Yes for sure. And the reason I heated twice was it was 0 degrees out so I had to help the little lantern. Ha ha
Hi all, I spent the last week trying to understand the lantern and it pushed me to boiling point, at times. I got the lamp lighting and it looks...
Hi Liam here, a quick question, which Optimus lanterns are the rarest. And more collectible? I’m getting hooked on lanterns and my wife drags me...
Thank you all, I know and understand a lot more now about the lantern, thanks to yourselves. Have a good weekend and I will post a picture as...
hi and thanks for the info, to be honest there was a strong draft and it was blowing the meths flame about. I’m happy that I know what was the...
The jet of fuel from the nipple hits the little bar on the inside of the mixing valve and pours down the side everywhere. (Used someone else’s pic...
Hi matty I forgot to answer your question, the fuel jets out the nipple as liquid and not vapour as from what I was just told it should and the...
So it must have to be extremely hot then?
Aaa ok. Another thing is I was indoors and I was trying to light it with the glass removed, would that of caused a problem? It has frosted glass...
Why can’t understand is why does a river of kerosene flow down from the nipple area, I have tried turning it on a little to see does the kerosene...
Hi matti I did preheat the lantern and I also installed a new mantle and burned it off first, let it cool for a bit then reheated it again ( it...
Hi all, I bought a really nice Optimus 1200 lamp a few days ago and I was looking at it today after it arrived in the post. I was reading on this...
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