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.
Nice! Silver-plated waffle pattern L1s are a top favorite of mine. I found that when I bought about a dozen pipe nozzles at a time, I've eventually found a lighter for each one where it will clock where I want it to when tightened. The threads don't start at the same spot on the lighters nor the nozzles! Spacers won't work really well because the seats of the nozzle & lighter are beveled. Some suggest to loosen it back to where you want it, but the nozzle is also the front 'head bolt', & it's better to have it tightened down. The L2 nozzles press in, so you could put that one down wherever you want.I have a couple of Ligne 1s, and I replaced the burners with pipe flame burners from Ebay (China). It's very easily done. The only problem is that when the replacement burners are fully screwed in, the orifices are not pointing straight forward, but are aimed at the front corner of the lighters. This doesn't really cause any problem with lighting my pipes. I suppose some kind of small spacer would fix that, but I don't have anything that would fill that bill. Nevertheless, I love the Ligne 1s.
I also have a Ligne 2 (on the right), and I agree that the flame adjustment is a little troublesome, as it takes two hands. But the beautiful ringing sound when you open the lighter is something special.View attachment 223904
I have a question for you Dupont people, and @EA-6B. The screw on my ping plate constantly loosens. So much so that i basically have a small screwdriver to tighten it up. What does the ping sound like if i just removed the plate? Im not sure how i can secure it withoout taking the hing off with a light locktite type material.
I've been lurking pipe sites before this place was around, LOLAnyone know what happened to @EA-6B ? I was hoping he was going to be a long time resident around here for Duponts...
Oh well so much for wishing LOL People come and go like the wind around here...
I’d like to get an older vintage dupont. Can’t seem to find any decent places other than etsy and ebay.
If the screw of that plate inside the lid comes out and you lose the plate, like i did on my gold and black enamel Ligne 2, you can buy both the gold and silver ones on eBay for like $12. I still need to get mine serviced, been too long!The lid resonates, removal of the beauty plate doesn't affect the ping.
If it's loose, you should be able to move the screw out of the way, get some blue locktite in the screwhole with a pin, & then get the screw back in there & tightened, without removing the lid.