Optimus 200

Hi fellas, i have an optimus 200?
It has no jet and the needle is broken
Any suggestions or leads as to aquiring new ones if possible
Thank you.
Ill post some pics later. Ill probable have some more questions

 

Fogas.se is the go-to place for Swedish lamp parts, as well as auctions on tradera.com.
Petromax 821, and Hipolito 250 jets and needles will also work.
Be careful with the ceramic burner cap; replacements are getting hard to find.

 

@phaedrus42
Thank you, ill check it out

 

Hi fellas, am i missig anything from the j pipe.
I see threaded end, ?

 

I seem to be missing the top cap, I've been looking in the reference gallery, dose any one know if i can still get one?

 

I can send you a jet and needle if you would like them.

Cheers Peter

 

No, that is just the way the early ones were. There was obviously a meaning with the thread, but I have never found out what it is.

I can see that there are a few later replacement parts on the lamp. The inner top frame and the outer top are from a later version as the original would have had a bracket on the inner top that screws together with the outer top. The J tube seems to be the original though. Replacing the top is not unusual as it was probably damaged by use or an accident and replaced with what they could get. Later parts will fit and work.

What looks strange to me is the remains of the cleaning needle. It looks suspiciously like a Radius or Aladdin needle. I wonder how they got room for that.

 

I've never seen a J-tube being threaded on this end. What would have been the original purpose? I could only guess,.. for fitting on a locknut or something?

 

@Nils Stephenson
This is what the pricker looks like in the optimus 200

 

My poorly lantern, the ecentric block pin is brocken,



I may have the skill sets to repare it, or can i still get this part?

 

It looks similar to those used on the Petromax and clones. Perhaps these could be options if they could fit in.

 

RATT KOMPLETT OPTIMUS

Maybe this is a bit newer than Yours but it will surely fit

 

Thank you.for the lead
@Matti Kucer

 

@Darryl Durdin

If you are using Google to look at the Fogas.se website, use the translate function of Google. It gives a few weird English translations, but it useful if you do not speak Swedish.

Tony

 

Thanks for the tip.
@Tony Press
Im in the process of talking emails with them, i couldn't work out how to order, postage etc.
But i think im on track

 

Watching with interest as I've just started to resurrect my Optimus 200. I purchased a new ceramic, jet, seals, mantle etc from Base Camp. I had to wait for them to come in from Sweden, maybe they were sourced from Fogas?

Stuart

 

Hi fellas i found this in my lantern any ideas what it was for, and did it come with a top cap / lid?

 

@Darryl Durdin

Part No. 151 (i think) in this brochure https://classicpressurelamps.com/threads/1949-optimus-brochure-no-2322.214/

It goes inside the inner hood to secure the outer hood. The 2 holes should be threaded to suite the retaining screws.

 

As Martin said. For info, the screws should be 5/32" Whitworth thread.