Light up: Is it Coleman? Is it HC Lanterns? Is it...both???

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Today we light up a HC Lanterns 1000 CP lantern. It's composed on a HC 500 head and a fount from a Coleman 295. 1000 candlepower of light in a easily transportable form.
Also, some folks noticed last week's gap in uploads. It's been busy around here, and we may have more gaps coming up. I'll try not to, but with my schedule for the next few months, it may be inevitable.

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19 фев 2023

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@mikemorgan5015 Год назад

Very cool!! Or hottt! Good to see you posting! Life doesn't go on hold for RU-vid. So post when you can, no apologies/explanations necessary. Every new post is a bonus. If I recall correctly, those pumps are designed to be idiot proof. You can't over pressurize them using the stock pump. There is "headspace" at the bottom of the pump tube between the bottom of the plunger and the bottom of the tube that's purposely there to ensure this. It also negates the need for a pressure gauge for safety. That said, I can't speak for a rusted out fount, so I strongly recommend hydrostatic/semi-hydrostatic testing if you're unsure of the condition. Simply fill the fount ALL THE WAY up to the top with the valve assy removed and then install an 1/8 - 27 tpi plug or better yet, a gauge. For a full hydrostatic test, fill the pump tube as well. THEN try to pump. You should instantly feel LOTS of back pressure on the pump. This way it won't explode if it fails, it will just split or leak. For a semi, don't fill the pump tube. Since there's no room in the fount for enough air to be added/compressed to be dangerous it's safe. I use water, but kero is a good option if you don't want to go through a drying routine. I had made a hydraulic hand pump setup for this years ago out of an old grease gun. No idea where it is now. Loaned it out and it never came back. I can't remember what pressure they were factory tested to, but I do remember being surprised how high it was. Best operation for most appliances I think was 40 psi. DO NOT USE COMPRESSED AIR to test them! If there is a failure it will be really exciting/dangerous. What a BEAST of a lantern. I would guess that it's even brighter on kerosene, if that's possible. But don't know if the gas tip is downsized on the kero generator to compensate. Obviously, you should get more run time if the gas tip is smaller. I'd never heard of HC lanterns. That's the great thing about this community. Always learning something. I'll have to check them out.

@gasunderpressure9131 Год назад

Good point on doing a hydro test on the fount. I work in the oil/gas industry, so pneumatic pressure testing is avoided at all costs, with hydro being the preferred method. It is a monster lantern. I've got a preheat cup on it now (even though it is set up for white gas) and lighting it is even easier now. I think it only needs about 10 seconds preheat and it's already trying to light off what was left in the generator. I have another HC500 head that is set up for Kerosene. The brightness level is the same, but I get better runtime on the Kerosene as the BTU/gal is higher. The Kero jet is smaller than the WG jet, otherwise you'd get an overly rich mixture. Buying just the head is a relatively inexpensive way to get into a 1000CP lantern. I know I love mine!

@jasonwildebrandt2034 Год назад

That's so cool super bright thanks for sharing with us

@gasunderpressure9131 Год назад

It's blinding! Walking back to the house in the dark after the video I saw nothing but spots lol

@louiewiessv5756 Год назад

That’s pretty cool

@pyrog.c.c89 Год назад

What is it's name?

@gasunderpressure9131 Год назад

Can't really tell ya because I don't know and this particular model isn't made any more.

@pyrog.c.c89 Год назад

@@gasunderpressure9131 ok thanks.

@geraldcromer6089 Год назад

@@pyrog.c.c89 The lantern with the S/S tank is called "The Lightning Bug" and the lamp version is called "The Fire Bug". I am the person that summit-ed those those names when Aaron was looking to name his lantern and lamp.