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PuttingaNeglectedLampintooperatingOrder
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Wicks,installing&charring HowtoburnanAladdinlamp
(Thispageisanincompletedraft.Iintendtoadd
more)
Choosingalamptoburn
Ausedlampoftenisdirty,maycontainoldkerosene,bedamagedandbemissingpartsorhavepartsfrommultiple
differentlampsinstalled.Atfirstglanceitmaynotlooklikemuch.Butwithalittlecleaning,somenewpartsthat
lampcanoftenbemadetoworklikenewagain.
Theveryfirstthingyouneedtodoisdeterminewhatyouhaveandwhatconditionitisin.Alampmeantfordisplay
justneedstolookprettyandappeartobecompletefromtheoutside.Alampmeanttobeburnedneedstohaveafull
complimentofcompatiblepartsandallthosepartsneedtobeingoodfunctionalcondition.Alsotherewereburner
versionsthatreallyshouldnotbeburnedonaregularbasissuchastheBrazilianmodelC.Andsomeburnershave
hitofmissqualityissuessuchastheearlyHongKongmodel23burners.
Ifyouarelookingtopurchaseausedlampforthepurposeofburningit,anevaluationofit'sconditionshouldbe
madebeforepurchase.
Burner:Theburnerisaprecisiondevicedesignednotonlytoraiseandlowerthewickbuttodirectand
metertheairflowtothewickandmantle.Thefirstthingyoushoulddoisseeifthewickadjusterarm
wobblesfromsidetoside.Whenawickisinstalledthereshouldbenowobble.Whenawickholderisnot
installed,thearmshouldwobbleverylittleifatall.Wobblehappenswhensomeonetriestoforceastuck
wick.Forcingthegearingcanbendandloosenparts.Avoidburnersthathavewobbleinthewickadjustor
knob.Somewickadjusterproblemscanberepairedbutrepairsoftenrequireexpertiseatfixingthem.
Alsolookforcracksintheburnerandanydamage.Ingeneralavoidadamagedburnerandwick
adjusterknobsthatwobble.
InnerandOuterWickTubes:Thewickisheldinplacebetweentwoconcentricbrasstubes.Oneormore
ofthesetubesisoftencutoffifthelamphasbeenelectrified.Alampwillnotburnwithoneormoreeither
missingordamaged.Forthewicktoadjusteasily,theinnerandoutertubesneedtobeconcentricand
presentasmoothsurfacetothewick.Deepscratcheswithridges,dentsinthetubingorinnerandouter
tubesoffsettoonesidewillallkeepthewickfromadjustingeasilyandwillmakethelampdifficulttoburn.
Thedrafttubesofmodels1through6arealsotheinnerwicktubes.Removetheburnerandcarefully
examinethetubeforridges,dentsorcracks.Theouterwicktubeispartoftheburnerbase.Youneedto
removethewicktoexaminetheouterwicktube.
Model7andnewerburnershaveboththeinnerandouterwicktubesintheburnerbaseandrequires
removingthewicktoinspecteither.
Gallery:Thegallerymustbecompatiblewiththeburner(seechartbelow)andingoodcondition.Inspect
theconditionofthechimneyandmantlemountingsurfacesfordamage.
Generator/FlameSpreader:Thegeneratormustbecompatiblewiththeburner(seechartbelow),ingood
cleanconditionandproperlyseated.Thegeneratormeterstheamountofairbeingfedtotheinsideofthe
wickandmantle.Italsocreatesanevenflowofairdirectedbytheplacementoftheholes.During
prolongeduse,themetalbetweenadjacentholesmayburnoutcreatingalargerunevenopening.Donotuse
adamagedflamespreader.Isuggestthatraregeneratorsnotbeusedforburninglampswhencommon
easilyreplaceablecompatibleversionscanbeusedinstead.
Alloftheseitemsshouldbecarefullyinspectedonalampintendedtobeburnedandanycomponentnotinvery
goodconditionshouldbereplaced.Remember,Aladdinburnersareprecisionairmeteringdevices.
Burnersbymodel:
Models1&2:Theseuseacapmantlewhichhasbeenunavailableforabout75years.Unlessyou
areanexpertatburningAladdinlampsIsuggestjustdisplayingthem.Latemodel2lampscame
withamodel3galleryanduseaKoneKapmantle.Itcouldwellbepossibletoreliablyburna
model2lampusingmodel36galleriesand36generators.Ihavenottriedthis,noristhis
mentionedinanyoftheAladdindocumentsIhavefound.Butifyouwanttoburna#2lamp,itis
worthatry.Youwouldneedtoreworkawicktofitthe#12wickholder.
Model3:Thereisconflictinginformationongeneratorcompatibility.EarlyAladdinliteratureonthe
subjectsuggeststhatonlythe#3generatoriscompatiblewitha#3burner.Morerecentliterature
suggeststhatthe#6generatorwillworkfine.Themodel6wickisreadilyavailableasnewold
stockthroughusedpartschannels.NewKoneKapmantlesheellesschimneysareavailable.
Models4,5&6:Theselampsarereadilyburnablewithcorrectmantlesandchimneysavailable
newandalargenumberofoldnewstockmodel6wicksandgeneratorsreadilyavailable.
Models7,8,9,10&11:Theselampsarereadilyburnablewithmantles,chimneysandwicks
availablenew.Model11generatorsarereadilyavailableusedorasnewoldstock.
Models12,A,B,C(Nashville),SuperAladdin(#14),21,21C23(UK):Theselampsarereadily
burnablewithflamespreaders,wicks,chimneysandmantlesavailablenew.
ModelCmadeinBrazil:Thisburnerwasmadeofsteelinsteadofbrassanddoesnotwork
properly.Isuggestnotconsideringoneforuseasadailyburner.Thereare2typesofknob
labeling.Onesays"Aladdin",theothersaysMODC,Aladdin,IND.BRAS
Model23madeinHongKong:Theearlyversionwasslightlyoversizeandsufferedfromquality
problemsduringmanufacturing.Anearlyburnerwillhavea23ontheknobandnothingelse(as
doesthe#23UKburner).Someburnersworklikeachamp,othersdonot.Partsfornewmodel23
burnerswillnotfitproperly.IflookingatanearlyHongKongmodel23burnertoburn,makesure
theburnerpartsallbelongtothatburnerandareinverygoodcondition.
LaterversionshaveanAladdin'slampontheknobunderthe23andastarstampedintothesideof
theburner.Thelaterburnersweremostlygoodexceptforoccasionaloutofspecindividuals.The
qualityof#23burnersseemstohaveimprovedsince2000andnewburnersareusuallyverygood.
Partsquality
TheAladdinburnerisaprecisionairmeteringdeviceandrequireshighqualitypartstoworkproperly.Thequality
ofpartsisusuallyexcellentforAmericanmadeparts(1908through1963)andforEnglishmanufacturedparts.
BurnersmanufacturedinHongKonginitiallyhadpoorqualityandwerestillsomewhathitormissthroughthe
1990's.Since2000astrongefforthasbeenmadetoproducehighqualityparts.
Ihaveheardthattherewasaperiodduringthe1970'swhenwicksweretoothin,affectingfuelflowtotheburner.
Thishasnotbeenverified.Also,wicksweremadeduringthelate20thcenturythatarecutflatatthetopandnot
charred."Theouteredgeofthetopsurfacemustbecharredorcutbacktotheproperangle.""Itisafact
thatifareinforcedwickiscutorcharredstraightacrossthetop,thetopsurfacealonewillnotfurnish
enoughfuelforafullsizedflame"*.Whenshoppingforanewreinforcedwickmakesurethetopisbeveledand
charred.
ChimneysmadeinChina(sinceabout1990)areofabysmalquality,somenotstandingrightandmostwith
malformedlockingtabsatthebase.MadeinTaiwanchimneysseemtobeweaknearthebaseandbreakeasily.
Since2000highqualitychimneyshaveagainbecomeavailable.
ThenewerBrazilianmademantlesdonotseemtolastaslongastheearliermantles.Thisseemstobeanongoing
problem.Mantlestrengthseemstonegativelyaffectedbystorageinahighhumidityenvironmentsoitispossibleto
purchaseanewoldstockmantlethatquicklydecorateswithuse.
Ipersonallyavoidwicksandchimneysusingthe1970andneweritaliclogounlessIambuyingknownnewstock
manufacturedafter2000.
LoxOnchimneysmanufacturedduringthe'80sandintothelate'90sarelabeledonlywiththename"Aladdin"ina
stencillikefont.Theearlieronesthathavethenameinevenboldprintseemtobeofgoodquality.Thelater
Chineseversionwiththenameinthin,unevenprintshouldbeavoided.ThenewChimneyscurrentlyavailablefrom
Aladdinseemhighquality.Intoday'smarket,unlessyouarelookingforacorrectperiodchimneytomatchacertain
lamp,IsuggestpurchasinganewchimneyfromAladdinasthemostreliablewaytoobtainagoodqualitychimney
withouthavingtopaycollectorprices.
*Quotetakenfromarticletitled"AladdinLoxOnWicks"thatappearedthetheMysticLightoftheAladdin
Knights,vol26,No4.Authornamenotprovided.Thisissue,dated11/98,isavailableforpurchaseontheAladdin
Knightswebsite
ListofBurnerpartInterchangeability
(ThislistiscompiledfromfactoryrecommendationstakenfromAladdinsalesliteratureplusmyownpersonal
experience)
Idonotmentionmodels1and2intheinterchangeabilitytablebelowbecausetheCapmantleisverydifficultto
findinusableconditionandwicksarenolongerreadilyavailablethatwillfittheselamps.Theselampsarenotgood
candidatesfordailyburning.Latemodel2lampscamewithamodel3galleryandgeneratorandusetheKoneKap
mantle.
Ileftthemodel3offthechartbecauseearlypartsreplacementlistingsinAladdinsalesliteraturestatethatnewer
generatorsarenotsuitablereplacementforthenumber3generator.Howeverlaterliteraturesaysthatthemodel4
through6generatorswillwork.Ifyouwishtotryburningamodel3lamp,partsInterchangeabilityisthesameas
model4below.
Modellamp
Burner
Gallery
generator
wick
Wickholder
Mantle
Chimney
36
36
46
36
36
KoneKap
Heelless
36
36
46
36
36
KoneKap
Heelless
36
36
46
36
36
KoneKap
Heelless
712
711
711
712***
711
KoneKap
Heelless
712
711
711
712***
711
KoneKap
Heelless
712
711
711
712***
711
KoneKap
Heelless
10
712
711
711
712***
711
KoneKap
Heelless
11
712
711
711
712***
711
KoneKap
Heelless
12
712
12,14,A,B
1223**
1012***
12
LoxOn
LoxOn
A23
12,14,A,B
1223**
A,B,C,14
A,14
LoxOn
LoxOn
SuperAladdin
#14
A23
12,14,A,B
1223**
A,B,C,14
A,14
LoxOn
LoxOn
A23
12,14,A,B
1223**
A,B,C,14
LoxOn
LoxOn
A23
C*
1223**
A,B,C,14
LoxOn
LoxOn
21
A23
2123
1223**
21
21
LoxOn
LoxOn
21C
A23
2123
1223**
21C
21C
LoxOn
LoxOn
23UK
A23
2123
1223**
23
23
LoxOn
LoxOn~
23earlyHK
A23
2123
1223**
23
23
LoxOn
LoxOn~
23lateHK
A23
2123
1223**
23
23
LoxOn
LoxOn~
*NashvilleModelCandBrazilmodelCgalleriesarenotinterchangeable.ThegalleryonsomeAladdinelectric
convertersthatappeartobemodelCgallerieswillnotworkonkeroseneburners.
**Thisstyleofflamespreaderislargelyinterchangeableandappearsthesame,butthereareslightdimensional
differencesinsomethatmayaffectthelamp'sburningcharacteristics.MORETOCOME
***Whiletheseburnerswillfunctionproperlywithallthesewicksandwickholderstherearedifferencesthat
shouldbenoted.Themodel7wickisanunreinforcedtypewithalongwickholder.Model8andthefirstyearof
model9productionwicksuseanunreinforcedwickwithaveryshortringlikewickholder.Secondyearmodel9
production,model10andmodel11useareinforcedwickthatdoesnothaveawickholder.Model7doesnothavea
separatewickraiser.Models8though11sharethesametypeofwickraiser.Whatallthismeansisthatamodel7
wickcanbeusedintheotherlampsafterthewickriserisremoved.Model8&9unreinforcedwickscanbeusedin
alltheselampswiththewickraiser.TheCurrentlyavailablemodel11wickcanbeusedinalltheselampswhenthe
model8through11wickraiserispresent.
~Somemodel23burnerswereshippedwithslipgalleriesthatusetheheellesschimney.Thereisalsoanadaptor
availablethatconvertsLoxOngalleriestouseaheellesschimney.
Makingausedlampreadytoburn
Makingausedlampreadytoburnisnormallyjustamatterofcleaningthelampup,inspectingtheparts,replacing
anythatarenotintopconditionthenrefittingeverythingwithanewwickandmantle.
DownloadableAladdininstructionsinpdfformat:
PuttingyourlampinperfectorderAladdinmodels3,4,5&6
PuttingyourlampinperfectorderAladdinmodels7,8,9,10&11
Thefirststepistocleanupthelamp
Whenlampssitwithkeroseneinthemthekerosenebecomescontaminated.Solidcomponentsofthekeroseneare
leftbehindaslightercomponentsevaporatefromthetopofthewick.Thisclogsthewick.Driedkerosenecreatesa
reddishbrowndepositalongseamsthattendstogluetheburnertothefont,thefillercaptothefontandtheflame
spreadertotheinnerwicktube.
Beforealampwitholdsmellykerosenecanbebroughtbackintooperatingordertheburnerneedstobecleanedand
thewickreplaced.
Firstremovetheburnerfromthelamp.Insomecasesthisismoreeasilysaidthendone.Theburnerscrewsoff
counterclockwisebutcanbegluedintoplacebydriedkerosene.Theeasiestwaytounstickastuckburneristo
invertthelampthenimmersetheburnerandthreadsinacontainerofsolventovernight.Ifthelampbowlispainted
clearglassimmerseitinkeroseneorahouseholdsolventthatdoesnotattackpaintsuchasSimpleGreen.
Onceyoucangettheburneroffthelampyouarereadytodisassembletheburner.Isuggestgoingtothewebpage
forthatmodelofburnerandlookingatthepictureofthedisassembledburner.Thiswillletyouknowwhichparts
comeoffandwhateachpartlookslike.Itwillalsohelpyouidentifyamissingorwrongpart.
RemovetheGallery:
Thefirstthingtocomeoffifitisstillattachedisthegallery.Atwistcounterclockwiseandpullshouldremoveit.
Removethegeneratororflamespreader:
Theflamespreadersitsmostlyinsidetheinnerwicktubeandrestsonagrooveformedintotheinnerwicktube.The
singleexceptionbeingthemodel1generatorthatsitsonaverticalpininsidetheinnerwicktube.Flamespreaders
areeasilyremovedifnotgummedintoplace.Usuallyalighttwisttobreakanydriedkeroseneandagentlepulldoes
thetrick.Donotapplyalotofforceastheflamespreaderscanbefragile.
Thebestwaycleanastuckflamespreaderistoinvertthelampandsubmergetheflamespreaderintoasolventfrom
anywherefromafewhourstoovernight.Bothpaintthinnerandcarburetorcleanerworkswell.Iftheburnerisalso
stuck,submergetheinvertedlamptothepointwherethethreadedburnerbaseisunderthesolvent.
Flamespreadersareveryfragileandeasilydamagedtothepointwheretheywillnotworkproperly.Ifitis
undamagedcareshouldbetakenduringitsremoval.Sometimesheatingtheinnerwicktubebelowtheflame
spreaderwithahotairblowerhelpsbreakthegum.Donotuseatorchasitmaymelttheflamespreaderaroundthe
holes.
Removethewick(Model6andearlier):
Iftheburnerismodel6orearlier,thewickwilloccasionallysticktotheinnerwicktube(drafttube).Whenyou
removetheburnerthewickandholdermaybeleftbehindonthetube.
Itthewickstayswiththeburner,gentlypullonthebottomofthewickwhileturningthewickadjusterknobinthe
downdirection.Thewickwithmountedcarrierwillcomedowntogether.
Ifthewickisstuckonthedrafttube,useatwistingmotiontounstickit.Moststuckwickwillcomeloosewitha
twistingmotion.Ifthewickdoesnotrespondtobyhandtwisting,soakthestuckwickinsolventforafewhours
thentwistthewick.Soakingwillalmostalwaysgetstubbornwicksunstuck.
IfyoufeelaNEEDtoputsomethingbetweentheinnerandoutertubetoprythewickawayfromthetube,think
twice.Thetubesarethinwallbrassandeasilybent.Awetwickwillalmostalwaysgethungupoverawicktube
dentandtheburnerwillbeverydifficulttoadjust.
Removethewick(Model7andnewer):
Thewickcomesoutthetopandthewickadjustercomesoutthebottom.Howisnotallthatobviouswhenyoutryit
thefirsttime.Unliketheearlierburners,themodel7andnewerburnershavearemovableupperouterwicktubethat
mustberemovedpriortoremovingthewick.
Theouterwicktubecomeswiththeairdistributorpermanentlyattached.Beforedoinganything,lookalongtheouter
edgeoftheairdistributor.Youwillseeanupwardpointingflangealongtheouteredge.Youshouldalsonoticethree
breaksintheflange,twonarrowandonewide.Acloseexaminationwillrevealinwardfacingdimplesontheburner
justabovetheflange.Thereisasingledimpleforeachnarrowflangeandapairofdimplesforthesinglewide
flange.
Theairdistributorisafrictionfittotheburnerwall.Rotatetheouterairdistributorbythetopoftheouterwicktube
untilthedimplesontheburnerlineupwiththebreaksintheflangethenlift.
Onmodel7withoriginalcarrier:Lowerthewickalltheway.Gentlypullonthetailsofthewickwhilelowering
thewickwiththeknobtoreducesstrainonthegears.Therackgearisdetachablefromthecarrier.Removetherack
gearandwithdrawitfromthebottom.Pushthenpullthewickandcarrierbodyupandoutthroughthetop.The
wickisveryfragileandyouwillwanttopushandpullonthecarrierifyouwishtopreservetheoldwick.
Onmodel8andearlymodel9withoriginalcarrier:Theselampsoriginallyusedanunreinforcedwickwitha
shortminicarrierattachedtothewickraiser.Adjustthewickallthewayup.Leveragethetoparmsoftheraiseroff
theraisedbuttonsorthewickcarrier.Adjustthewickcarrierdownandwithdrawitfrombelow.Withdrawthewick
fromabovebyholdingontotheminicarrier.
Onaboveburnersfittedwithreinforcedwick(noseparatecarrier)plusmodels10,11,12andBburners:
Theseburnersuseorwereretrofittedwithreinforcedwickwithbuiltinbuttonsforthewickadjustertoattachto.
Thebasicprocedureistoadjustthewickallthewayup,prisetheadjusterarmsoffthebuttonsonthesideofthe
wick,withdrawtheadjusterfromthebottomandthewickfromthetop.
OnModelA,C,21C,23and23Aburners:Boththewickadjusterandthewickareremovedfromthetop.Adjust
thewickallthewayupwardsthenpullthewickupholdingonthethetopoftheadjuster.
Removeairdistributor,model6andolder:
Removaloftheairdistributorallowsforbettercleaningandprovidesaccesstotheadjustergearsincaserepairsare
needed.Themodel1usesastampedmetalairdistributorthatisafrictionfit.Usualaquicktwisttoloosenitanda
gentlepullremovedit.Models2through6usemetalscreenairdistributors.Theyrelyuponaspringpressurefrom
theflangetoholdthedistributorinplace.Thescreenneedstobeprisedupfromtheburner.IhaveascribetoolI
purchasedfromthehardwarestorethatisarodthattaperstoapointandmakesasharprightandturnatthetip.It
letsmeinsertthebenttipintoaholeandlift.
Cleaningthelamp:
Metallampsandburners:Thedriedkeroseneanddirtcanbecleanedbysoakinginasolventandbrushing.I
keepmyoldtoothbrushesforlampcleaning.FinishoffbywashingwithanonpetroleumsolventlikeSimpleGreen
ordishsoapandwater.Rinseandallowtodrycompletelybeforereassembly(Useahairdryeroranovenwiththe
dooropenifyouareinahurry).
Whendealingwithrealgrungystubborndeposits,suchasgenerators,Itendtouseaphosphoricacidsolution
(Foundinautopartsstorestocleanbarerustfreemetaljustpriortopainting).Mostsoftdrinkshaveahighlevelof
phosphoricacidandworkwellasmetalcleaners.Vigorousbrushscrubbinginabathofthissolutionusuallygets
metalpartscleanandsparklinglikenew.Youdonotwanttosoakapartinthesolutionforverylongandyouwant
towashthepartwithrunningwaterandletitsoakawhiletobesureeverybitoftheacidisoff.Anyacidleftwill
startoxidation.Wearrubberglovesandeyeprotectionifyoutrythis.
Ifyouwishtopolishpartsbeverycarefulofbuffingwheels.Somearetooaggressiveforthethinbrass.White
rougeworkswellasabuffingcompoundonamuslinbuffingwheel."NeverDull"ismyfavouritepolishforplated
lamps.
GlassLamps:Alwaysusewatercloseintemperaturetothatoftheglass.Thermalstressfrequentlybreaksglass
lamps.ThisisespeciallytrueoftheearlymodelBglasslamps.Thisalsomeansdonotpournearfreezingkerosene
fromoutsideintoaroomtemperatureglasslamp.Dishwashingsoapworkswellonglasslamps.Alternativesare
SimpleGreenoranynonabrasiveglasscleanerswithdegreasingaction.
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