Hipolito No. 0 - A little bigger than your typical 1 pint "camper" stove?

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  1. snwcmpr

    snwcmpr SotM Winner Subscriber

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    So, it should be called a 1.1 pinter?
     
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    Hi @snwcmpr
    - I think they should all be referred to as belonging to the 1 pint family, but if the Swedish brothers Primus and Radius has a curvy little sister in the Optimus, then the Hipolito is their wide-boy Portuguese cousin, who is actually quite a bit bigger than what the family thought he was.
     
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    Hi @Trusty McTrad It would be great if you could post images of the printed and type-written instruction in the Reference section
    (Instructions) of CCS.

    Portugal

    Thank you,
    Best Regards,
    Kerophile.
     
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    Absolutely, @kerophile - I will take some pictures of the docs specifically, and post there.
    Best regards,
    T
     
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    @kerophile - instructions posted in the Reference section under Portugal.

    I noted from the instructions that the good people at Hipolito SARL recommend to fill the tank to 2/3rds of the tank volume, as opposed to the usual advice of 3/4. I guess the warmer the hemisphere, the greater the potential day/night or sun/shade variation (Portugal vs Sweden; big difference), and the more air you may need to absorb the fluctuations in pressure as a result of the liquid fuel expanding and contracting.

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    Hi @Trusty McTrad Thanks for posting the instructions for the Hipolito No.0 in the Reference Library.

    I was really interested to see the instruction:

    “ Too low a level of fuel causes over-heating of the burner and the ring”

    Many years ago I posted images of one of my Hipolito No.0 stoves in the Reference Gallery:

    Hipolito No.0. 1970/80s

    One of our members @brassnipplekey posted in the thread:

    “Interesting to note on small hipolito stoves the extreme waisting of the riser ... making for a very weak component .. wonder why they made it this way ? Aesthetics ? OR a drastically reduced cross sectional area to restrict thermal conductivity from the burner to the tank ?
    Sad stovie :-)
    Nick
    p.s .. the riser from a Primus/Optimus 00 stove will fit , if (like me) you sheared the original riser whilst putting on new heatproof/face sealing washers .”

    I replied: “I believe that your suggestion that the purpose of the reduced diameter is to minimise conductive heat transfer to the tank, is very likely.”

    And attached a photo showing the waist on the riser of my stove:

    upload_2021-5-21_11-19-13.jpeg

    It is interesting to consider the waisting feature again and how it might affect the burner and trivet temperature when the fuel level is low and heat transfer to the tank and fuel further reduced.

    Nice to have the new documentation for the Hipolito No.0 in the library.

    Thank you.
    Best Regards
    Kerophile.
     
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    913AC740-F1AF-4F37-811E-1448D7F742EF.jpeg Interesting, thank you. Mine has a similar waisting of the riser, but perhaps not quite as prominent as yours, see photo.

    Best regards
    T
     
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