Tony. Not good news I'm afraid! The Austramax lamp still doesn't run properly. Much the same as before. I think, as I have another good running...
[ATTACH] Here's my extended pricker. Silver soldered. Slides through the gauze nicely. But... The lamp still doesn't work properly! Damn!!
Can't edit, so I have to be talking to myself here. Have to do the join at the lower (thread) end because I can't risk the torch heat distorting...
Interesting... (Talking to myself here). From what I can see, the gauze inside the generator tube is essentially loose, I suppose it tends to sit...
Yes, understand all that. I think I'll extend the rod. Shouldn't be too hard to sleeve and solder.
Right gurus... How does the 'carrier' (that the pricker rod screws into and is moved up and down by the adjuster knob) fit into the square block...
I think I've got to the bottom of it. Luckily I have another good working Austramax, so I disassembled both to compare. See pic, on the right is...
Tested: My o-ring cured the leak at the adjuster. But lamp still smokes and flames up top. It's down to the pricker length. DIY is to lengthen the...
Sad. I remember once many years ago going to the shop/factory. lovely 'old-gen' experience.
Excellent info mate, thanks. There was no way that adjuster spindle would come out. But I was able to fit an o-ring in there behind the small...
Henry it's the Vaporiser assembly: Tube with jet on top, pricker spindle,- pricker screwed into top of this spindle, a spiral wire inside the tube...
See this thread that I've found: Austramax - trouble with removal of graphite washers and removal of eccentric It can't be as simple as just...
Well I'm scratching to find those stampings... not saying they ain't there, but my magnifying glasses are defeated! (Maybe it's on the underside...
Ahh that's interesting Dazza, maybe that's my problem. Now, how to identify the 2/300 -and mine, I have the earlier round knob one.
Yes Tony I get it. I'll need to fix the eccentric / control. I'll fix that first if I can, thanks for your advice.
Probably not enough thread to do that loctite wheeze Tony, I may have to solder a mm or 2 into the rod. The lamp IS weeping out along the adjuster...
Has anyone encountered variations in the length of the needle/rod assembly? I bought a brand new generator, and the needle rod/pricker seems just...
Well you'll be pleased to hear I've got a Handi and an Austramax going. (Is there some natural law that says if a lamp is left on a shelf for some...
When my 350 was running I found it excellent. Handsome brass fount. Easy starter, bright. I don't know what stopped it a few years ago! But now I...
Yes, a lovely thing, and very nicely restored.
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