old Optimus 300CP from a market, and it also suffers from Black Mantle Disease. I've had some interesting evenings...
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