yuandrew
Flashlight Enthusiast
(In response to the "Powering your flashlight with Candles" thread)
Just some parts from different lighters, peices of a Coleman Insta-Clip mantle, and some butane. The "burner" and "fuel line" was salvaged from an empty Diamond "Wind Resistant" Utility Lighter. http://www.diamondbrands.com/pages/wind_resistant/33.php
I just tied a piece of a mantle on with wire and pre-burned it with the blue lighter. Afterwards, it's pretty much jam the gas valve open on the red lighter and light the burner.
Prototype Stage:
Shots in the dark
There's enough light for me to read from it about 4 feet away while it's running it "candle mode" as shown. Heat output and runtime (fuel consumption) not known.
My next step would be to buy another wind resistant utility lighter, more mantles, and some type of metal reflector (Mag85, USL) for a "true" gas powered "flashlight" :laughing:
Just some parts from different lighters, peices of a Coleman Insta-Clip mantle, and some butane. The "burner" and "fuel line" was salvaged from an empty Diamond "Wind Resistant" Utility Lighter. http://www.diamondbrands.com/pages/wind_resistant/33.php
I just tied a piece of a mantle on with wire and pre-burned it with the blue lighter. Afterwards, it's pretty much jam the gas valve open on the red lighter and light the burner.
Prototype Stage:
Shots in the dark
There's enough light for me to read from it about 4 feet away while it's running it "candle mode" as shown. Heat output and runtime (fuel consumption) not known.
My next step would be to buy another wind resistant utility lighter, more mantles, and some type of metal reflector (Mag85, USL) for a "true" gas powered "flashlight" :laughing: