I cover it on the twist and on the outer layer with thick bronze paste layer. Now I don'l see any puffs and the smell is much better. Originally the screw has an about 1/3-1/4 mm wobble around its mortise (hole).
Problem with my new Petromax
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The upper side of the vapor screw should be plan, if necessary you can plan it with fine sandpaper
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Gute Nacht Boys!
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Hi Chariot,
did you succeed?
Does the lantern work fine now?
regards
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As I see the lamp now works well albeit I didn't use it for a long time due to the the mantle was holed during the experiments and till now I hadn't changed it. But I'm sure that the leak around the screw in the mixing tube was sealed correctly by heat resistant bronze paste. As the weather will enough good and I will going to go somewhere outside :)I will try it out in real conditions. My experiments will be reported here as soon as it possible.
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It is such a shame to be seeing such problems (as the original poster) with brand new kit. Poor quality production or bad design? I suspect the former!
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problem is, the manufacturer (petromax) can not try the lamp in use before selling it.
due to thermal influence, all parts screw parts like nozzle etc. should be checked after the first lightning.
