Hey people ...good day to you and thank you for this lovely forum ....and to pelam for the work that they are doing in furthering the petromax legend....and service to the lamp industry.
http://www.pelam.de/petromaxfo…ages/smilies/nikolaus.gif Today arrived from the auction site my first AuerLight (Auerlicht stehbrenner) an english one by Bray....model 689....The burner arrived in good condition but attached to a bracket which I suspect may not have been the original....All valves and swivels good and tight ,,though so I decided on a test run Straaight way.....I managed to make a bit of progress and here are some pictures of the beginning of the work....I shall provide more pics when I am further!.....
Ha ! At last I have success with this light ....I had to rebuild the burner as well as changing the jet....well at last I have the whole mantle lit and no soot! And a very good light output....here is a photo of the lamp happily burning!
http://youtu.be/06YKSzYU584
and here for any who are interested is a film of me changing this mantle!