Would it work if you added a wick to the spirit cup? Maybe leaving a gap in the wick to fit the bass of the lighter?
@shagratork Nice, so does that mean, by the sheep above, a Pilot lighter was in option and can I see the bottom of your Pilot Lighter please. Thank
As someone new to silent burners, I like that. And I have some copper brake pipe, a ball of string, and some jobs which need doing to avoid so...here goes!
Well, so far, so bad. The copper tube gets so hot during priming that the wick appears to dry out. Maybe I need something a bit less heat-conductive - what are real ones made of? Brass is about 1/4 as conductive, and SS 1/20 (but a b****r to bend).
@Mark Avis Someone around here made one with not so long ago. Try using lamp wick or fibreglass. Cheers Tony
Couple years ago I found few of those quick lighters from one old hardware store. They are made from brass and wick looks quite much like asbestos.
Last week I made the top of chimney from bricks to my summer cottage and this weekend I put a Radius 52 blow torch to blow to flues to get moisture off/out from chimney. Radius 52 pilot lighter is quite handy to get blow torch running. Here is picture of Radius 52 pilot lighter:
Having found this article about the quick lighters I finally understand what those funny pipes with a cup are for. I have two of those for a few years and had nearly forgotten them. I have cleaned both and have one working. But there is something funny with the other one, the one that is working has some sort of wick material pressed in to absorb the lightning fluid. But this other one has some sort of copper gauze pressed in, and that won't work as a wick, it does not absorb fuel. And this copper gauze won't come out, I cannot take it away to replace it. Anyone seen this before? Regards, Ton.
And I have a question about the website, reading this topic I met the two following links: https://classiccampstoves.com/threads/1937-primus-catalogue-no-6669-link.30095/ https://classiccampstoves.com/threads/1970-circa-primus-523-527-spare-parts.23849/ But when I try to open them I get the following message: You do not have permission to view this page or perform this action. What is the reason for this? I am able to open other links perfectly. And I am interested in the second link because I speak Swedish as well. Regards, Ton.
Hi @Ton brass gauze was quite widely used in both alcohol and kerosene stoves as a wick material. If the gauze is used tightly packed, capillary action draws liquids along or upwards. It has the advantage that unlike fabrics such as cotton it does not degrade and fail due to “charring”. The igniters that you refer to as quick lighters generally had an asbestos or brass gauze pad gripped in a small, open-ended chamber at the base of the igniter. The small diameter tube contained no wick, but directed alcohol vapour upwards to the outlet, where a flame formed. The igniter contained enough alcohol to continue burning for a minute or so, after the alcohol in the spirit-cup was consumed. This allows enough time to pressurise the stove and get the burner ignited. Best Regards, Kerophile.
@ton visser 1. Can you post a photo of the tube with the brass gauze? 2. The Reference Library is only available to Subscribers. Cheers Tony
Hi Ton, you have to be a subscriber to CCS to gain access to the catalogues, spare parts listings and instructions. It is very inexpensive to become a subscriber, and highly recommended. Best Regards, Kerophile.
This is turning out to be surprisingly tricky. Too densely packed fibreglass string, and it doesn't work at all. Less densely packed, and one only gets a couple of seconds after the pan goes out. Pump before the pan goes out, and one gets an under-burn. Hmmm!
