Hi Mike I'm puzzled. We use 100% biodiesel in this stove, a standard kerosene pressure stove from India: http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_processor10.html#stove
It's just the same as all the other pressure stoves and blowtorches I've used, Primus and so on, and pressure lanterns (I had an Aida Petromax lantern). There's a trough under the burner, you fill it with meths and light it, by the time it's nearly all burnt up the pipes are hot enough to gasify the fuel, pump up the pressure and you're away. It works just the same with biodiesel, never fails. It does get cold here (it IS cold here!). The Aida was a bit more complicated, but basically the same IIRC. Aida's the same as BriteLyt. It's hard to see much detail in the picture of the BriteLyt stove at their website, but I'm surprised it's not working. Up to now I'd have said it's not that you're lucky if you can get a kero pressure stove to burn biodiesel, more like you're unlucky if you can't. I've found the BriteLyt folks responsive in the past, and they seem to be interested in biofuels applications. Why don't you ask them to help you? They probably will, and if you'd be so kind you could forward it here so Ken and others get an answer too. Best Keith >So far all attempts to light it have failed. It's 30 degrees here and >that may have something to do with it. I cut the BD w/ a good shot of >Dino diesel and still no go. I got the preheater going but no flame on >the ring. I brought it inside overnight to warm up and will try it >again. If it doesn't go I'll mix in some kerosene. The booklet says >you have to preheat for 3 1/2 mins sometimes to get BD lit. It came >smelling of kerosene to I expect the factory lit it and tested it. FWIW >the pressure gauge is bad but it does hold pressure. > >I had hoped to use it to heat oil so the the bd process was all fueled >by BD. > >I also looked at some of the camping stoves but they are very expensive >and designed to be as light weight as possible. The guy at the camping >store said the thinner distillates works best. > >We'll see, > >Mike > >Ken Dunn wrote: > > >Please, let us know how it does, Mike. > > > >Take care, > > > > > >On 12/5/05, Mike Weaver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >>Just got a Britelyt today. Haven't been able to get it to light on BD > >>but I think it may be due to the fuel being too cold. Will report back > >>if I get it going. > >> > >> > >>Ken Dunn wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>What is everyone using as a heat source for preheating? I'm thinking > >>>about buying the BriteLyt mentioned on JtF. I could use it for other > >>>purposes as well which would be nice. Anyone test it? Care to > >>>comment? > >>> > >>>Take care, > >>>Ken _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
