Well done! I enjoy your accent, old chap, and your enthusiasm! You have inspired me to inaugurate my new Petromax 500. Very much obliged! From Kevin, in the hills of Pennsylvania, the colonies.
I bought a Coleman 247 that had a bit of dust and rust, took it apart, cleaned it without removing the character, and am now grateful that I didn't put and LED in it and call it a day. Upon taking it apart I noticed that all the components were of high quality, which is a stark contrast to most of the manufactured products you see nowadays. I couldn't be happier to own something like this, and thanks for showing me how.
Last week I pulled out my Petromax lantern, it had been 20 years since last I lit it. It still had pressure in it, and lit right up on 20 year old kerosene. This design of lamp is phenomenal!
Mr Pulllen you're a star! I've just got a 909 that looks a bit worse for wear on the back of your beach fishing tips video. And then I find you've made this to help me get it going!! The parts you suggest to change are on way too. Fire up that mantle :)
Nice video! There is no need to lift the top off to light the lamp. Just fill the alcohol and light it thru the larger hole in the frame just beneath the glass.
Good stuff as always One thing I should mention, WD40 is a rubbish lubricant, it was designed purely as a water displacer (hence WD), something like 3in1 is far better for general lubing jobs
I really enjoyed that. I have a 40 year old Palladin, probably not so sophisticated, but you can lift the glass with a lever to light. It still works every time. I’m reminded of the old street markets where the stalls would all have a number of these and in winter they would light and heat and make a wonderful loud hissing sound. Now it’s all at a flick of a switch. Much cleaner and easier but not so atmospheric.
I had a Wenzel in the garage for 17 years- I rebuilt it with petromax parts- carburator rod assy, new preheater torch, replaced the hand pump with an air pump attachment- That thing is the darn neatest lantern I have ever used! And BRIGHT!! 500 cp ....I have my eyes on either a new petromax or a britelyt
Hey M8, great Video. You can buy that Lamp even these days. I bought a Petromax last Week, pretty expensive but a great lamp! Btw, there is a bigger hole in the lower mantle where you can Film in the Spirit and also do the long lighter through. Just as a little clue. Greetings from Germany
I keep a brass pistol cleaning brush with a short cleaning rod for cleaning the carburetor pipe that houses the needle. If you have it try using some brake cleaner or carburetor cleaner in this pipe to help loosen the carbon deposits. I also carefully polish out that needle assembly with 1200 or 1500 grit wet paper using a light oil and then doing a final cleaning with acetone. You do not want any oil on this needle stem since it can bake on to it from the high heat. This will lead to more carbon deposits building up quicker on this assembly. Great video! Working on restoring an old Petromax that I picked up at a second hand store. The most important thing to consider is the condition of the font when buying these old lamps. If it can hold air and is to rusted out too much on the inside then you are good to go! I have heard of some individuals cleaning out the rust from within the font and then pouring in epoxy paint and coating the inside completely before pouring it back out, oh and one must remove all parts that screw into the font so as to not damage them ( don't forget the check valve within the pump assembly ).
Thats a sweet lamp looks a little complicated compared to my colman but servicing it pretty much the same. thanks for the inspiration to go clean my lamp. awesome series Guys.
Love this video, Please Please Please put a note on this video, don't stop this lantern by releasing the gas when it is hot, it could seriously burn someone. Release gas only when cold.
I've had one of these lamps for over thirty years now, they are brilliant, like most things, look after it & service as Graeme demonstrates here, once you've used them a couple of times they are easy to work with, far better than any other lamp !
Thanks Graeme for putting this on as I've got an old 500 cp Anchor that my my wife bought me years ago as a birthday present ,I'm not going to say how long ago it was but the price on the box is £32.95p . Needless to say that although the lamp is in very good condition ,after all this time it needs a good service to get it going again ,so thank you for the advice. The best thing I remember when I last used it many years ago ,was the heat it gave off which was as welcome as the light on a freezing cold winters night
Great video, thanks for sharing. Mine has no needle, probably broken off and must make a new one. My question is, what length does the needle stick out at the off position and how thick is the needle? Would really love some feedback.
What a terrific lamp, I wouldn't be without my Coleman. And I always use your tip with the ally foil to help direct the light. I am not sure about servicing a petrol one. When are you going to get that "camera nut" sorted out?
This is a great video well done , really informative, I have a Coleman powerhouse dual fuel which I serviced recently ..I run it on Shell advanced unleaded and well its really good . This old sea anchor beats it.though for light and power. I have on order a Petromax HK500 which is arriving for me from Cologne in Germany.. its from the Bundeswehr ( Army ) surplus stocks dated around 1970 s which they sell off from time to time as surplus ... I got it .. so lucky . I.cannot wait to get my hands on it , spares are readily availble here and Germany.. best regards to all
Nice energetic video, and a lovely lamp. We have many Tilleys so are Tilley biased, but I do like your lamp very much. One thing though I cannot believe is that you have to pull the hood off every time to light the lamp, risking mantle breakage, especially if you had to relight at night in pitch blackness. Surely there must be a hole at the bottom of the gallery to insert your meths tube to fill the pre heat reservoir? Cheers
I discovered two other solutions you might be able to use the soak parts in that are covered in carbon. One is finger nail polish remover. It's basically 100% acetone. The other is called cleaning vinegar. It's basically a stronger version of white vinegar. At least in the States it's cheaper than dirt. A 32 oz spray bottle runs from $1.25 to $2.40. and at $1 store the 52 oz refill also runs $1.25.
Why remove the hood everytime when lighting the lamp, risking breaking the mantle, when there is a larger hole at the bottom rim for the meths bottle to go through and fill the kidney shaped meths tray, then just put the long lighter or match through and light the meths, least That's how i do mine .
One alternative way you might want to look into for cleaning really small fragile parts is to soak them in apple cider vinegar for 24 hours. Apple cider vinegar is a natural weak acid. It can get to parts you’d never be able to get access to with your fingers. Plus there’s no manual handling of really fragile small parts. Maybe be a less damaging way to clean them.
great tutorial Sir, I had one 20 years ago, I've thrown it away cuze it used rare earth radioactive mantels (thorium and even worse, Radium 226) very harmful if inhale and would contaminated with nasty hash all the area when falling appart. But recently they make non radioactive mantels, so, I regret not to have it anymore. But watch out guys, radioactive ones are still available on certain web sites without any logo or specifications notices, only a Geiger counter would reveal it ( I got one) don't use them unless you don't care about your health (cancers) and Neighbors and animals . I'm a professional certified worker in radioactive environment. Greetings from Belgium
In Chinese Anchor type lanterns, the inner surface of the fuel tank does not have an anti-corrosion coating. Therefore, even new products are sold with rust inside. I removed the rust inside with oil and steel shot, then treated the tank with an orthophosphoric acid-based rust modificator. Then dried and coated with epoxy enamel. After that, the lantern will serve you for decades, even if you use alcohol as fuel
Can you please tell me if you can get rid of the smell of lamp oil ?? Would adding a stainless steel mesh screen increase the burntime and light output???? Can you use K-1 kerosene in the lamp ?? How does this burn so bright with 350 or 500 candle power ??? How much did you pay for the lamp Sir ??? Thanks 😀😀
Oil the pump leather, change the seals (sets are sold on the internet), check for leaks by submerging it in a bucket of water. That's all I can think of.
Francois Dupont - the meter is showing “gauge pressure”, which is the pressure relative to atmospheric. So zero gauge pressure = 1 atm of absolute pressure.
too bad the newer ones are not of the same build quality. I have mine for five years and not matter how much adjusting, cleaning, tlc you give it.... it won't work consistently. As many other have found out also. Normal operating is: whole top on fire and fuel dripping down. Could not even give it away to somebody .... too dangerous.
From Caitlin April You need to give your life to Jesus Christ he is coming back. He died for you on a cross years ago because you turned against Gods law and sinned against him including the whole world but Jesus Christ came from heaven and was prophesied about years before he was born from a virgin woman and he never did one wrong thing towards God. For God so love the world that he gave he's only Son that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life meaning won't go to hell but will go to heaven and not just that but will experience lifeless . After he died he rose again from the dead meaning he became alive again and he ascended to heaven and many people witnessed this.❤🌍I had an outerbody experience where Jesus Christ took me out of my body and I was in a heavenly place and he gave me a hug and I felt him and I came to my body and ever since that day I believe that he is alive and he is Gods son because who has the power which is pure and loving and powerful to take me out of my body. I didn't believe that he rose from the dead before. Love the Lord your God with all of your heart soul mind and strength and love your neighbor as yourself . to love God is to keep he's commandments
The first time I fired up my new Petromax I had problems! They are fiddley and if you don't like messing with old Morris Minors and Swiss watches at the same time then the Petromax is not for you! I suggest the non DIY people buy a gas or Electric Lantern. There are advantages to owning a petromax but you will need patients it not as simple as filling it with paraffin and away she goes!
great tutorial Sir, I had one 20 years ago, I've thrown it away cuze it used rare earth radioactive mantels (thorium and even worse, Radium 226) very harmful if inhale and would contaminated with nasty hash all the area when falling appart. But recently they make non radioactive mantels, so, I regret not to have it anymore. But watch out guys, radioactive ones are still available on certain web sites without any logo or specifications notices, only a Geiger counter would reveal it ( I got one) don't use them unless you don't care about your health (cancers) and Neighbors and animals . I'm a professional certified worker in radioactive environment. Greetings from Belgium
Wow, a very clear, uncomplicated, and complete instruction package. a brilliant teacher. Thank you, Sir.
I love how excited he gets making this video and turning that lantern on, great material!
Well done! I enjoy your accent, old chap, and your enthusiasm! You have inspired me to inaugurate my new Petromax 500. Very much obliged! From Kevin, in the hills of Pennsylvania, the colonies.
Thank you for your time showing us how to use our lanterns we enjoyed your video
That lamps as old as me and in better condition. Great video Graeme.
I bought a Coleman 247 that had a bit of dust and rust, took it apart, cleaned it without removing the character, and am now grateful that I didn't put and LED in it and call it a day.
Upon taking it apart I noticed that all the components were of high quality, which is a stark contrast to most of the manufactured products you see nowadays. I couldn't be happier to
own something like this, and thanks for showing me how.
Last week I pulled out my Petromax lantern, it had been 20 years since last I lit it. It still had pressure in it, and lit right up on 20 year old kerosene. This design of lamp is phenomenal!
This is the grandpa I never had showing me stuff I never had any idea existed. Thank you so much
This is by far the best servicing video that is also good for Petromax as well. Thanks Dave
I love the way you love you re lamp , and making a cracking video . Thanks ! You re all right . I looked at it 3 times .
Mr Pulllen you're a star! I've just got a 909 that looks a bit worse for wear on the back of your beach fishing tips video. And then I find you've made this to help me get it going!! The parts you suggest to change are on way too. Fire up that mantle :)
Nice video!
There is no need to lift the top off to light the lamp. Just fill the alcohol and light it thru the larger hole in the frame just beneath the glass.
Glad I watched. I've learned so much. Thankyou.
Good stuff as always
One thing I should mention, WD40 is a rubbish lubricant, it was designed purely as a water displacer (hence WD), something like 3in1 is far better for general lubing jobs
Brilliant! Thanks for this. You're always very clear with your instructions. Much appreciated!
I would love to see this type of teaching for kerosene lanterns. I appreciate what you do.
I really enjoyed that. I have a 40 year old Palladin, probably not so sophisticated, but you can lift the glass with a lever to light. It still works every time. I’m reminded of the old street markets where the stalls would all have a number of these and in winter they would light and heat and make a wonderful loud hissing sound. Now it’s all at a flick of a switch. Much cleaner and easier but not so atmospheric.
one of the best video with this kind of lamp on youtube, thank you very much,,, i bought mine yesterday and cant wait to test it
Agreed... not a sales pitch, not an OTT prepping video, just a straightforward "how to".
Great informative video thanks. I have many petrol and parrafin lamps. And just get a thrill when they light up. 😁😁
Thanks!!! Very clear!!! Full explanation for use and maintenance!!
This is great illustration.
I had a Wenzel in the garage for 17 years- I rebuilt it with petromax parts- carburator rod assy, new preheater torch, replaced the hand pump with an air pump attachment- That thing is the darn neatest lantern I have ever used! And BRIGHT!! 500 cp ....I have my eyes on either a new petromax or a britelyt
Hey M8,
great Video. You can buy that Lamp even these days. I bought a Petromax last Week, pretty expensive but a great lamp!
Btw, there is a bigger hole in the lower mantle where you can Film in the Spirit and also do the long lighter through.
Just as a little clue.
Greetings from Germany
Love it, thank you very much! (Just bought a 40yo at a garage sale)
Thanks for a useful education. much like old Coleman mantle lanterns for night fishing & floundering. Awesome instruction!
I keep a brass pistol cleaning brush with a short cleaning rod for cleaning the carburetor pipe that houses the needle. If you have it try using some brake cleaner or carburetor cleaner in this pipe to help loosen the carbon deposits. I also carefully polish out that needle assembly with 1200 or 1500 grit wet paper using a light oil and then doing a final cleaning with acetone. You do not want any oil on this needle stem since it can bake on to it from the high heat. This will lead to more carbon deposits building up quicker on this assembly. Great video! Working on restoring an old Petromax that I picked up at a second hand store. The most important thing to consider is the condition of the font when buying these old lamps. If it can hold air and is to rusted out too much on the inside then you are good to go! I have heard of some individuals cleaning out the rust from within the font and then pouring in epoxy paint and coating the inside completely before pouring it back out, oh and one must remove all parts that screw into the font so as to not damage them ( don't forget the check valve within the pump assembly ).
Thats a sweet lamp looks a little complicated compared to my colman but servicing it pretty much the same. thanks for the inspiration to go clean my lamp. awesome series Guys.
Love this video, Please Please Please put a note on this video, don't stop this lantern by releasing the gas when it is hot, it could seriously burn someone. Release gas only when cold.
I've had one of these lamps for over thirty years now, they are brilliant, like most things, look after it & service as Graeme demonstrates here, once you've used them a couple of times they are easy to work with, far better than any other lamp !
Thanks Graeme for putting this on as I've got an old 500 cp Anchor that my my wife bought me years ago as a birthday present ,I'm not going to say how long ago it was but the price on the box is £32.95p . Needless to say that although the lamp is in very good condition ,after all this time it needs a good service to get it going again ,so thank you for the advice. The best thing I remember when I last used it many years ago ,was the heat it gave off which was as welcome as the light on a freezing cold winters night
Fantastic content , thank you sir . Kind regards from North Lincolnshire
Great video, thanks for sharing. Mine has no needle, probably broken off and must make a new one. My question is, what length does the needle stick out at the off position and how thick is the needle? Would really love some feedback.
Tak for inspirationen - så prøver jeg at finde min frem og ser om det kan lade sig gøre ;-) Carsten from Denmark
Great educational video!
What a terrific lamp, I wouldn't be without my Coleman. And I always use your tip with the ally foil to help direct the light. I am not sure about servicing a petrol one. When are you going to get that "camera nut" sorted out?
You can use this lantern as a little cooker, plus heat. :) Thanks for the lecture and how these kind of oil lamps work!
Είσαι μάστορας επιστήμονας!!!
Great video as always
F A N T A S T I C ! 👍🏻
When you turn it out, does the light fade slowly or is it dark instantaneous?
This is a great video well done , really informative, I have a Coleman powerhouse dual fuel
which I serviced recently ..I run it on Shell advanced unleaded and well its really good . This old sea anchor beats it.though for light and power. I have on order a Petromax HK500 which is arriving for me from Cologne in Germany.. its from the Bundeswehr ( Army ) surplus stocks dated around 1970 s which they sell off from time to time as surplus ... I got it .. so lucky . I.cannot wait to get my hands on it , spares are readily availble here and Germany.. best regards to all
thank you
I have one and today i do to it maintinane then i working it .it was very nice..
Nice energetic video, and a lovely lamp. We have many Tilleys so are Tilley biased, but I do like your lamp very much. One thing though I cannot believe is that you have to pull the hood off every time to light the lamp, risking mantle breakage, especially if you had to relight at night in pitch blackness. Surely there must be a hole at the bottom of the gallery to insert your meths tube to fill the pre heat reservoir?
Cheers
There is a larger hole for it. You can see it at 26:25
I discovered two other solutions you might be able to use the soak parts in that are covered in carbon. One is finger nail polish remover. It's basically 100% acetone. The other is called cleaning vinegar. It's basically a stronger version of white vinegar. At least in the States it's cheaper than dirt. A 32 oz spray bottle runs from $1.25 to $2.40. and at $1 store the 52 oz refill also runs $1.25.
At 18 .01 that cleaning needle is called a pricker the prick is in and out all the time
Why remove the hood everytime when lighting the lamp, risking breaking the mantle, when there is a larger hole at the bottom rim for the meths bottle to go through and fill the kidney shaped meths tray, then just put the long lighter or match through and light the meths, least That's how i do mine .
Dang! That’s a lot of trouble! It’s a beautiful lantern even though it’s a adventure to light it!
One alternative way you might want to look into for cleaning really small fragile parts is to soak them in apple cider vinegar for 24 hours. Apple cider vinegar is a natural weak acid. It can get to parts you’d never be able to get access to with your fingers. Plus there’s no manual handling of really fragile small parts. Maybe be a less damaging way to clean them.
Mine's got a metal shield that covers the glass during transit.They're supposed to run on red diesel as are the Petromax.
great tutorial Sir, I had one 20 years ago, I've thrown it away cuze it used rare earth radioactive mantels (thorium and even worse, Radium 226) very harmful if inhale and would contaminated with nasty hash all the area when falling appart. But recently they make non radioactive mantels, so, I regret not to have it anymore. But watch out guys, radioactive ones are still available on certain web sites without any logo or specifications notices, only a Geiger counter would reveal it ( I got one) don't use them unless you don't care about your health (cancers) and Neighbors and animals . I'm a professional certified worker in radioactive environment. Greetings from Belgium
What brand of lantern is it ? Thanks
greatfull to find this video now I can get my grandads lamp up and going
what do you lubricate the plunger with
how long the mantle survives? and how much this is?
How many kg air do we need?And how long do we have to pump again?
Thang,how many tenths does the nozzle have, mine has 0.02DMm, is that right?
my lamp is 1940 old,by
My brass needle is covered in so much carbon that when i took it out i didn't even realised it was made of brass
All the wick I get is to wide need under half inch
i canot get white kerosine , can i use desil fuel or paraffin oil instead as fuel
Where are you from sir..
In Chinese Anchor type lanterns, the inner surface of the fuel tank does not have an anti-corrosion coating. Therefore, even new products are sold with rust inside. I removed the rust inside with oil and steel shot, then treated the tank with an orthophosphoric acid-based rust modificator. Then dried and coated with epoxy enamel. After that, the lantern will serve you for decades, even if you use alcohol as fuel
I broke the glass from where I can get a suit. The model of the no950
Can you please tell me if you can get rid of the smell of lamp oil ?? Would adding a stainless steel mesh screen increase the burntime and light output???? Can you use K-1 kerosene in the lamp ?? How does this burn so bright with 350 or 500 candle power ??? How much did you pay for the lamp Sir ??? Thanks 😀😀
try preheating with a blow lamp
great video. I just got one of these and this was very useful. thanks. what is the name of your fishing show?
It is called TAFishing
Could someone plz send the link to that lantern?
What does something like that sell for approximately?
I think they go for about £50/£60 ? Check online,or ebay.
+TA Outdoors Try a 100 plus
It is not saya to make presión. With can be the problem.?
I’ll stick to my American oil lantern. So so much more reliable, and easy to maintain. But good vid no the less.
What sort of latnern are you referring to?
Best best
please help me I need bottum part just tank.thank you!
I have my father's old Petromax lantern (exactly like the one you have) but I'm unable to pump any air into it..what can I do to fix that?
Oil the pump leather, change the seals (sets are sold on the internet), check for leaks by submerging it in a bucket of water. That's all I can think of.
@@baginatora is there a video for changing the seals,,not sure if I have the whole tool kit for it and no idea how to do it
@@baginatora thank you so much for replying by the way 😊
Would love to see a steak & kidney pie cooked on this totally awesome lamp Graeme. 😜
I can't understand Why the touch is not stable..Thanks
Where can I get replacement parts for this lantern ?.
Matthew Osman just Google it an make sure you are buying from a certified retailer
shoudnt the meter say 2-3-4 bars instead of 1-2-3? since atmospheric pressure is already 1bar...
Francois Dupont - the meter is showing “gauge pressure”, which is the pressure relative to atmospheric. So zero gauge pressure = 1 atm of absolute pressure.
what kind of fuel does it run on? Write I don't speak English,
My favorit lantern
i worngly broke the niddle, please help
Base camp sell replacements for the cleaning needles at around £5 plus post... I will post a link for you 😉
If you walk at night in a house with such a lantern, you can meet a ghost 😅
👍👍
🤩👍👍👍👍👍
Thats the thumb of someone who tinkers with things
Cool video I got Chanel Fishing Crazy
too bad the newer ones are not of the same build quality. I have mine for five years and not matter how much adjusting, cleaning, tlc you give it.... it won't work consistently. As many other have found out also.
Normal operating is: whole top on fire and fuel dripping down. Could not even give it away to somebody .... too dangerous.
I bet those replacement mantles are 25 years old.
From Caitlin April
You need to give your life to Jesus Christ he is coming back. He died for you on a cross years ago because you turned against Gods law and sinned against him including the whole world but Jesus Christ came from heaven and was prophesied about years before he was born from a virgin woman and he never did one wrong thing towards God. For God so love the world that he gave he's only Son that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life meaning won't go to hell but will go to heaven and not just that but will experience lifeless . After he died he rose again from the dead meaning he became alive again and he ascended to heaven and many people witnessed this.❤🌍I had an outerbody experience where Jesus Christ took me out of my body and I was in a heavenly place and he gave me a hug and I felt him and I came to my body and ever since that day I believe that he is alive and he is Gods son because who has the power which is pure and loving and powerful to take me out of my body. I didn't believe that he rose from the dead before. Love the Lord your God with all of your heart soul mind and strength and love your neighbor as yourself . to love God is to keep he's commandments
Llmp jevyi
The first time I fired up my new Petromax I had problems! They are fiddley and if you don't like messing with old Morris Minors and Swiss watches at the same time then the Petromax is not for you! I suggest the non DIY people buy a gas or Electric Lantern.
There are advantages to owning a petromax but you will need patients it not as simple as filling it with paraffin and away she goes!
Superb video many thanks.
Some say to soften a rubber washer, soak it in vinegar.
great tutorial Sir, I had one 20 years ago, I've thrown it away cuze it used rare earth radioactive mantels (thorium and even worse, Radium 226) very harmful if inhale and would contaminated with nasty hash all the area when falling appart. But recently they make non radioactive mantels, so, I regret not to have it anymore. But watch out guys, radioactive ones are still available on certain web sites without any logo or specifications notices, only a Geiger counter would reveal it ( I got one) don't use them unless you don't care about your health (cancers) and Neighbors and animals . I'm a professional certified worker in radioactive environment. Greetings from Belgium