I was amazed to find this working carbide lamp for less than 60 bucks! It's made in india but still it is pretty darn cool. The calcium carbide sells for around 7 bucks a pound on their site but it may be cheaper elsewhere. Just thought this was cool for anyone who wants a functional carbide lamp!Lights | Carbide Lamp | Carbide Cap Lamp with Flint Striker - Lehmans.com
For all of you old-school guys wanting carbide!
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You would have to make a lens cover for this as the wind would blow it out FAST. Still a nice find thanks for sharing.
Wouldnt you find original carbide lights for just a little more money then what you would pay for one of these repros? I payed around $75 delivered off EBay for mine from England.
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LS614: I don't have one. I have contacted the company in India that makes it. They must have someone here in the states that is selling it.
Terry
Terry
right on guys, I'd love to see one of you with a functional carbide lamp
I could neither find (nor afford if I could find) the kind of headlamp I wanted for my bike. I'm sure I'm not alone in that situation either.
But that didn't mean I couldn't build a reasonable facsimile. Below is a pic of what I run. Since the time this pic was taken, I have put on an outer lexan lens to kind of raise the authentic look. But it's really just a 6v bike light inside there, powered by a bunch of Energizer Lithium AA batteries. I have an album on this forum that shows a little of how I made it from: a stainless steel toilet brush holder, stainless steel sunglasses case, and the tank from a longish holiday cookie tin. The housing holds the lamp; the tank houses the batteries and switch - within easy reach. It's really quite bright. And sitting rather high, it aims well.
But that didn't mean I couldn't build a reasonable facsimile. Below is a pic of what I run. Since the time this pic was taken, I have put on an outer lexan lens to kind of raise the authentic look. But it's really just a 6v bike light inside there, powered by a bunch of Energizer Lithium AA batteries. I have an album on this forum that shows a little of how I made it from: a stainless steel toilet brush holder, stainless steel sunglasses case, and the tank from a longish holiday cookie tin. The housing holds the lamp; the tank houses the batteries and switch - within easy reach. It's really quite bright. And sitting rather high, it aims well.
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Very kewl demo.. I had not seen a walk around demo of that system before.
Makes me want one. How long does it run? Is it reasonably bright at night?All I know about it is that the reaction is pretty darn slow and the way you adjust the brightness (rate of gas flow) is to adjust the rate of water dripping. The faster the water drips, the more acetylene will be produced per minute and then your light will be brighter, how bright I don't rightly know, but these lamps did the job a LONG time before electric was convenient and light weight