Thanks a lot for the pics of the shades. I really like your polished tanks. Its been all I can do to keep my self from polishing the tank on mine,...
Thanks for the explanation Bob I can see how fine screens and questionable grades of fuel could be a reel head ache. I'll keep good clean Coleman...
Yes to all you have said. It is an air hungry lamp. The lamp in question is really in to good a shape to be taking apart just to see how it works....
Thanks for the reply. I have noticed that this lamp is slow to reech full output, and it does surge and sputter a bit. However it settles down and...
I have just recently acquired a Coleman 118 slant generator table lamp. It lights up and burns bright. However since I can seem to figure out how...
I would give No.1 to any of the 200 or 1200 series optimus lanterns. they compact, brite, and well made. No.2 would go the coleman 242 a compact...
Just received a new vaporizer in the mail from Korea. Installed it, and she lit up fine. Thanks for the help. Rick [ATTACH]
Checked the burner it looks OK. Cleaned up the the vaporizer, and looks as though someone else had tryed the same thing. I presurized the tank...
I have a Vapalux M320 that I simply can not get to burn rite. I seems that the flame refuses to burn inside the mantel. I have followed the...
I thought I had a 5cp mill spec my self. This 1965 Coleman was a bear to get going. Three evenings and a couple of mantles later I got it lit. The...
Nice Lamp. I am quite partial to the 200 and 1200 Optimus lanterns. I am assuming that this lamp must predate 1200. Since there would be no point...
I have seen refference to lamps called "gas arc lamps". I have seen older colemanes and others listed as such. Can anybody explain the opperating...
I am interested to know why Coleman made this lantern. It bares an eerie resemblence to an Optimus 200 or 200P. Since they had a line of very...
Can anybody tell me when Optimus started using the lever stile rapid heater on there 1200 lanterns, and and when did they switch to the Petromax...
This will be my first contribution to the reference gallery here on CPL. I have already made one post here in reference to the difference between...
Can any body tell me what the difference an Optimus 200 and an Optimus 200P is? Were they both made at same time? I'v been a stovie for some time,...
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