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Modern fuel on old lamp, lamp oil i guess 😂 Get proper fuel and your good

Usually preheat time is 50 sec to 1.5 minutes. And yes, you should turn the brightness knob slowly. Worst case scenario, pull the lamp apart and clean the generator and put a new mantle on.

You preheated twice now... That's only one of the "mistakes".

Americans are really that helpless...😂

The first time I fired up my new Petromax I had problems! They are fiddley and if you don't like messing with old Morris Minors and Swiss watches at the same time then the Petromax is not for you! I suggest the non DIY people buy a gas or Electric Lantern. There are advantages to owning a petromax but you will need patients it not as simple as filling it with paraffin and away she goes!

Mine works perfect from day one

I bought one of these and have yet to get it working - at the moment its just a pile of shit that does exactly the same as your pet Roman pile of shite 😐

Its the manthel it should be pure white no burn black smoke to it

Die Düse ist nicht fest

I use 2 chineese ones , a butterfly and a petrolight , never any problem . If you want a petromax buy the old stock ..

Bad QC at the factory on the assembly really sucks. It may be that every part is correct it but not properly aligned in assembly. Meaning customers get unnecessary problems. Thecoleman dual fuel lantern is not as fidgety as this one...

Not realy clever , putting the lamp so close to the dry grass .

Some years old now .. did you succeed in the end , looks a new lamp ... the fuel is not vapourising needle/jet/air gap probable attention .... spares are not easy now to get for these , needles especially

I have ordered a pi 400 and I am excited for it to come. :)

Arrived faulty and behaved exactly like this. Took the top hat off and checked the jet intake. Bent needle or sloppy leaning tube assembly from the factory. Bent the needle so the jet entered the pre heater properly so it didn’t drip back into the lamp assembly. Worked great after that. The amount of pumps needed is way too much though imho. Foot pump or similar would be nice since you need to handle the lamp while it is lit. Saw someone on YT who had that setup. A presta valve would work i.e.

You need to tighten the nozzle. Do not heat the generator more than 60 seconds because this causes the nozzle to twist off

Well. I had this problem and one other problem and so on. This lamp is actually nothing but trouble. Each and every time I want to use it, it fails me. I have spent so many hours on it. Patiently replacing making adjustment that are impossible to make (14,2mm above the nozzle.... that is not possible because the top wont go up that much because of the ring just above the gas chamber). The holding screw for this height adjustment also works itself lose (due to heat I assume). The mixing chamber - the clay part with the holes in it - either breaks in the housing or falls down - those are the options. The threading is incorrect - too loose so it only catches at the end. The whole built quality is very poor. Also the blue knob you need to hold to pump up pressure (and you will be pumping that rod till you drop!) is too small. It catches your finger on the metal part - so you have to hold it in a weird position. pumping 300-400 times per starting session is normal. The trouble is that I actually like products like this - well; not the quality - but the idea. Now, I am not sure what to do with it. Maybe join a HK500 support group - see a therapist - specialised in HK500 owners. I mean: you cannot give this product to somebody else: they will come after you for attempted murder - and they would be right in doing so. It normally burns all over the place at the top and fuel is dripping down. I cant sell it: It is now way over a two thousand euros (including spare parts and hours of repairing). Maybe it scares away burglars: "Forget about the guns and the dogs! I own a HK500" well, thanks for sharing. Good to see that people put out an honest review instead of all those fake commercial advertisements/reviews/comments you see all the time.

sorry, this video is very unpleasant to watch

I bought it about a week ago, installed Amiga emulator and it's awesome. A perfect modern day Amiga.

Great review, thanks!

Great video, really informative

Carburator distance must be 14.2mm and nozzle is leaking, tighten with 9mm wrench. Heating up for 5 Minutes (!!!) is waay too long. 90 sec if not starting stop and do fault search.

It's the 8-bit days all over again. I'm loving it!

A really nice clear and informative video on an alternative form factor for the Raspberry Pi. I too remember the all in one form factor of the 80's computers like the Spectrum, Commodore 64 and BBC Micro, through to the 16-bit Atari ST and Amiga. If the (cheap) wired mouse is not your thing then a white bluetooth mouse could be used instead. As for sound I plug external speakers into the headphone out on my monitor (better than any monitor speakers).

Ha, very funny

Not sure if the kit is worth the extra $30. Would rather spend the money on a wireless mouse

Fascinating video, so much information

i cant wait to get mine

Waiting for it to be delivered. Imminent.

Sir I have the same problem if you fix it please let me know

Easy fix... if you take off the top you will see we’re the fuel comes out their will be a tiny needle that goes in and out when you turn the blue knob. More thank likely it’s bent. If you still have the box they all come with spares. If that’s not the problem then the fuel your using is not Turing into a gas state with all the pre heating done. U need a fuel that has a lower burn temp.

Hey Jamie did you solve your problem with the flames of the petromax 500? Have sometimes the same problem..no clue why..

When you open the wheel, at 3:30, you open full throttle. That’s wrong, you are flooding the lamp. Open it nicely, aprox 1/4 turn, then it will work ok.

I have one with the same problem I saw a Venezuelan who cleaned the inner tank with coca cola and vinegar for 48 hours and then coated the inside of the tank with epoxy resin to prevent the impurities from causing problems in the combustion, I already did electric me Can not deny with the lamp because the spare parts are impossible to get at least in my country Argentina

Please be careful this is a scary video

First problem is the way you record 😂

Sounds like you light a fireplace with a flamethrower

This is easy to solve. You have to change the luminescent mantle. Sometimes it cracks and this crack is imperceptible.

Eire - thanks for your reply, I think the problem with the modern petromax is they are no longer wholly made in Germany and hence the quality issues 🙁

Non sei bono sta fermo

I was thinking of getting a petromax HK 500 but seeing and reading the comments I’m not so sure now

As said below it's either a loose nipple (ohh err missis) or the mixing tube is not set correctly above the nipple. The bottom of the tube needs to be 14.2mm above the nipple. To do this turn the lamp ON with no pressure in tank to drop the pin out of way so not to cause damage to it when measuring distance. I had exactally the same issue with 1 lamp almost gave up and then adjusted the gap and no more sooty flamey mantles.

The pressure is to low. I have the same problem when the pressure is below 2 Bar.

hi Jamie,As a p.s to my last post take a look at my 'how to change a mantle on a petromax' video, you will notice that I don't use the rapid lighter the reason being is that it is not very kind to mantles, uses far too much fuel and you have to pump like mad to keep it going.

There is nothing wrong with Petromax lamps if used and maintained properly the problem here is probably:- the nipple that injects fuel has worked loose, or the nipple or needle is worn, or the height of the 'u' tube has shifted (adjustment is made with the supplied spanner used as a guide the 'u' tube has to be slackend off and repositioned, the gap from bottom of 'u' tube to nipple should be 15mm don't forget to turn hand wheel to hide the needle!) or fuel is leaking arround the nipple, seal it with high temperature fine grade sealant, once the lamp works with no flames, a new mantle will be required as a sooted up mantle is useless. There is a forum on Pelham.de with an English section with loads of info worth a look! Good luck.He guided them during the day by the sun and by a Petromax at night!. John

From what I've read these lamps are really badly made. The original Petromax company no longer actually exists since the 60s. Just a bunch of trademarks bought here and there. They don't even have a proper website. From a company that makes things that use paraffin. I would stay well away from that thing before there is an accident.

I did eventually get my HK500 working, I bought the HK500 Spare Part Kit and replaced everything I could using the contents. I also stripped and cleaned everything else. Once I got the lamp back together it worked normally. The good news is I have a working lamp now, The bad news is, I don't know exactly what was causing the problem.

Ok thank you. Also to share the information if samething I will know.

Haven't fixed it yet but I've been short of time. I've ordered the spare part kit and some Alkan fuel so I'm going to try striping it down and replacing everything that's in the kit once it arrives and cleaning everything else. Fingers crossed that and the new fuel will sort it. I'll update here if it does.

The fuel is bad or lamp needs cleaning?