Am I missing something? Athena Stove

Discussion in 'Stove Forum' started by PWDolkas, May 8, 2026 at 6:05 AM.

  1. PWDolkas

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    Butane noobie here... I just got this stove (for free!) but I'm having trouble with it. It's a Taiwanese Athena pocket butane stove and it has it's own internal doughnut-shaped tank that you fill with a butane cartridge.

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    I think my problem is it's not filling correctly. You press the cartridge needle into a port for 30 seconds or so, and the cartridge fills up the tank. Problem is, I might be missing something from the port. The needle doesn't seal very well, and a lot of butane leaks out when you press the cartridge in. The port has internal threads, so I'm wondering if there's a part that's missing?

    Athena 4.jpg Athena 6.jpg Athena 7.jpg

    This is what the internals of the stove look like:

    Athena 1.jpg


    I get a flame, but even after filling for 30 seconds, it doesn't last very long, so I suspect there's not a lot of fuel in the tank.

    Athena 5.jpg

    Anybody have any suggestions? Normally I stick to white gas, so I'm kinda clueless.
     
    Last edited: May 8, 2026 at 6:19 AM