Lighter ID?

[OLS]

Did it fail to continue sparking, or will it just not light? Sometimes the fuel hungry lighters
tend to get so much air in them that they just won't light. I am going to assume though
that you know how and when to purge a fuel tank? And Greg is right, I would never
cap on a lighter for being cheap, lol. I have never owned another kind.

[Dave128]

Originally Posted by OLS

Did it fail to continue sparking, or will it just not light? Sometimes the fuel hungry lighters
tend to get so much air in them that they just won't light. I am going to assume though
that you know how and when to purge a fuel tank? And Greg is right, I would never
cap on a lighter for being cheap, lol. I have never owned another kind.

Please elaborate. I didn't know this was needed.

[OLS]

Originally Posted by Dave128

Please elaborate. I didn't know this was needed.

I didn't say I KNEW how to do it, lol. Was wondering if others did.
Seriously, and I may be dead wrong, so hopefully someone like Greg will
step up here. To get butane out of a can requires propellant, usually air.
so when you fill up your tank, you get some air, which does not ignite, per
se. So at the end of a tank, before you add the more butane, take a small
screwdriver or a nail and push in the nib a little and let all the air or whatever
is IN THERE come out. It'll usually go PFFTTttttt......and then nothing. Then
fill as normal. NOT to be confused with the last 1/5 of a tank in which there is
usually still a little in there, but showing a low or weak flame. You should turn
up the flame for the next couple lights to get it all out before actually refilling.

But usually a tank that has not been purged properly gives a bit of a stuttery
flame that won't stay lit, or sometimes even light at all.

[Dave128]

Originally Posted by OLS

I didn't say I KNEW how to do it, lol. Was wondering if others did.
Seriously, and I may be dead wrong, so hopefully someone like Greg will
step up here. To get butane out of a can requires propellant, usually air.
so when you fill up your tank, you get some air, which does not ignite, per
se. So at the end of a tank, before you add the more butane, take a small
screwdriver or a nail and push in the nib a little and let all the air or whatever
is IN THERE come out. It'll usually go PFFTTttttt......and then nothing. Then
fill as normal. NOT to be confused with the last 1/5 of a tank in which there is
usually still a little in there, but showing a low or weak flame. You should turn
up the flame for the next couple lights to get it all out before actually refilling.

But usually a tank that has not been purged properly gives a bit of a stuttery
flame that won't stay lit, or sometimes even light at all.

Thank you. Looks legit to me! I'll have to give it a try since one of my lighters is currently empty.

[OLS]

And that "turn it up' idea is not a rule, most people like to leave their flame
level alone, so when it gets weak, they just fill er up. This actually begins
to produce the need for the purge, ironically. But it sure keeps you from
running OUT of gas when you are away from your butane can, and that is
most important to most people. Once in a while though, a purge is a good
idea.

[SNKBYT]

if you have one....hand cuff keys make excellent purgers