Beiträge von Fernandes

  • 350 Vs 500

    Hello.
    What is the diference between the 350 and the 500 models, since the size is the same and most of the parts are interchangeable?
    What do we need to change to transform a 350 in a 500?

  • Hipólito 350

    Thanks a lot for the help :D
    My Hipolito has run two tanks of fuel :)
    The distance between nozzle and mixing tube now its 15,92mm. But the hardest part its to get to the correct pressure. It really needs a lot of pumping! I don't have the pressure gauge so I don't know what is the pressure its running on.


    Oh and I was lucky to buy a nearly new Hipólito 150 last week :D It has some accessories and the factory box also :D


    Wen I find out how to post pictures here I will show it to you ;)

  • Hipolito

    Hello I am new to this Forum. I am Portuguese, and from the city where Hipolito were made Torres Vedras ;)
    I m finding somo Hipolito s around here, but almost all of them in bad shape.

  • Hipólito 350

    Hello.
    This weekend I gave it another try to lit my 350. My Clay Burner is in excellent condition it says 300/500 Germany. The new onde says nothing. Never the less I tried to install the new one, and it broke. It must me made in China :/ I had to reinstall the old one.
    Basically my 350 works well from 14 to 15,50mm without the hood on. The moment I install the hood the light becomes more yellowish, flames start to come to of the mantle and it stars to bet black spots on the mantle that increase the more the hood is on.


    I couldn't have another go all the way to 16mm because this takes so long, and the lantern is in my other house, that I go on the weekends.

  • Hipólito 350

    I think I din´t preheat it long enough, the next time I am going to preheat it twice.
    I will try to change to a new nozzle since the old onde is all blackened.


    I will let you know how that worked ;)

  • Hipólito 350

    Hello Petromax fans.
    I am from Portugal.
    We had Hipólito factory here in Portugal that made all Petromax models with slight diferences. I´ve heard they where quality items. Unfortunately the factory closed decades ago.
    I recently bought 4 old an non working hipólitos. Two 350 ones ( one has an old style rapid preheater, with a knob just like the valve knob) one 250 and a 100 one.
    Today I took it apart following Bommel´s instructions, and replaced al itens it needed. I burned the mantle and tried to light it, but the mantle was always burning and turned black. For what I´ve read I have to change the distance of the mixing tube. Iv´ve cheated it with the petromax tool. Now I am going to decrease it one or two millimetres and give a go.