Normally, provided everything is clean, changing the Preston loop vaporizer from a non-Petromax clone won't affect the brightness to any...
For info: attached here is also Caswell's tank sealer for part A and B. You'd notice the characteristic presence of phenol and formaldehyde in...
It is not so easy to tell from the photos if the lantern is at full brightness or not...due to different camera's automatic brightness and colour...
Fertan Tapox should work as well. From Fertan in Saarbruecken, Germany? I don't think it is the novolac-phenolic solvent-free variety. It might...
@Leonardo Collares From first impression, it seems that the mantle heat couldn't sustain the vaporization of the fuel. But it can also be due to...
It can quite a few things. Fuel partially blocked by dirt, cleaning needle or something else, insufficient effective pressure, vaporizer dirty,...
Wow! @Piotrek Thank you for presenting the details of the restoration. I've read quite many on discussions regarding the red, sometimes grey...
Certainly so. I'm actually referring to the ones made of steel. Not that many except for some WWII ones. Maybe again, they're not too common...
That's a little new to me.:) I'm mostly aware that they did have certain Coleman lantern founts with internal rust protection liners, that are...
Is there any specific kind of coating or plating on the inside? Or was it just there was fuel and coincidentally less exposed to the outside...
Excellent restoration works and congratulations, @Piotrek Is there a date code? I notice that these green WWII-era Petromax(es) are mostly, if not...
During startup, either with spirit or the rapid preheater, there should not be any fuel inside the vaporiser/carburrettor. Otherwise, the heating...
That'd be a sensible thing to do. Just ensure you always have some spare gaskets and mantles beforehand to begin any fettling works that's...
You need not disasemble the entire unit if there isn't any apparent problem with it of course. Just ensure the internals are clean enough to start...
That's certainly original German-made. Stamped date codes mean 1960s and later. Looped vaporizer would suggest kero operation. Once you've removed...
Other than the box, it does not appear specifically military. The lantern in the picture itself appears to me like a regular Petromax 829, not the...
If it fits the Whiworth gauge, then 0.8mm would be closer to 32tpi...
Also, any AI might tell you a different answer at different times depending on how you ask or put up your question. I'm not sure about ChatGPT but...
Welcome to the forum @Malmen HK500 is only a general reference to the Petromax model you had acquired. It could be any model with the advertised...
Glad to hear @Adolfo
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