Just sent 3 IM lighters to ARS for repair and my Linge 2 will be going out after i get the IMs back, call it a test case.
In the interim, I would also like to thank EA-6B for taking the time to educate me on certain aspects of the lighter.
The flow of information and especially the people on these forums are what makes them invaluable
Again, Thank you.
I think just about any place you're going to have to send it in and ARS is well known and trusted, simple process they get you a quote fast, and get the lighter back to you in 2-3 weeks depending on how busy they are. They wanted $45 to redo an IM Old Boy, seals, tank, the works. With what I paid for my St DuPont it would be worth 200 (totally pulling that number outta thin air) or whatever they get for refurbishing them. Good investment and I love my lighter, just doesn't hold gas anymore, it's gotta be over 20 yrs since i bought it.I have a Dupont lighter from the 80's that needs to be serviced after 25 years of hiatus. Has anyone from the Southern California area had experience with getting their Dupont lighter serviced locally?
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Can you tell me a little more about the pipe flame nozzle. I have a couple of Ligne 1 lighters and would be interested in converting them to pipe flame.Had a fellow pMag buddy & Dupont lighter owner ship this Line1 back to me for a Pipe-Flame nozzle install:
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Nice!
Also, I'm testing out some more minor improvements to my "stowable mini-studio" lighting setup, & I'm still getting used to some new (to me) camera gear. Pic is a little blurry, I think I forgot to move the autofocus target onto the lighter.
Can you tell me a little more about the pipe flame nozzle. I have a couple of Ligne 1 lighters and would be interested in converting them to pipe flame.
I own both originals and the knockoffs. The later are more reliable than the former, so maybe I need to send the originals off to you!More stuff that I've recently refreshed, & no longer own.
Enjoy, especially if you've got at least one or two of these!
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Silver plated Line 1 Tall w/ Pipe-Flame Nozzle (488BEH) :
(Pictured with Standard-Flame nozzle) :
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Silver plated Line 2 Tall w/ Standard-Flame Nozzle (10JKY3Z) :
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Silver plated Line 1 Tall w/ Standard-Flame Nozzle
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Gold plated Line 1 Tall w/ Standard-Flame Nozzle: (19BDJ24)
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Silver plated Line 2 Short w/ Pipe-Flame Nozzle (1L6CP78)
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Silver plated Line 1 Tall w/ Standard-Flame Nozzle (402AEH)
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It's an early Line1 Short. It's gold-plated, but it is the thicker 20 micron plating which they refer to as gold-filled. The regular gold plated units have 16 micron thick plating. Should date back to the early '60s.Hello,
I was wondering could you tell me a bit more about this lighter, production year...
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Best regards,
You should be able to find them available for the later Line1 units with the barrel-style flame adjuster. I was buying a dozen at a time so I could find ones that clocked where I wanted them to when fully tightened, to create "lefty", "righty", & "ambi" options. (The threads on the nozzles & the lighters don't always start at the same places. ) Now they are harder to find & my last order took two years to show up. The early style Line1s never had the Pipe-Flame nozzles, so if you have those, then they aren't available.Can you tell me a little more about the pipe flame nozzle. I have a couple of Ligne 1 lighters and would be interested in converting them to pipe flame.