It would seem that such a simple object is a plastic lighter, but how it makes a person’s life easier. Since they appeared on store shelves, the popularity of wooden matches began to decline sharply. And no wonder, they are inexpensive, fuel lasts for a long time, plus they do not deteriorate in high humidity.
However, sometimes the lighter's fuel runs out. If it’s a simple trinket bought for 10 rubles at the nearest kiosk, you can throw it away and not bother with the question of how to refill the lighter. But if it’s a collectible model or it’s just treasured as a memory, you’ll have to work a little harder. Before refueling your lighter, you need to determine what fuel it runs on. There are only two options here - either gas or gasoline.
Determining that a lighter needs refilling is quite simple: the transparent body of most models allows you to see how much gas is left. In addition, when the fuel is running low, you have to idle several times, each time it ignites worse, and the flame, even set to maximum, becomes barely noticeable.
Before refilling the lighter, you need to buy a special gas in a cylinder. Most often it is sold in kiosks, hardware stores or departments household chemicals. Anyone who is going to refill it for the first time should make sure that the kit includes several nozzles for holes of different diameters. It’s better not to save on gas and buy expensive and high-quality ones.
For safety reasons, it is best to carry out the procedure near an open window and away from any sources of fire. A suitable nozzle is placed on the pin of the can. Excess air is released from the lighter by lightly pressing the filling hole valve with a pen, match, or any suitable object. Excess air should hiss out. After the preparation is completed, you can proceed directly to refueling. The can with the nozzle is inserted into the hole with the valve on the lighter and pressed firmly. If you don’t have enough strength, you can put the can on the table and press it on top with a lighter. When everything is done correctly, gas begins to flow into the internal container. After 7 seconds, the can is sharply pulled back and removed until next gas station. Depending on the volume, one may be enough for 25-30 operations.
The type Sarome or Zippo can most often be found among wealthy people. Thanks to their high price, they have become not only a device for lighting cigarettes, but also a symbol of prestige and success.
With gasoline models, in principle, everything is also quite simple. Before refueling the lighter, you need to stock up on special fuel. To avoid excesses, it is better not to be tricky and not to drain gasoline from the car, but to use a branded one. Of course, gasoline is gasoline, and in any case the lighter will work at 72 or 95. Another thing is that it will smoke mercilessly, and it will also give the cigarettes a specific taste. Refilling lighters with gasoline is not a difficult task - first you need to remove it from decorative case, then hook the valve from the corner, lift it, insert the can and carefully soak the cotton wool with gasoline. When the container is full, the valve is returned to its place, and the lighter is installed in the reverse order in the body. If desired, you can immediately replace the silicon. Before refilling the lighter, you need to make sure there are no sources of fire. And after refueling, before checking its functionality, it is necessary to remove the gasoline, wash your hands with soap, and wipe the lighter itself and the place of work as thoroughly as possible (to eliminate the possibility of ignition of accidentally dropped drops). When everything is cleaned up, you can check the result of your work.
Few people know that lighters were born much earlier than safe matches. Leonardo da Vinci experimented with the first inconvenient and cumbersome models, but his invention remained unappreciated by his contemporaries.
Then, at the beginning of the 19th century, the Dobereiner lighter (named after its creator) was designed - a hydrogen fuel device that explodes if handled carelessly. It was only by the mid-19th century that the gasoline lighter was invented. Over time, it has undergone minor design changes, but the principle of operation remains the same.
Today there are lighters in every home. These useful things are needed not only by smokers: they are used on hikes, on summer vacation and are used for various household needs.
Types of lighters
By fuel type, devices can be divided into:
- gasoline;
- gas;
- USB lighters (coil) are like a car cigarette lighter, where electricity is used as a heating source for the coil.
According to the ignition device:
- silicon;
- piezo lighters;
- with an electrical circuit that provides ignition.
Gasoline lighters are made only with a silicon mechanism. Gas engines are produced with different ignition mechanisms; there are also turbocharged models.
In order to better understand all the pros and cons of gasoline lighters, let’s compare them with gas ones.
Pros and cons of gas models
For the purity of the experiment, we will compare silicon devices running on gasoline and a mixture of propane and butane:
- Price. Varies greatly depending on the manufacturer, appearance, brand awareness and quality. It can cost 10 rubles, or 50, or 1000. A gas lighter from Dunhill can cost several thousand dollars.
- Reliability. If we talk about silicon gas devices, then they are not very reliable. The flame goes out in the wind, ignites poorly and burns in minus temperature. Cheap plastic models often fall apart right in your hands.
- Durability. Expensive products are durable, can survive many refills and preserve their working life. Lifespan budget options very short.
- Easy to refill. Refilling the device with a new portion of isopropane or a mixture of butane and propane is very simple. Insert the gas cylinder into the hole, press lightly and that’s it: the device is ready for use.
- Maintenance cost. The fuel is enough for a week even for a very active smoker, and the price of one refill will be low. One cylinder is enough for several refills.
Pros and cons of gasoline lighters
- Price. There are no cheap models on the market. There are relatively inexpensive copies famous world brands, usually made in China. Gasoline lighters today are not easy useful thing, A stylish accessory recognizable brand. Therefore the price is appropriate.
- Reliability. The mechanism is super reliable, as there is simply nothing to break. Fuel container, wick, flint - everything works for years without failure, and in any weather.
- Durability. They may outlive you. Expensive products can be passed on by inheritance as valuable property.
- Easy to refill. Despite the fact that the design of gas and gasoline lighters is almost the same, refueling the latter requires more caution.
- Maintenance cost. Good branded gasoline for lighters costs more than gas cylinder chick.
It is also worth mentioning that gasoline tends to evaporate, and the lighter may suddenly appear empty after it has not been used for some time.
Which one should you choose - gas or gasoline? If you need a simple, functional, inexpensive thing, then you should buy a gas one. And if you need a stylish status accessory or a trinket to show off, then it’s worth buying a good lighter on gasoline from one of the world's famous brands.
Best in the world
In a world where many things have become disposable, including lighters due to disgusting quality, I want to be a little nostalgic and return to the Soviet past, where everything was made with a threefold safety margin. In the USSR, gasoline lighters were made to look like small pistols with the inscriptions “Baku,” “Tbilisi,” and “Rovno.” There were other models, gift ones - in the form of cameras and tabletop trinkets. But the best were “military”, army lighters. They were also called commanders. Later, products imitating the original Zippo appeared.
They also made gasoline lighters with their own hands - from brass and steel tubes, coins and other scrap metal. There were more craftsmen in those days; almost everyone knew how to make something from scrap materials. Today there are also people who love to do everything with their own hands, including gasoline lighters. But this must be done carefully, with the full understanding that if the elements are soldered incorrectly, the lighter may burst into flames in your hands.
Today, the world's best gasoline lighters are produced under the brands Cartier, Givenchy, BIC, and Dunhill. But the market leader is the Zippo brand.
Brand Zippo
Gasoline Zippo lighters were born when the enterprising American George Blaisdell brought home a test batch of Austrian IMCO lighters. But he couldn’t sell a single device, and started improving them. This is how the legendary Zippo was born, working in any weather.
From the drawings on the body of these products one can trace the entire history of America - all achievements in the military, scientific or sports fields were reflected in the engravings on the body.
The Zippo company has always produced, and still produces, only gasoline lighters. 45,000 products are produced daily. Most of them are relatively inexpensive mass-produced items. But there are also exclusive models, with a case made of gold, silver and titanium.
How to refill
How to refill a gasoline lighter? To do this you need to do the following:
- Buy the “correct” gasoline for lighters, the best is the original Zippo.
- Ventilate the room - there should be no extreme heat in the room.
- Remove all flammable items.
- Check that all fuel in the lighter has been used up.
- Remove the lighter from the housing.
- Find the valve and turn it up.
- Pour in fuel: be careful not to let gasoline spill onto the edges or overfill the container.
- Close the valve and, if necessary, wipe the lighter from gasoline with a damp cloth.
- Collect.
- Before use, check for leaks to avoid fire.
Gone are the days when lighters could be thrown away after they ran out. They have been replaced by those that can be refilled. Prestigious models cost more than ten dollars, it’s a shame to throw away such a thing, but constantly buying it will hit your budget. They require a reverent attitude and it is necessary not to get them wet and fill them with high-quality gas
How to refill a lighter correctly?
We take butane gas and a lighter and start refueling. Remember that first of all it is necessary to rid it of oxygen by releasing it, otherwise it will be worse at maintaining the flame. The second point before refilling the lighter is to completely use it up. To do this, it is closed, the valve is adjusted, and then set to minimum. Then move the valve with something sharp, so you understand that there is no more gas in it. Carefully try to set it on fire, this will release excess air.
It is refilled only with triple purified gas. Why is this so? At least in this way you can guarantee that the lighter will not become clogged and will work like a clock.
The next step is to insert the cylinder with the nozzle on into the filling valve. It will sound like a hissing balloon being deflated. As soon as it is filled with blue hot water, you can immediately disconnect them. You yourself will intuitively feel that the gas is no longer flowing, because there is nowhere else to go. There are types of cylinders that work on the principle of dosed filling, that is, it is necessary to connect and inject liquefied gas several times.
- Initially, it is necessary to release all the hot remnants from it.
- Relieve the pressure using a match, knife or other thin object by pressing on the valve.
- We compare the temperature of the lighter with the temperature of the room.
- If it has a flame height regulator, then you need to set it to the minimum level.
- We are looking for an adapter for the filling valve.
- Before starting the refueling process, the cylinder itself is turned over
- The filling valve must be turned so that it “looks” up
- The cylinder rod and the lighter valve are connected during the refueling process.
- On average, the cylinder is refilled in five to seven seconds, while the connection between the rod and the cylinder must be held for high-quality refilling.
- Before refueling, if you came from the street or it was lying in the sun, wait until it adapts to room temperature. This is necessary to saturate the gearbox with gas.
- According to experts, the lighter should lie in the freezer for a while before the refueling procedure, then it will be much easier to refuel the internal cavities, because such filling is much denser.
Safety rules for refilling a lighter
If the refueling procedure is carried out, it is best to open the windows and doors thoroughly to ventilate the room. If you fill it out outdoors, you need to temperature regime the environment was no less than 18 degrees. Open sources of fire should be excluded: flames, faulty wiring and similar phenomena.
When refueling, it is better to wear gloves on your hands and protect your eyes from getting gas. You should not exhale it; you may get an allergic reaction or gas poisoning.
If the lighter is gasoline, then the same conditions for the refueling procedure should be followed. That is, fuel should not get on your hands to avoid irritation. skin. In case of such contact, they must be immediately washed clean with soap and water. warm water. Before lighting it, you should check again to make sure there are no leaks anywhere. Otherwise, gasoline may catch fire on your clothes or hands.
Many people are concerned about the question why can't you fill the lighter completely? gas? If the lighter is filled completely with gas, there is a high risk of explosion and burns because the gas used as fuel is under pressure.
Time has passed disposable lighters for a couple of rubles. Now gas lighters with the possibility of secondary refilling have become in demand. Prices for excellent models of lighters range from several tens of dollars, so it has become unprofitable to continually purchase such luxury items.
You will need
- Triple purified butane gas and lighter.
Instructions
1. Like any luxury item, lighters require special attention. They need to be kept in excellent conditions. The main factor in buying a lighter is maintaining the fire, the likelihood of setting fire required item. Cigarettes, cigarettes and cigarillos are the main purpose of using gas lighters. The main problem is refilling with gas. Because when refueling you need to understand several main nuances: a gas lighter will not work well if, before refueling, the oxygen that accumulates inside the lighter is not released.
2. You need to use the lighter completely, i.e. wait for the gas in the lighter to completely run out. After this, you should close the lighter and adjust the gas supply valve, the one that needs to be set to minimum. Then use a pen or other sharp object to push or move away the gas filling valve. This will ensure that there is no excess gas in the lighter. Now try to carefully remove the fire from the lighter. This will get rid of excess air in the lighter. Proceed with refueling.
3. You will refill the lighter with triple purified butane gas. Why triple cleansing? Everything is very easy. Three levels of cleaning guarantee the slightest contamination of the lighter during operation with this gas. Insert the gas cylinder with the nozzle into the valve to refuel the lighter. You will hear a classic hissing sound. As soon as the lighter is filled with compressed gas, you should disconnect the cylinder from the lighter valve. If you have never done this, you will still feel that the gas is no longer flowing. Some models of cylinders work according to the principle of dosed refilling, i.e. you will do several refueling sessions. This is a cost-effective cylinder indicator.
In order to properly charge a lighter with gas, you should follow several general recommendations.
To refill a lighter, you must first thoroughly ventilate the room. If refueling is done outside, then the temperature should be at least 18 degrees Celsius. It is necessary to exclude anyone from being near permissible sources of ignition - open flames, sparking electrical wiring, etc. Refilling the lighter should be carried out, observing all safety measures: keep your eyes from accidental exposure to gas, do not inhale the gas - irritation or poisoning is possible.
In order to refill the lighter with gasoline correctly, you must follow the following recommendations:
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If the flame of your favorite gas lighter has stopped shining joyfully in the night and you have nothing to light your cigarette with, it means that it has run out of fuel, that is, gas.
You will need
- A lighter, a can of lighter gas, a little ingenuity
Instructions
1. If the design of your gas lighter allows it to be refilled, then you should go to a specialized store or kiosk and take the lighter with you. When choosing a canister, it’s best to pay attention to special canisters equipped with a cap, under which there should be a set of nozzles, for various types lighter valves. There can be up to 10 nozzles under the cap, which guarantees you a good filling. Having examined the nozzles and compared them with the design of the lighter valve, you will realize which one is right for you.
2. It turns out that if you choose a suitable nozzle, you need to break it off from the bottom of the cap and then attach it to the valve of the can. Clean the lighter's transfer valve of any possible blockages (it's easier for everyone to do this with a clean ear cleaning stick). After this, insert the nozzle into the transition valve of the lighter and press firmly on the can. If gas leakage occurs, check whether the nozzle and the lighter valve match. If so, replace the nozzle. If it matches, try again.
3. How to determine if the lighter is charging? It should become cold, icy, because... liquefied gas under pressure reacts with environment and cools objects. If the lighter is transparent, you can visually verify that it is full. If not, then 20-30 seconds of downloading is enough to fully charge.
Note!
When refilling a lighter, you should only use a special gas canister.
Helpful advice
When starting to refill your lighter, follow the rules fire safety! Do not smoke under any circumstances, do not stay near open fire, keep children and animals away! Remember: gas is a flammable substance, and careless handling of it can lead to tragic results.
There are several methods for making a lighter from sleeves which we will share with you today. It would seem, why, if different lighters are sold around? The fact is that it may not always be at hand. But the skills of making a homemade lighter will never hurt. By following our instructions, you will be able to show off an independently made lighter.
Instructions
1. Method 1. Prepare a sleeve, a new zipper (or find an old one), a burner and copper-silver solder. Gut the flint from the zipper and take out the disk from there, the one that strikes on it. Next, take out the entire contents of the zipper: disc fasteners, filter and padding. Arrange and solder all the contents. Remove all roughness with a file, giving it the correct shape. Hammer the soldered contents of the zipper into the sleeve, insert the wick and pour gasoline on top. The lighter is ready.
2. Method 2. Prepare a tight metal tube. Make a hole in it for the wheel. Place a special flint for a lighter with a spring in the hole for the wheel. The flint should have a small rubber band. Make a cap with a wick from strong metal or alloy. Assemble the entire structure. Take an empty cartridge case. Solder the prepared metal tube to the sleeve. Fill with gasoline. The lighter is ready.
3. Method 3. Prepare the sleeve and cotton cord. Cut a small piece of cotton cord and lower it into the sleeve, soaking it in gasoline in advance to protect it from moisture. Leave the outer end of the wick peeking out to ensure interaction with the flint. Make flint from a file. To do this, solder a small piece of file, about 5 cm in size, to the sleeve. Pour gasoline into the sleeve. The lighter is ready.
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Quite often it becomes necessary to have on hand lighter. For such purposes it is comfortable to hold lighter, running on gasoline: they give a good flame, are comfortable to use and store, and do not go out in the wind. However, over time, the question arises of how to fill such lighter. Several useful recommendations will help you understand this matter and correctly fill lighter gasoline .
Instructions
1. Gasoline lighters consist of a gasoline container containing a wick impregnated with gasoline. The flame is produced by the friction of the gear on the flint. Gasoline lighters are durable and reliable. In expensive models, the volatility of gasoline is minimized, as evidenced by the absence of the smell of gasoline during use. However, let's move on to the issue of refueling.
2. Before everyone needs to use up all the gasoline that is already in the lighter. Next, remove the insert from the lighter body, lift the felt pad on the bottom of the insert. It is advisable to carry out all work with rubber gloves, only if you are filling lighter gasoline for the 1st time. This method can protect your hands from accidentally spilling gasoline.
3. Now slowly saturate the insert material gasoline without allowing overflow. Insert the fuel chamber back into the lighter body.
4. Make sure not a drop of gasoline has been spilled. Thoroughly dry the lighter body and hands before use. Fuel is explosive!
5. After the first refueling, wear lighter lid up in vertical arrangement. Refill your lighter with an extraordinarily special gasoline for lighters. Remember that inhaling gasoline vapors may be hazardous to your health.
Note!
Carry out refueling in well-ventilated areas away from sources of ignition and do not allow gasoline to spill.
The first gas lighter appeared in Paris in 1947. The ordinary wick was replaced with a non-standard valve, gasoline - with gas. Cigar lovers were very happy with this innovation, no longer feeling the pungent smell of gasoline. Reusable gas lighters are excellent as a gift option and are also comfortable to use, but they have some refilling features.
You will need
- gas canister for refilling lighters, adapters.
Instructions
1. In order to fill a reusable lighter with gas, you should first take care of the safety of this event. Make sure there are no open flames nearby, such as gas stove; no hot objects such as heating appliances with a filament switched on electric stove. Do not smoke at this time and do not refill your lighter near other smokers. this moment people.
2. Good method refueling consists of the following: when the lighter has stopped producing a flame at all, open the outlet valve to the maximum, hold it pressed for 3-5 minutes, simultaneously pressing the inlet valve with the writing end ballpoint pen. The remaining gas would have come out before, but not completely - heating the lighter in your hand gives the best result. Close the inlet valve again as far as possible and leave the lighter to cool for 10-15 minutes.
3. While the lighter cools to room temperature, hold the gas canister in your hands for the same purpose. Usually, a set of six adapters is sold complete with a cylinder, one of which is selected experimentally for the lighter valve: it fits tightly into the valve receiver and does not allow gas to leak out. Place a suitable adapter on the canister fitting and shake vigorously several times.
4. Hold the lighter with the inlet valve facing up; check whether the gas button is pressed; If there is no cap, insert the can adapter into the refill slot from above. In 10-15 seconds, press with your upper hand two or three times, without completely pulling the adapter out of the valve. Repeat this operation several more times.
5. After this, leave the lighter for a few minutes until the gas in it heats up. After this, open the gas supply more firmly, light the fire for a few seconds (be careful - the flame will turn out high) - this action will blow out the nozzle from carbon deposits. Reduce the gas supply to a more harmless level. Now you can use a lighter.
Pen Parker - a unique thing. When George Parker conceived his creation, he decided: “Make it cooler than others.” And he managed to carry out his plan: he made a thing that became a sign of a special culture, a high genre and luxurious taste. Pen owners Parker- people who have achieved success in life. Unique ink was specially made for such a unique pen, which can be used to refill the pen in order to use it again and again.
Instructions
1. Fountain pens Parker have a reversible filling system with bubble ink or capsule Parker. PARKER QUINK capsules have an additional ink reserve or are equipped with a reserve capacity. Once the capsule is approximately empty, click on the end of the capsule. This will release a spare amount of ink.
2. The number contained in the reserve capacity will be enough for a page of an ordinary letter. This indicator, of course, varies depending on the scope of the handwriting and the width of the pen. The amount of ink in one capsule is enough to draw a line of 800 m. In fountain pens Parker Use only PARKER capsules, otherwise you can ruin your pen with ink of poorer quality.
3. To refill the pen with a capsule, remove the cap. Unscrew the sleeve from the top of the body. Remove the filler with the empty capsule. Insert the new capsule with the wide end first. Gently but firmly push the capsule in with your hand. When you feel that it has pierced and, perhaps, hear the classic sound, stop pushing. Now screw the sleeve back on.
4. To refill the bottle pen, two filler options are used: a standard piston and an exclusive rotary version. In order to fill the handle with the help of a rotary filler, you need to unscrew the sleeve. To create a vacuum, squeeze the air out of the ink tank by turning the piston downward.
5. Place the pen in the bottle. Make sure that it is completely immersed in the ink and that no air gets in there. Never put filler into the ink, only the pen. Turn the piston back as far as it will go. Remove the pen from the bottle, and, turning the plunger, drop three drops of ink. Re-tighten the piston as far as it will go. This is required so that a little air is drawn into the tank, which will prevent leakage. Clean the pen.
6. To refill a pen with support for a piston slide filler, push the lever on the side. This way you move the piston. Immerse the pen completely into the bottle. To create a vacuum, press the lever downward, and to suck in ink, press it upward. After this, remove the pen from the ink. After releasing three drops, lift the lever all the way. Clean the pen.
In most cases, when a gas cylinder runs out of gas, it is easier to purchase a gas cylinder than to try to refill it. However, as traditionally, people want to save money cash and discover a method on how to refill a gas cylinder in order to avoid purchasing. In fact, this is not so difficult to do. Easily follow specific instructions and observe safety precautions.
Instructions
1. It turns out, take an ordinary household gas cylinder with a valve (from 5 to 300 liters). Install it upside down to ensure that liquid gas flows out. To do this, you can make a special stand or hang it on a rope. You can also simply put it in a huge shabby chair. There are a lot of options, the main thing is that the position of the cylinder is stable and correct.
2. Next, assemble the filling system, which consists of 2 hoses, an adapter, a tap and a threaded head. Take faucet, hoses, adapter and cuffs from gas equipment, desirable for liquid nitrogen. This will ensure the longevity of the system. If you take ordinary water taps and tubes, the system will quickly break down. Assemble everything and secure it tightly with couplings. Do not use a reducer, it will only slow down the refueling process.
3. Screw the adapter onto the thread of the gas cylinder. You will need a tap to regulate the gas supply. Be careful not to use the cylinder valve, as it will quickly fail. Take the gas thread head from an old cutter or burner. In the case of a cutter, everything is ready to be attached to a hose, but with a burner, you may have to tinker longer, since its diameter is unsatisfactorily large for a hose. It’s better to make a metal collet, don’t use plastic. If you do this closely and understand all the details, creating a system for filling gas will not take you more than one day.
4. Now start refueling with ease. Gas flows relatively slowly, so refilling one cylinder will take from 3 to fifteen minutes, depending on the assembled system and the volume of the cylinder. The weight of gas is indicated on any cylinder; therefore, you can control the filling with the help of scales. Or by eye: after filling half the cylinder, release the gas and fill the cylinder to the top.
5. If refilling is carried out neatly and in accordance with each rule, then it is allowed to refill the cylinder from 3 to ten times. The main thing is to remember that if there is any external damage to the cylinder, it is better not to take risks and purchase a new one.
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Note!
Gas for lighters. Cylinders liquefied gas 300 ml volume are intended for filling portable gas appliances, say, heaters, blowtorches, lamps, gas stoves. Six adapters allow you to use gas for lighters with different equipment.
Helpful advice
What gas to refill dupont lighters To refill a dupont lighter, you need to use genuine s t dupont gas in order to avoid the rubber gaskets inside the dupont lighter drying out, which is why the lighter may begin to leak gas. Dupont lighter gas comes in 4 varieties.
PROTECTOR 23-10-2015 20:07
Besides the original fuel? otherwise it’s not budget....
Schnapps 23-10-2015 20:30
In addition to the original, you can fill it with Newport (England), it’s cheaper. Once I pressed 92 in Norilsk, it smoked, but it lights up as it should, there was no aftertaste when lighting it. You can use alcohol, but it evaporates faster. I don’t recommend using cologne, then lighting it is a complete ass and the whole place will stink life is cotton wool inside. They say you can also use kerosene, but I haven’t tried it.
User Drone 23-10-2015 20:37
Gasoline nefras or its analogue galosh is sold in hardware stores.
iluhaM 23-10-2015 20:37
PROTECTOR 23-10-2015 21:25
I need it for household purposes, so how does it smoke and with what flavor does it burn on the side? I have plenty of alcohol, so I’m thinking of switching to it, just because of the lack of knowledge in this area, I don’t want to damage the chik-fire.
Bonifatich 23-10-2015 23:49
Are you frying eggs on it, so that buying local gasoline can really hit your pocket?
Newport really is possible. The alcohol is too volatile.
All sorts of ersatz mixtures smoke and stink.
carrier 24-10-2015 12:00
for household purposes
For household purposes, these rule.
A zippo is for jerking off and always dirty thumb. Alcohol is not good for her.
PROTECTOR 24-10-2015 09:11
No, Zippo is a fetish and besides, I already have it, + it’s comfortable to wear, and wind resistance is important to me, but in principle, can it be killed with low-quality fuel or does it not give a fuck?
iluhaM 24-10-2015 11:12
There is cotton wool and a wick made of fabric with copper wire, what can be killed there? Everything is primitive
I-War 24-10-2015 12:42
quote: Originally posted by iluhaM:
Ordinary nefras, also known as "Galosha" gasoline
There are a lot of low-quality ones that are smelly and smoky. Lottery.
PROTECTOR 24-10-2015 19:09
I’ll probably try alcohol anyway, alcohol should have less volatility
I-War 24-10-2015 20:40
It burns worse than gasoline and runs out faster. Tested on Zipp personally.
PROTECTOR 24-10-2015 20:59
damn, that's unfortunate.
Andyukh 25-10-2015 10:29
PROTECTOR 25-10-2015 11:29
I-War 25-10-2015 11:44
quote: Originally posted by Andyukh:
But what is the best way to refill gasoline lighters - wait until the gasoline runs out and then fill it in, or regularly add a small portion?
I top it up once a week, it’s not a memory battery
quote: Originally posted by PROTECTOR:
By the way, I still don’t understand how to fill it up if it runs out.
To the brim.
PROTECTOR 25-10-2015 11:58
pours out
I-War 25-10-2015 13:16
quote: Originally posted by PROTECTOR:
pours out
Where? We wet the cotton wool to a “swamp” state, so that the cotton wool is wet.
IS90 25-10-2015 19:01
does not burn on gasoline 80 and 92...
Rusich 26-10-2015 11:10
Hexane or heptane.
In chemical stores.
Or I can pour it)
Ursvamp 26-10-2015 17:24
Purified naphtha is needed. In a country that blows oil into oceans and synthesizes pools of gasoline and kerosene, you have to buy an English Newport - pichalco. However, even Russian gas for lighters cannot be used so as not to spoil the device.
The galosh burns well but evaporates very quickly. Therefore, we are looking for ligroin or, as correctly noted above, one of its components is hexane or heptane.
ZEE 28-10-2015 12:27
No special options.
So that it burns normally and does not require refueling for a long time, only original gasoline. And then it’s a lottery ((One lasts for a couple of days, the other for a week and a half. It’s clear which of them is more original))
It burns on any gasoline (including 80 and 92), it just smokes “black” and you need to “pull” sharply and often to get the fire out)) and quickly dissipates.
A non-original lighter may not ignite at all with gasoline 92 and lower, this is true.
It’s difficult to say what it’s connected with. Everything is as simple as bayonet shovel. But, nevertheless, it is a fact. Relatives eat everything, fakes can even make you sneeze from good gasoline.
Experience of personal ownership and use different models and modifications are approximately 24-25 years old.
avkie 28-10-2015 08:48
quote: Originally posted by carrier:
For household purposes, these rule.And a zippo for jerking off and an always dirty thumb. Alcohol is not good for her.
I have a friend who is the one who administers the alcohol. Yes, it is highly volatile, but it does not smell as much as gasoline.
PROTECTOR 28-10-2015 11:02
Damn, do I think that gasoline is more volatile than alcohol?
vovast 28-10-2015 13:19
quote: Originally posted by PROTECTOR: damn, I think that gasoline is more volatile than alcohol?I don’t know how it is now, but in my youth, I remember, alcohol disappeared very quickly!
PROTECTOR 30-10-2015 13:27
In short, I'll have to try it, it'll run out as soon as the gas runs out
Alexander NN 31-10-2015 21:55
I will support the previous posts, if you want to use the lighter without any problems - original gasoline. I used nefras for one or two refills, then waited for a long time until the lighter “sneezed” with normal gasoline. My advice is not to save money, or switch to matches.
drsk 01-11-2015 06:38
what the hell are you talking about?
Forev gas inserts
drsk 01-11-2015 06:39
there are both turbo and simple ones.
I use it, but the original internals generally lie idle.
B8F761 01-11-2015 08:28
It was a long time ago, before I switched to a telephone (at that time there were only matches) - I had a set of branded and not so branded Zipps. So, the best in this set was the gasoline Ronson. It was lit 18 times in a row, and the ZPP was only 8-10.
Sorry for the OFF
Only branded fuel. I grabbed some gasoline once, then changed both the cotton wool and the wick.
What is the percentage of fuel costs compared to tobacco costs? 0.5%?
p-f 01-11-2015 08:39
quote: Damn, do I think that gasoline is more volatile than alcohol?
the alcohol flies out with a whistle.
as far as jewelers know regular gasoline for burners, clean with activated carbon. so that there is no soot and dust. dig in this direction.
Monolit-kbf 01-11-2015 10:58
quote: Originally posted by Ursvamp:
However, even Russian gas for lighters cannot be used so as not to spoil the device.
Well, you can’t spoil it, but it’s a fact that it burns worse. I bought a gas cylinder, manufactured in Omsk. The seller praised it, good gas, ours, Russian. After refilling the lighters, you have to unscrew the flame regulator, because it barely burns. There was no such crap with the previous Chinese cylinder.
Sorry TS for being offtopic.
Schnapps 01-11-2015 20:35
quote: Originally posted by drsk:
Forev gas inserts
Yeah, especially in winter.
I had one like this. I didn't like it.
I'm currently using JOBON.
Ursvamp 02-11-2015 15:24
quote: Originally posted by Monolit-kbf:
Well, you can’t spoil it
that's all after that. The lighter gets clogged - it spits, the flame is uneven.
Ursvamp 02-11-2015 15:25
Imco holds gasoline even worse than Zippa.
drsk 06-11-2015 07:33
but the zipo cost $2...consider it a consumable
RomanSteff 17-12-2015 12:44
Newport is no worse than Zipp gasoline, but much cheaper.
In general, the Chinese are now making Zippo clones under the ZORRO brand, which are even better than the originals in some ways, and their gasoline is just as good.
Ursvamp 17-12-2015 12:21
You can try buying it at a chemical store. store and fill with heavy petroleum ether, as well as instrument naphtha. White spirit smells and smokes a little, especially at the end of the burnout. Kerosene is very bad. Fuel gasoline is also not suitable due to additives. Yes, it’s almost as flyable as a galosh.
