I was interested in the unique preheater so I bought it. This is a later type that is nickel plated and has a changed pump knob. I bought this lantern because I wanted to try using a preheater. When I actually used it, there wasn't much loss of pressure, so I felt it was quite practical. However, as others have written, a certain amount of pressurization is necessary. When I got it, it was covered in a mixture of oxides and sediment. Initially I thought I would just finish it like that. However, gasoline that had leaked in the past had turned into a sticky substance and was adhering to the top of the tank. After removing this, it looked unnatural to leave the other parts as they were, so I decided to clean all the surfaces. The structure was different from other lanterns I had before. Many of the screws were stuck. I oiled it and disassembled it. For the parts that still wouldn't come off, I heated them over a flame and carefully disassembled them. Despite being a gasoline lantern, it did not have a shutoff valve. It appears to be extinguished with a needle. It was sealed with asbestos, but it was very hard, so I replaced it with graphite. The wheel was chipped so I filled it in with J-B Autoweld to reshape it. The part that connects to the preheater just has a hole in it. I was surprised to see that this is how a gasoline mixture can be produced. By reassembling the rod so that the notch is on the left, the wheel will turn clockwise to extinguish the fire. If you assemble it the other way around, clockwise rotation will ignite the fire. At first it didn't light properly. Specifically, it lit dimly with a whitish flame surrounding the mantle. I thought the fuel was too rich, so I tried a few things but it didn't improve. Here's what I tried: 1. I adjusted the adjustment screw on the J tube, but it got worse. 2. I added heat-resistant putty between the nipple and the vaporizer, but it didn't improve. 3. I changed the mantle from 300CP to 500CP or 150CP, but it didn't improve. 4. I changed the mantle to one for coarse kerosene, but it didn't improve. 5. I added mesh inside the vaporizer, and the flame disappeared, but it remained dark. So I removed the mesh. I finally improved it in the following way. 1. I changed the nipple to one for 250CP kerosene. 2. I also changed the needle to one for 250CP. As it didn't match the height of the nipple, I cut it between the needle and the threaded part and extended it by silver-soldering a brass rod. 3. I installed a 300CP mantle for fine gasoline. I wrote this article to leave some information for anyone who might repair this lantern in the future. Thank you for reading to the end.
@Camp numao Great restoration, but as said before, also in 2021 on mine 08 Focus 08 lantern the pressure lost in pre heating is a major disadvantage and probably a design failure. /Conny
@Jean J Thank you. I'm glad you were able to repair it to a usable state. @Conny C Of course I have seen your post. Your 08 is in very good condition and it really helped me understand that the large pressure release from the preheater is not abnormal, but normal by design. Thank you for leaving your valuable information. Your information was very useful to me. @ROBBO55 I thought I had bought a golden octopus, but it was actually a silver octopus. There's no doubt that it's a lovable octopus.
@Camp numao Great job, lamp and post I wonder if that lamp design was inspired by some Gaudi works Definitely original looking lamp. all the best, Piotrek
@Piotrek Thank you for your message! As you say, the design of this lantern is original. I bought this lantern because I was interested in its preheating mechanism, but to be honest, I don't really like the design. The slender balance is nice, but the round hole makes it look like an octopus. It's nickel-plated, so I've nicknamed it the "Gindako" . There's a famous takoyaki shop in Japan called Gindako. silver octopus = Gindaco(銀ダコ) in Japanese.
