Well there is this article from Alan Moore's website: https://web.archive.org/web/20160418005244/http://homepage.ntlworld.com/munwai/vapalux.htm...
The new needle screws into the post with a special tool, which base camp also sell: 119 Key for cleaning needle There is a guide on how to...
Wound the brass hood from an early X246 pork pie fit? Easier to find than the original.
You can download via a website without installing anything e.g. http://en.savefrom.net/1-how-to-download-youtube-video/
Nice lamp. I have one of these I'll have to post it one of these days. It has a different burner arrangement.
Instructions are available in the lamp reference library: https://classicpressurelamps.com/index.php?threads/2506
Yes you're probably right. The shape did sort of remind me of the early US lamps with overhead generators and the film was shot in the US.
Was watching Young Frankenstein on TV and I noticed this. What do you think, pressure lamp or wick lamp? [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I think it has a burner for an AL21 as it does not have the pin to hold the mica shade. Not surprising as London Transport would swap parts around...
Does anyone know where I can get a mantle that will fit this nozzle or at least a ceramic ring.
What insurance was it? Home insurance or some sort of commercial public liability?
"The fuel tank is made of a spun brass body" - don't you mean steel Neil? Did the FL6 ever come with a brass tank? I've always suspected these...
A quick polish and the usual fettling and it runs well. Not the easiest lamp to light, as it doesn't have a pricker or an on/off tap. [ATTACH]...
I cannot find a listing for a wall lamp in the Solex catalogue, so I was a bit suspicious of this lamp, but it seems fairly legit. [ATTACH]...
Some interesting lamps shown in this program. I assume of the gas variety. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Does it not have a valve in the filler cap to allow pressurisation via a bicycle pump?
Sounds like the fuel pickup tube is partially blocked. You may need to remove the valve from the tank to clean the pickup tube out. Possibly...
The globe at the bottom is the correct one for the lamp. It should be held in place by a wire cage that is not present. The glass at the top is...
Ok I made a new jet holder which it tapped to accept a standard Petromax jet. Bit of a pain to unblock it, as there is no cone to guide the needle...
Thanks Erik, that's very helpful. I will try and do something about the jet and see how I get on.
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