At 03:59 PM 03/09/2007 -0400, bmaster flex wrote:
>Anyone an "expert" on acetylene lamps? Is that to old for the list? I
>recently aquired an NOS Acetylene bicycle lamp in the box w/ all the
>instructions and literature but cant find anything on this lamp
What do you need to know? How to make it work? I'm no expert specifically
on these lamps, but rode with a guy in my youth who used one. All you do is
put some calcium carbide and water in it, start the water dripping and
light it up. You probably want to know where to get the carbide, so here is
a FAQ link http://wasg.iinet.net.au/
Acetylene lamps using carbide are a bit finicky and a loto the antique car folks have converted to propane, but that would add even more weight to an already heavy system for a bicycle.
John Betmanis
Woodstock, Ontario
Canada