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New Port Richey, FL. 34654
USA
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     BriteLyt Alcohol Kit Instructions

 

 

150cp ALCOHOL KIT:

1. Remove parts #123 (hood) & #117 (Inner Casing) .

2. Remove Part #50 (Nipple for Vaporizer)

3. Replace part #50 with alcohol (#50) replacement part.

4. Fill tank with Isopropyl Alcohol (85% - 99%) or use 100% Alcohol.

5. Fill preheater cup with alcohol (May require filling cup 2-3 times)

See photo below where Heat cup is located

6. Add pressure to #1 or red mark on gauge.

7.  After pre-heating lantern turn knob (part #111) to 6:00 position lantern should light.

Below: Alternative Method of lighting lantern without Pressure.

150cp ALCOHOL KIT:

1. Remove part #123 (Hood) & Part #117 (Inner Casing).

2. Remove Part #50 (Nipple for Vaporizer)

3. Replace part #50 with alcohol (#50) replacement part.

4. Adjust/lower part #33 (Mixing tube with screw) to adjust close to #50

(see Photo below.)

4.A) Fill tank with Isopropyl Alcohol (85% - 99%) or use 100% Alcohol.

5. Fill preheater cup with alcohol (may require filling cup 2-3 times)

See photo below where Heat cup is located

6. DO NOT HAVE PRESSURE IN TANK for this step….. Just turn knob #111 to on.. down to  6 O’clock and preheat when mantle starts to glow add pressure as needed).

 

Lantern Pressure:

When using Alcohol you do not need more then 1 bars to just under the red mark for pressure on the gauge. Try to stay just above the 1 bars or at 1 bars, lantern will work better.

(If lantern fails to light, repeat procedures #5 - #7)

Part #33 made need to be adjusted: down close to part #50 are up away from part #50. (note if lantern looks as if it runs out of fuel and has a full tank )See starting point below in photo part #50 and red line use 2 nuts on part #33 to adjust part #33 for 150CP lanterns.

Lighting instructions for lanterns without preheater (part #226)

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500cp ALCOHOL KIT:

1. Remove part #123 (Hood) & Part #117 (Inner Casing).

2. Remove Part #50 (Nipple for Vaporizer)

3. Replace part #50 with alcohol (#50) replacement part.

4. Adjust/lower part #33 (Mixing tube with screw) to adjust close to #50

(see Photo below.)

4.A) Fill tank with Isopropyl Alcohol (85% - 99%) or use 100% Alcohol.

5. Fill preheater cup with alcohol (may require filling cup 2-3 times)

See photo below where Heat cup #35 is located

6. Add pressure to #1 or red mark on gauge.

7.  After pre-heating lantern turn knob (part #111) to 6:00 position lantern should light.

(If lantern fails to light, repeat procedures #5 - 7. Also see step #4, for adjustments)

Below: Alternative Method of lighting lantern without Pressure.

 

500cp ALCOHOL KIT:

1. Remove part #123 (Hood) & Part #117 (Inner Casing).

2. Remove Part #50 (Nipple for Vaporizer)

3. Replace part #50 with alcohol (#50) replacement part.

4. Adjust/lower part #33 (Mixing tube with screw) to adjust close to #50

(see Photo below.)

4.A) Fill tank with Isopropyl Alcohol (85% - 99%) or use 100% Alcohol.

5. Fill preheater cup with alcohol (may require filling cup 2-3 times)

See photo below where Heat cup #35 is located

6. DO NOT HAVE PRESSURE IN TANK for this step….. Just turn knob #111 to on.. down to  6 O’clock and preheat when mantle starts to glow add pressure as needed).

 

Lantern Pressure:

When using Alcohol you do not need more then 1 bars to just under the red mark for pressure on the gauge. Try to stay just above the 1 bars or at 1 bars, lantern will work better.

(If lantern will not operate correctly, lower the #33, closer to the #50 are you may need to raise part #33.)

Lighting instructions for lanterns without preheater (part #226)

! Below is showing a good poisiton to start when using Alcohol in the 500CP !

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Below is where this lantern worked the best when using Alcohol 75% up to 100%

You may need to just turn part #111 to 1:00 or 2:00 O'clock or 10:00 or 11:00 O'clock.

The pressure needed was from 0 to 1 bar on the pressure gauge part #149.

You may need to test how much pressure you really need most of the time it's not much.

 


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