Hello all. I recently bought a 123r and was a bit disappointed in the flame. I found this site and did much research regarding this. I happened upon a few threads which recommended making a small adjustment to the flame spreader to help improve performance. I made the adjustment this evening and took a short video of the results. This is my first "old" stove and I'm wondering if my adjustment looks to be correct. I'd appreciate it if you would take a moment to look at the video I shot and give me some feedback. I *think* this is what the flame should look like when properly adjusted. It certainly seems to be much better as I can now simmer and the flame adjuster actually seems to work as I hoped it would. The following video was shot with the 123r running full tilt. http://youtu.be/1ysfQ71zmh8 Thanks in advance and I look forward to your comments.
Yep, at least the burner bell and flame spreader red hot is normal. If the rest of it is red hot, you've got a problem... Nice looking stove, looks like a very nice flame too! Three hints: 1) don't ever let it run dry, there's a small wick in the tank that will scorch, and it won't run too good. 2) Don't leave the key attached while using it, it will get very hot, and will burn you! 3) swivel the pot rests out for larger pots.
Thank you for your response. Initially I was disappointed with it because the flame was very inconsistent. There was a good amount of flare up and I just couldn't seem to get it to simmer. Raising the flame spreader slightly seems to have fixed all of those problems. I certainly was not getting that type of flame before the adjustment. I did a boil test with 16 ounces of tap water in the new Primus 1 liter ETA pot after the adjustment. It went from right out of the tap to a rolling boil in 2:32. Not bad at all for 100+ year old technology!
Oh, by the way, Welcome to the Forum!! Stick around, lots of stuff to do and learn here, lots of (mostly) friendly natives...
Another thumbs up from me on raising the spreader plate. Transformed my 123r from an insoluble yellow tipped monster into a pure blue flamed wonder stove. All I did was turn the bell upside down, put a brass drift through the threaded hole and give it a jolly good push down on a hard surface. Transformed. Try this before replacing the nipple! Thank you again CCS.
