This quicklighter was sold as an accessory for e.g. Radius stoves but was also used on some of their lanterns (a couple of versions of the 118). Barthel also used it. You can find out more if you just search for Revolto in here, at CPL or at BBL where Neil have som nice explanatory illustrations. The device is just simply put on the filler neck, and the regular lid is used on top of the Revolto instead. There's a sleeve outside of the lighter's body which are turned by the little pin. Once turned in one direction, it exposes the tiny fuel outlet and the pressurised fuel form a combustible aerosol (Just as in any other quicklighters). you can see a nice spray coming out of the lighter on one of the closer shots below. This Revolto was attached to an Optimus No.5S I recently got as scrap. That's why the lid used on it is Optimus. The funny thing is that this stove came with a regular, unregulated burner, so the device could never have been used on this particular stove. Atleast not with that burner... I grabbed the first stove I saw wich had a regulated burner just for the test of the device, and it happened to be a legless Primus. I'm quite impressed by the power of it, and the gizmo worked flawlessly!
Lovely write-up Christer of an fascinating device, certainly functional but looking a bit Heath-Robinson-ish for all that Heath Robinson Great photo of the paraffin spray pattern! John
Hi Christer, looks (and works) great! Never seen one before, I wonder why these devises were not more popular? The only stove I've seen with similar pre-heaters is the Optimus twin-burner boat stove (I forgot the stove's number, and it's to cold and wet to go out & have a look at mine , will add it later). On this stove, one works perfect, the other one needs cleaning. (had a look in the SRG, it is the Optimus 155). Anyway, great gizmo! Thanks for sharing. Best regards, Wim
Thanks, both of you! John, I was once told about another thing I had that it looked like something Heath Robinson could have made up, so I was familiar with the term, and I can't but agree with you there. Wim, the quick-light preheaters used on lanterns and stoves after the Revolto (or rather Andersen torch which the Revolto derives from) more or less all share this simple construction. I have fettled some 155/55's myself, and the preheaters there can drive you nuts sometimes! Not that they won't work, but they are prone to leak.
Hi Christer a brilliant device and very well made looking at the very fine spray of atomised paraffin,i dont understand like Wim why they were not more popular its a pity other stove manufacturers never came up with there veresion i would certainly like one saves having to carry meths and is quicker in primming
Atomisation! That was actually the word I was trying to get when I wrote the post. Thanks. Other stove manufacturer did use this Danish Revolto. Or atleast one other: Barthel. And I read that it was on their Juwel stove. (It's probably in the reference section somewhere.) But surely others could have followed the idea up.
Wow, that is cool Christer, I will take a bakers dozen! How quick does that little button become untouchable to turn off?
Very cool device. My only question is why bother with the burner at all? That things putting out plenty of heat all by itself. LOL! I can see all kind of uses for a similar design. Like a standalone torch(blowlamp) maybe. I like "aerosol" just as well as "atomized" personally. Both get the point across just fine. Mike
Yes Mike. You could almost use the flame alone to cook on. You would probably run out of paraffin pretty quick, though, and you would have a full time job in pumping the stove. The pressure disappears very quick, just as with any quick-starter of this kind (petromax lanterns etc.) And a blow torch it surely is! The flame when directed away from the stove is about a foot long. It gets hot pretty quick, but it's no problems since it is easy to manoeuvre. You don't need to touch it long enough to get burned. just a quick tap, and it's back to the closed position.
Thanks for your kind words Gunsoo. I have also missed a picture of a working Revolto in here, that's one reason why I posted it. The only image I have seen on this device in action was on a Radius lantern Neil McRae posted at BBL a long time ago.
