Just wanted to share my latest acquisition
looked a long time for one for a reasonable price - and they fetch quite a high price on ebay.
this time one of the US based friends helped me out here.
I have a question here - the lantern works great and has a very nice blue flame,
my question is some of the flame (blue flame) is visible above the upper part
what I mean is that if I put a pot on the stove frame flame will touch it.
also the ceramic burner and mixing tube are glowing red - but not the U tube
is that normal behavior for it?
I hope you can see it in the last pic
Petromax 1500 question
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Hi Doron,
I assume, that the paddle in the mixing-tube is straight upwards.
Try different positions. In my case an almost horizontal paddel brought the best results. HTHCheers,
Wilm -
Hi Doron,
Nice item. Excellent condition -good catch!It is a bit hard to say if the flame pattern is as it is supposed to be. I attach 2 pics of my 1500 lanterns in use. Some glowing of the ceramic burner is fine I would say -there is a lot of heat produced in this area.
A lot depends on the light when you take the pics. I would say that as long as the flames shoot straight from the holes of the ceramic burner into the stainless steel basket everything is all rightbest regards
Michael -
Moin
Here are some Pictures of the original Glass.
Its a bit thinner than normal Petromax Glasses.50% of the Glass are sand-radiated (original).
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There are 2 Versions of the 500/350HK PX-Special marked Glass.
In the 829B (German Military Version) was an "Special" marked Glass (~2mm). It was a bit thicker than the normal civil one (~1,5mm).
The civil one was not marked with "Special".
And in the 1500 PX there was a thinner "Special" marked Glass (~1.3mm).On Ebay maybe you can find some Glasses from the old 829B German Military Latern with the "Special" mark. If you sand-radiate one of these, you have one, like the original. Only a bit thicker (~2mm).
The mark on the front is the same. The 1500 PX Glass did not have the "Jenaer Duran Glas" mark on backside. (I think because of the sand-radiation.)I'll post a photo of the Military Glass in a few minutes!
EDIT: Here are the Photos of the Military Glass.
Only the color of the mark is somtimes a bit different. Thisone is like dark-grey. Often they are like silver. -
interesting fact, I have founf my third petromax 828 from the 50's localy and all of them have a petromax special Jenaer Duran glass
here is a pic
this one is marked due to heat from a broken mantle
and back to topic the 1500 set as a lantern and some atmosphere pics
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Moin
Maybe some civil series of the Latern became the "special" glass...
THW, ZB, ZS (in Germany) became "special" marked glasses.Can you upload a Picture from your 828?
In the 50's they looked a bit different from the 60's laterns.Im my picture is one of the 50's and you can see the different part, marked with red.
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I have two types of 828 the "Zicke" and the "regular" both having the rocker pre-heater valve (or whatever it is called) and both have "special" glass
here:
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Moin
The first latern is called "Sickenlampe/Sickenlamp" and the tank has "Sicken".
The second latern is one of the late 50's if there is no code under the tank.Ohh the Pre-heater is called "Dominorapid".
The modern one is called "Kipphebelrapid".
