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baja (Jul 29, 2020), high-side (Jul 31, 2020), nova_robotics (Aug 1, 2020), Scotsman Hosie (Aug 2, 2020), Scotty12 (Jul 28, 2020), toeless joe (Jul 28, 2020), Tonyg (Aug 2, 2020), Tule (Jul 29, 2020)
I love old solutions to problems. Throwing microcontrollers and electronics at problems is great, but it's so lazy. There are no really elegant solutions anymore.
The wheel on the front of the shield is a striker for lighting the lantern. It uses a flint like a Zippo lighter and lights the same way. The cap on the back side screws on to hold a spring and a flint.
Jon (Aug 2, 2020), Scotsman Hosie (Aug 2, 2020)
I still have a couple of these, one the same as this but the other was a taillight for a mine car. Nickle plated with a red glass lens. The problem with carbide is that it crumbles in the can and powdered carbide doesn`t produce acetylene, it has to be chunky. A dab of carbide in a small container under a three lbs. coffee can with a nail hole near the open end will get about 100' up if it`s done right, lol.
We had these lamps as a kid. I wonder can you still buy the carbide today?
Yes, google miner`s grade carbide and there are several places to buy it.Originally Posted by TrickieDickie
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