Always told lighter fluid over paraffin in Eccles lamps. They have a sort of webbing in fuel cell and will clog up, if using too much paraffin. Lovely video on showing people how to dismantle Eccles lamps👍
My GR6S bought today does not have the same lighting mechanism as yours so not sure how it lights. Just 2 posts near the wick with screws in the top. No hole and bung in the glass either. It does have the magnet latch.
hi guys.the lamp he is showing you is a supervisors/deputys lamp.the normal miners lamp was lit in the lamp room and picked up before the guys went underground.if the flame went out they were in trouble.but for some reason deputies could reignite their lamps.
In the UK the NCB/British Coal insisted on magnetic locks. Small mines could use the lead rivet style lock. In Australia there was a few mines that also used the lead rivet style lock as well.
I have my great grandfather’s miners lamp and was looking for some information about how to get it back up and running. Could you point me towards any sites
I'd maybe try "The miners lamp collectors society" on Facebook as a first port of call, as they have hundreds of lamps listed and many knowledgeable subscribers that will know the ins and outs of the lamp. Thanks for watching 😀
nice video,just a warning, the two white gaskets are made of asbestos, swap these nasty stuff with modern ones and don't breath the debris. I made mines out of automotive cardboard paper gaskets. (heat resistant stuff) cheers
Hey I’d like to ask what kind of fluid do you use to light this because I have a similar one and was going to use kerosene and wanted to know if that would work kerosene is also know as paraffins oil just wandering
@@assassinsblade1463 That is somewhat right, it will light but you've got to make sure the sparker is set quite tightly so as to generate a large spark. It isn't the easiest to light I'll admit. I find that it lights a lot better is you've had the bonnet off as fumes or something must gather at the bottom inside the glass. If it goes out it can be a devil to relight without taking the top off
Hey! Could I ask what diameter of wick you use? And does it matter if it is a specific type or can I just buy any generic one online? Anyway thanks for the Video! I just bought one of these lamps on a flea market and want to get it nice and running again.
I got hold of some 1/4" (6mm) from our local DIY store (Maxwells) in Barnard Castle that seemed to fit and work just fine - they keep it on a reel so you can just cut off any amount as required and it was dead cheap at about £1.00 per foot or something. I'm sure eBay would have something similar that'll work as well. The flint was again from the same shop, sold in packs of 10 - again for next to nothing in cost - but I'm sure most tobacconists would sell the swan flints as well.
@@MineExploration Thank you! So I just ordered about 1m of 6mm cotton wick from Aliexpress for almost nothing. Here where I live (Switzerland) it's kinda hard to get hold of this kind of "old fashioned" stuff in DIY suppliers...Surprisingly the flint still works fine on my lamp but yeah I'm sure i could just use any flint from the tobacco shop.
@@bryandavies5034 Brilliant thank you. I've got 3 or 4 of the GR6S lamps as my girlfriends uncle had left them from his mining days up in Scotland - I'll check out the others and see if they work as well as a few more that I've acquired from the GPO (of all places). I'd like to fuel them up with lighter fuel and compare so I may remake some of the videos an see how we get on. Oh I feel excited now! Thanks again!
@@MineExploration It should be ok it's not gas as goes into cars it's for lighters check out this Webb site for spears www.protectorlamp.com/product-category/mining-lamp-spare-parts-and-service-kits/ remember there are three types of lamps. an inspector lamp and a gas testing lamp this had a air simpler nipple on the side a sample of air in the mine puffed it into the lamp by a rubber air sniffer and injected into the lamp vair this nipple if the lamp flame change there was gas in the mine both of these lamps can be lit from outside via flint striker and had a magnetic lock the mine workers had a lamp that had to be lit only in the lamproom
Always told lighter fluid over paraffin in Eccles lamps. They have a sort of webbing in fuel cell and will clog up, if using too much paraffin.
Lovely video on showing people how to dismantle Eccles lamps👍
Had no idea that was how you opened a type 6! This is a great use of youtube.....
Loved seeing how the magnet worked! Thank you!
Thanks for watching! 😁
My GR6S bought today does not have the same lighting mechanism as yours so not sure how it lights. Just 2 posts near the wick with screws in the top. No hole and bung in the glass either. It does have the magnet latch.
A 12v battery connects via silver ring and brass base below the glass.
You're missing the Garforth plug for the gas testing port.
Please tell me how popular was the E. Thomas Williams lamps in UK mining industry as its design looks so simple compare with Protector's.
hi guys.the lamp he is showing you is a supervisors/deputys lamp.the normal miners lamp was lit in the lamp room and picked up before the guys went underground.if the flame went out they were in trouble.but for some reason deputies could reignite their lamps.
I wonder if the GR6S lamp with non- magnet latch is the latest model
In the UK the NCB/British Coal insisted on magnetic locks. Small mines could use the lead rivet style lock. In Australia there was a few mines that also used the lead rivet style lock as well.
@@LampBoy3583
Thanks for the info.
I have my great grandfather’s miners lamp and was looking for some information about how to get it back up and running. Could you point me towards any sites
I'd maybe try "The miners lamp collectors society" on Facebook as a first port of call, as they have hundreds of lamps listed and many knowledgeable subscribers that will know the ins and outs of the lamp. Thanks for watching 😀
try coleman barbecue fuel it works a treat.
nice video,just a warning, the two white gaskets are made of asbestos, swap these nasty stuff with modern ones and don't breath the debris. I made mines out of automotive cardboard paper gaskets. (heat resistant stuff) cheers
Hey I’d like to ask what kind of fluid do you use to light this because I have a similar one and was going to use kerosene and wanted to know if that would work kerosene is also know as paraffins oil just wandering
Hi. I use just premium Kerosine and it works really well and is not too sooty.
MineExploration ok thank you I’ve been told by another source that kerosene will not light in a spark lamp but I wanted to ask around
@@assassinsblade1463 That is somewhat right, it will light but you've got to make sure the sparker is set quite tightly so as to generate a large spark. It isn't the easiest to light I'll admit. I find that it lights a lot better is you've had the bonnet off as fumes or something must gather at the bottom inside the glass. If it goes out it can be a devil to relight without taking the top off
MineExploration ok thanks for the information
@@MineExploration omg if you did that down the mine you'd blow up the mine
Hey! Could I ask what diameter of wick you use? And does it matter if it is a specific type or can I just buy any generic one online?
Anyway thanks for the Video! I just bought one of these lamps on a flea market and want to get it nice and running again.
I got hold of some 1/4" (6mm) from our local DIY store (Maxwells) in Barnard Castle that seemed to fit and work just fine - they keep it on a reel so you can just cut off any amount as required and it was dead cheap at about £1.00 per foot or something. I'm sure eBay would have something similar that'll work as well.
The flint was again from the same shop, sold in packs of 10 - again for next to nothing in cost - but I'm sure most tobacconists would sell the swan flints as well.
@@MineExploration Thank you! So I just ordered about 1m of 6mm cotton wick from Aliexpress for almost nothing. Here where I live (Switzerland) it's kinda hard to get hold of this kind of "old fashioned" stuff in DIY suppliers...Surprisingly the flint still works fine on my lamp but yeah I'm sure i could just use any flint from the tobacco shop.
use Zipo lighter fluid there are lamp oils on the market you may fined paraffin smokes too much
Thanks, I'll give it a go in one of the other lamps and see how well it works, especially if it is easier to ignite with the internal sparker.
if you need any new parts i have a link
@@bryandavies5034 Brilliant thank you. I've got 3 or 4 of the GR6S lamps as my girlfriends uncle had left them from his mining days up in Scotland - I'll check out the others and see if they work as well as a few more that I've acquired from the GPO (of all places). I'd like to fuel them up with lighter fuel and compare so I may remake some of the videos an see how we get on. Oh I feel excited now! Thanks again!
Bought some Zipo fluid and going to give this a go rather shortly, also noticed that Zipo is Petrol! Lol, hope it doesn't blow the glass out!
@@MineExploration It should be ok it's not gas as goes into cars it's for lighters check out this Webb site for spears www.protectorlamp.com/product-category/mining-lamp-spare-parts-and-service-kits/ remember there are three types of lamps. an inspector lamp and a gas testing lamp this had a air simpler nipple on the side a sample of air in the mine puffed it into the lamp by a rubber air sniffer and injected into the lamp vair this nipple if the lamp flame change there was gas in the mine both of these lamps can be lit from outside via flint striker and had a magnetic lock the mine workers had a lamp that had to be lit only in the lamproom