This might be a phenomenon called "surging", "pulsing", or "hunting", although very slow at your lantern. If you type in the words I mentioned...
Hi @Ulf , nice item that you have there! The shape of the generator and the paper handwheel makes me think that it was made after the war, but the...
Hi @Sellig33, it will not be easy to find a matching replacement. The T66 (201-5891) is a close match from the diameters and the tip size,...
Well, depends. In my experience they are not really needed with mantles of good quality and cautious handling (including transport by car for...
That's exactly what was aleady described here: during preheating with closed fuel valve the remains of fuel in the vaporizer can only escape...
But to my knowledge they never used (stainless) steel for the burner heads, as iron oxide is not stable. And the metal mesh that was used in the...
In my opinion the ceramic nozzle is much better. If steel would have been better they would have used that in the originals as well. Steel (even...
For a "soft start" with alcohol: Do not pressurize the lantern until you are confident that it is sufficiently preheated. Keep the filler gauge...
You should take good care of that, and don't use the lantern as a workhorse (which it definitely could be if maintained well). These lanterns are...
Hi @Tom Pedersen You will find pictures of that lantern here in the reference gallery (e. g. this one). The cap is missing very often as it is...
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