My mother in law died last month. Her father was a major in WWII and was in charge of a bomb disposal unit in the centre of London. He defused a Luftwaffe bomb that fell unexploded into George VI bedroom in Buckingham Palace ( the King was elsewhere ). The Major died in 1959 but last week his initialled Rolson cigarette lighter was handed to me as we went through his daughter’s effects. It was totally seized up and hadn’t been used for 65 years. Now it works thanks to this video. Thank you.
I have had a Ronson Adonis sitting for years not working and thanks to your hard work I got it drilled out and working again! Thank you so much for your videos!
I just finished putting in a new flint and fluid into my Mother-in-laws Ronson 'Banker' lighter, but no spark and no flame. Thought I would search for info in here and found your videos. Took it all apart, cleaned out obstruction in flint tube, and reassembled....now have spark and flame. Thanks to you, I look like a hero! Very informative. Keep enjoying what you are doing!
@DependableFlame dude you got me into fixing these old lighters. I have Two standard.. standards and a tortoise enamel and am trying to get a perfect condition blue as well as a princess and essex at some points. I have three typhoons because they are hands down the best lighter in existence, and the little pet champ mini looking standard (forget the name it's the size of a mini bic though) It cost me 7 bucks busted completely and since i got it working ive been offered 85 to 125 but i aint selling that its my most valuable lighter, thanks to you! (Not counting my lucky strike zippos because people seem to want and be willing to trade kidneys for them now) point is i love your work here on youtube. im here to get my standards all working properly because the only problem I'm left with is either no or inconsistent spark, all brought back from being seized up busted and missing parts. The striking wheel turns. Just not enough.
im a teen who has a couple ronston lighters to fix them up as a project and I've already got one done. thanks for this post, it has really helped me out
This video helped me so so much!!! I found this gorgeous Ronson whirlwind owned by a ww2 soldier at a thrift market, and I disassembled it, not knowing how to put it back together for weeks. My lighter is now working perfectly again, I was so distraught that it wouldn’t spark anymore, but this video helped me so much. Thank you!! My day has been made
Just got a pretty nice ronson standard from like the 70s at a garage sale for .25 cents. the flint tube was absolutely packed... took me like 35 minutes to clean it and then another 35 minutes trying to figure out how to put it back together lmao. Works awesome now tho!!
Thank you, found a Ronson lighter in a box-of-many-things that my dad had left behind and I wanted to get in working order in his memory. Now it works like a charm 🤘
I have the black marble Ronson table lighter. The lighter won't spark and I am wondering how you can tell if the lighter has a piece of flint in it. When you take out the spring on the bottom (the one from your video at minute 1:24) should a piece of flint fall out? I know the lighter is also missing fluid but it could also be missing flint. What kind of lighter fluid should I use for this lighter? Thanks.
My spark wheel on my Varaflame, Fantasy, does not lock up. It turns inside its enclosure. What holds or rotates this wheel when I hit the back plunger.
Wow what a beautiful lighter, wish I had it! Love that style Ronson. Second favorite old Evans: Do you have a store do you sell any lighters? Thank you for the Post, sending it to a friend who doesn't know how to fix'em. I thought I was gonna have to make the video but you did it for me!!! Most every time it's a fused in flint that just needs to be cleaned out. You're doing it exactly how I do it, with with an identical drill bit. After decades I finally figured out the screws on the bottom were designed for a penny to be used. Many people have scarred up the screws thinking they're supposed to be a flathead screwdriver, they don't make flatheads that wide.
I never heard the penny thing before. Thank you. I do have an Ebay store, the links on this page of my site will take you there: dependableflame.com/current-ebay-listings Don't be afraid to make an offer. Everything is priced a little high and if I really like it, maybe a little higher.😜 Also, every sell benefits HDSA-HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE SOCIETY OF AMERICA. Glad I could save you the trouble of making the video yourself!✌️
Fixed me up on an old Ronson type lighter. I never wouldve figured it out as Im just getting into lighters etc. I wouldve had everything torn up and probably thrown in the trash. 🤣🤣 Thank you.
Any tips on getting the fulcrum pin and screw out??? I've been using two small flathead screwdrivers, turning them counterclockwise and nothing will get them to come apart.
I have a couple of 1930’s Ronson striker wand lighters. The hound dog and the monkey pulling open a clam shell. I’m trying to figure out how to replace the flint and wick in the wand. Do I just pour lighter fluid in the top of the lighters where the wand resides? A video would be helpful. Thanks for your content.
Just wanted to throw this message to anyone putting one back together, if it seems like you got the wheel back together right but it strikes once every few times check how you put the gears meshing. I couldn’t for the life of me get it to strike without holding the cover with my thumb and putting pressure on the button then releasing the cover so it struck faster. What ended up happening is I put the gears flush so that they were one to one with the button, needed to put it one higher so that it got the full stroke and now it sparks first time every press
Well I'll be damned, holding the cover does guarantee a strike and it's really just bad timing on the mechanism. I feel like a stupid, stupid person for not figuring this out
I loved this video. I replicated every step on my Ronson Whirlwind, as the old flint had been compacted. Managed to get the old one out and free up the flint tube. All good. However….it still wont spark. I suspect that the striking wheel isn’t spinning. Could this be the case? There is a tiny flat spring steel ‘washer’ that grips the teeth in the side of the striking wheel. This seems to have worked a small crack into the housing end of the snuffer and I think this may be the problem. The gear doesn’t turn the striking wheel when the plunger is depressed. Make sense? What am I doing wrong? Thank you for your excellent videos, by the way. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Great video, but i couldn't seem to get the screw holding the mechanism out. The first one went out without any problems, but the second one which you are supposed to push/pull out seems stuck, any advice?
I did exactly all this, but still not spark. Without the flint un it appears to work fine. With the flint, the sparking wheel will not spin. There appears to be a tiny piece of copper colored metal up in that cap that may be broken--does that need to be putting some pressure on something? Thanks!
There are at least two different styles of clutch spring: one that rides on top of the snuffer, the other sheet metal type rides alongside the teeth which the clutch spring engages. Without something engaging the teeth, the file wheel will not turn. I think this video will help: ruclips.net/video/VWg8L3loYGs/видео.html ✌️
What do you do if the tiny slotted screw pieces that hold the top mechanism in place are "stuck" together? I've tried lubricant, two small screw drivers, both working counterclockwise to try to unscrew these stubborn little things. No progress so far. I haven't completely "stripped" the little slot heads, but they show some wear on the edges now from the little screwdrivers slipping.
I have a very similar lighter that I try to fix it's a penguin baby style automatic lighter, unfortunately I don't understand how to make the spark wheel turn when I press down. I've changed many parts but the inside wheel doesn't turn and thus does not create a spark. Is there an extra piece that connect to the spark wheel in your lighter that you did not show that makes the spark wheel turn when we press down? Thank you for your video. I can create a spark by turning manually the wheel myself with my finger.
@@DependableFlame I believe that's the thing. I saw a couple of your other videos and in one you showed this clutch spring which indeed is missing on my little lighter. I wonder were I can buy this piece... Thank you for your reply!
I seem to be having a bit of a unique problem. I have two ronsons, and the striker wheels work perfectly. The flint tubes are clear, but everytime I go to replace the flints it gives me one to two good sparks and then nothing. I've bought multiple kinds, but the only flint that will work in either of them is the original worn down one that one of them came with. What's going here? Is it the flints themselves? The strikers work fine, but only that specific old flint will throw consistent sparks.
Hello. I have a small vintage lighter (not a Ronson) that pulls out of a larger art deco base (a present for my wife). It came without a clutch spring so the fire wheel doesn’t move and there’s no spark. Would you happen to have an old clutch spring to sell? Know where I could get one?
Hello, my Dad passed away a few years ago and I was cleaning out a drawer of his I found an old Ronson Banker lighter. When I click it the mechanism doesn’t go all the way up. I removed the screws to try and take that arm off and it wouldn’t come up. Any ideas?
Hi there, love your instructional videos. I have a vintsge Ronson Capri lighter and not sure how to refill it nor how to replace the cotton batting inside. Please help. Is there somewhere I can send you a pic at?
Changing wick and wadding in the Capri would be identical to the Whirlwind Imperial you see here: ruclips.net/video/s7ykZ_rLyUg/видео.html The only difference is the Capri is a smaller lighter.✌️
Before you put the flint spring back in after cleaning it out, what was the brass piece you dropped in the hole? Also, what are the two drill bit sizes you picked for cleaning out the flint tube in two steps? Thank you!
It wasn't a piece of brass that I dropped in, it is the new flint. Drill sizes are 3/32" and 1/16". 3/32" is typically the largest you ever want to use in a flint tube.✌️
@@DependableFlame I replaced flint and cleaned the tube, but no luck. Can you explain how does wheel rotation motion works? Is there a plate or some other part, who spins the wheel?
@@viliuzk, there will be a clutch spring of one sort or another. Sometimes it's a plate, sometimes it's an arm under the snuffer cap. It must be in proper position for the mechanism to work.✌️
What size drill bits are you using? I've found that my favorite part of collecting is making something work that didn't before. Thanks for another informative video.
Finally! Now I know how to take mine apart and get it working again! Thx! Where can I get replacement parts for these, especially wicks, I'm afraid to pull it up if there's much left
Excellent video on the repairs to a Vintage Ronson Standard. The flint wheel doesn’t look in great condition and I can’t find a replacement. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks
Hey, I came across my great grandads lighter and it doesn’t work. I have watched your videos on taking apart and reassembling and I think the flint wheel isn’t turning. Could you advise if this is something I can replace?
I have a Standard delight that I’m trying to fix up I can’t get the pin screw going through the flint wheel out. In the video here you have a screw on one side of the pin that you take out before removing the pin, I only have one screw on one side. Any advice?
Your screw should be threaded into the backside post rather than the fulcrum cap screw like most of these lighters have. I believe the old De-Lights threaded straight in. After unthreading, you may need to give it a slight nudge from the backside to coax it out.✌️
I have a few Ronson Whirlwinds that have a striking mechanism more like this one than the one in the Imperial Whirlwind...think I could follow allow this video to disassemble/reassemble my whirlwinds using the steps in this video?
Yes, following along with this video will help with your old Whirlwinds. The Whirlwind Imperial came around later, in the mid '50s and was a different mechanism.✌️
Hello! I just purchased a ronson lighter/cigarette case for my grandfather and was cleaning out the old flint when the actual steel part that makes the spark fell out, I can't get it back together, should I buy a parts lighter and use that steel and damper assembly? Or is there a trick to fixing the dampner and steel?
Love your videos. Trying to repair one that belonged to my great uncle. Like a few others below, the fulcrum screw and cap just spin in place and I can't get them loose. About to damage the screw heads trying to hold screwdrivers on both sides. Any tricks?
It is very difficult to accomplish anytime you need to use two screwdrivers at the same time. I've done it on camera several times, including using a vice to hold one of the drivers. Sometimes though the threads have corroded together and it is an impossible task! You can always try solvents.✌️
Are you talking about the lighters listed on Amazon? If so, I have not. They seem very expensive though compared to the price of old Ronsons on Ebay.✌️
Great video. I have a problem with a tabletop lighter unlike what you address here. It was to be a Christmas gift but the wheel and flame hood do not engage enough to throw a spark. HELP, please.😀
I had to take my ronson spartan apart the same way. When I pulled the screw out the entire wheel assembly fell out and I couldnt figure out what keeps the spark wheel in. Can you tell me?
Does anyone know the proper fuel for a Whirlwind? I get conflicting answers and I don't want to put the wrong fuel in. Some say butane and some say Zippo fluid
It is very difficult if not impossible to inject butane into wadding and likewise to saturate a fill valve with lighter fluid.😜 The presence of a valve or wadding will determine your answer. All the Whirlwinds I’ve ever had were petrol but I believe there may have been a later, butane model.✌️
Hallo! I just bought a Ronson Standard petrol lighter. Flint end stuck in its tube but cleared rather easily. New flint in and . . . it won't spark! Wheel worn? Spring too weak? Any way to revive the wheel? Where could I possibly buy a spare? Please help.
Give the wheel a good clean with a wire brush,be sure to slightly stretch spring so it applies some pressure on flint. Make sure clutch spring in correctly fitted so the wheel only turns one way and align gears on push mechanism so it extends to 90 deg straight up.
I'm back again enjoying your video vault, and have a question. Where might a good place be to find the gaskets for the bottom fill cap on the standard Ronson lighter? Thanks for any light you can shed on this. Take care 👍
This was great. I have an old light just like this. I cleaned the tube as you did and now the spring comes through. What Fuel do you use in this type of lighter? Thanks
I typically use Ronsonol because it is available but Zippo fuel works fine too. I have links to purchase them here: dependableflame.com/helpful-lighter-related-links ✌️
Great video! Can you advise what type of flint you used in this lighter? I have a Ronson Whirlwind that I just got the old flint out of, and do not want to replace it with the wrong type of flint. Thanks!
I would have to go back and watch to make sure which but it was either an old Ronson Redskin, a new Ronson from Wal-mart or a cheap one off EBay. They all work about the same.✌️
Hi there, thanks for these vdeos, they are very helpful and easy to follow! I recently picked up an old Ronson Standard on eBay. Apparently someone has tried to maintain it with a heavy hammer! Thanks to your videos, I've rebuilt it and it all works ....except.... there is no strike nor spark. When I depress the mechanism, it all moves smoothly but the striking wheel does not turn. It turns if I remove the flint, but not when there is pressure on it. I've tried rebuilding it differently, (the little spring is a bit confusing ), but with no luck. I'm not sure if I'm missing a part or if I'm missing something else. Any ideas what I can try? It's the mechanism without the built in gears. It's made in England, Ronson Standard Brit Pat 621570. Thanks!
Sorry I didn't see this earlier. It's sounds like the clutch spring is not engaging the file wheel. The clutch spring could be bent out of shape, worn out our just need cleaned.✌️
Looks like i need to disassemble my striking wheel and get it cleaned up, get some spring grease in the plunger and probably put the teeth up one notch to give it more spin. Thats what the pet champ needed. When clearing flints i found its better to work it by hand and not use a drill. It takes a bit longer but not much and you wont end up needing to spend three days painstakingly making a new flint sleeve by hand like i did. I dont think we should actually be using power tools to fix these things, hasnt been necessary since i nust started pushing and turning the drill bit by hand. The real trick is not making the girlfriend angry swearing and cussing at the lighter when trying to screw the whole assembly back into place on top. You make it look so easy lol
I’ve just been given my grandpa’s old lighter, and I can’t for the life of me unblock the flint. I spent ten minutes drilling into it and nothing. Otherwise very helpful
I'm confused what you mean by star wheels. Are you talking about the gears that fit into the sides of the snuffer? And by lining them up are you talking about alignment with the thumb lever or in the snuffer itself? I speak of "timing the mechanism" in these Ronson reassembly videos. What I mean by that is lining up the thumb lever with the gears so the snuffer lifts properly(not too high or too low.) It's just trial and error until you fit it right. Please let me know so I'm sure of your question and can clarify with a new video if necessary.✌️
If I turn the volume up as high as it can go, and really concentrate, I can still occasionally hear a little bit of what you're saying. So if your goal was to make a completely silent video, you might want to turn the volume down a bit.
You are referring to the flint, the part that makes the lighter spark. The old flint was degraded and stuck in the tube at the beginning of the video.✌️
My mother in law died last month. Her father was a major in WWII and was in charge of a bomb disposal unit in the centre of London. He defused a Luftwaffe bomb that fell unexploded into George VI bedroom in Buckingham Palace ( the King was elsewhere ). The Major died in 1959 but last week his initialled Rolson cigarette lighter was handed to me as we went through his daughter’s effects. It was totally seized up and hadn’t been used for 65 years. Now it works thanks to this video. Thank you.
Perfect!✌️
I have had a Ronson Adonis sitting for years not working and thanks to your hard work I got it drilled out and working again! Thank you so much for your videos!
I just finished putting in a new flint and fluid into my Mother-in-laws Ronson 'Banker' lighter, but no spark and no flame. Thought I would search for info in here and found your videos. Took it all apart, cleaned out obstruction in flint tube, and reassembled....now have spark and flame. Thanks to you, I look like a hero! Very informative. Keep enjoying what you are doing!
Thank you, I really appreciate that.✌️
@DependableFlame dude you got me into fixing these old lighters. I have Two standard.. standards and a tortoise enamel and am trying to get a perfect condition blue as well as a princess and essex at some points. I have three typhoons because they are hands down the best lighter in existence, and the little pet champ mini looking standard (forget the name it's the size of a mini bic though) It cost me 7 bucks busted completely and since i got it working ive been offered 85 to 125 but i aint selling that its my most valuable lighter, thanks to you! (Not counting my lucky strike zippos because people seem to want and be willing to trade kidneys for them now) point is i love your work here on youtube. im here to get my standards all working properly because the only problem I'm left with is either no or inconsistent spark, all brought back from being seized up busted and missing parts. The striking wheel turns. Just not enough.
im a teen who has a couple ronston lighters to fix them up as a project and I've already got one done. thanks for this post, it has really helped me out
This video helped me so so much!!! I found this gorgeous Ronson whirlwind owned by a ww2 soldier at a thrift market, and I disassembled it, not knowing how to put it back together for weeks. My lighter is now working perfectly again, I was so distraught that it wouldn’t spark anymore, but this video helped me so much. Thank you!! My day has been made
Awesome!✌️
Just got a pretty nice ronson standard from like the 70s at a garage sale for .25 cents. the flint tube was absolutely packed... took me like 35 minutes to clean it and then another 35 minutes trying to figure out how to put it back together lmao. Works awesome now tho!!
Thank you, found a Ronson lighter in a box-of-many-things that my dad had left behind and I wanted to get in working order in his memory. Now it works like a charm 🤘
Sweet! Glad to hear it.✌️
Thank you for this video, I had no idea where to start with my grandfather's old lighter. It has his initials engraved so it's very special to me.
Awesome! Let me know if you have any questions.✌️
thank you so much! i followed this and got my vintage Chevrolet lighter working!!!!
Dude you make reassembling the lighter look like a breeze, mine was like a hurricane 🌀 😂
I have the black marble Ronson table lighter. The lighter won't spark and I am wondering how you can tell if the lighter has a piece of flint in it. When you take out the spring on the bottom (the one from your video at minute 1:24) should a piece of flint fall out? I know the lighter is also missing fluid but it could also be missing flint. What kind of lighter fluid should I use for this lighter? Thanks.
Worked like a charm on my old Ronson Whirlwind lighter! Thank you. Great instructional video.
This was going to be my question: will this tutorial work for a Whirlwind lighter? Thanks for commenting, ginleonard66! 👍🏼
Thank you VERY much for your video. It allowed me to take mine apart and fix it. It now works.
@Jen Mac, Thank you very much. I'm glad to be helpful.✌️
My spark wheel on my Varaflame, Fantasy, does not lock up. It turns inside its enclosure. What holds or rotates this wheel when I hit the back plunger.
Wow what a beautiful lighter, wish I had it! Love that style Ronson. Second favorite old Evans: Do you have a store do you sell any lighters? Thank you for the Post, sending it to a friend who doesn't know how to fix'em. I thought I was gonna have to make the video but you did it for me!!! Most every time it's a fused in flint that just needs to be cleaned out. You're doing it exactly how I do it, with with an identical drill bit. After decades I finally figured out the screws on the bottom were designed for a penny to be used. Many people have scarred up the screws thinking they're supposed to be a flathead screwdriver, they don't make flatheads that wide.
I never heard the penny thing before. Thank you.
I do have an Ebay store, the links on this page of my site will take you there: dependableflame.com/current-ebay-listings
Don't be afraid to make an offer. Everything is priced a little high and if I really like it, maybe a little higher.😜
Also, every sell benefits HDSA-HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE SOCIETY OF AMERICA.
Glad I could save you the trouble of making the video yourself!✌️
Great video. Any suggestions on getting the fluid screw to open ? Mine won't budge. Thanks.
Fixed me up on an old Ronson type lighter. I never wouldve figured it out as Im just getting into lighters etc. I wouldve had everything torn up and probably thrown in the trash. 🤣🤣 Thank you.
Will try mine tomorrow thanks great video. From uk.
I wish I didn't have to turn the audio all the way up. I guess it's an old video. Your new stuff isn't giving me a problem.
Any tips on getting the fulcrum pin and screw out??? I've been using two small flathead screwdrivers, turning them counterclockwise and nothing will get them to come apart.
Same here idk what to do
I cant get the screws out so i can't even access the flint. Could they be rusted together?
I have a couple of 1930’s Ronson striker wand lighters. The hound dog and the monkey pulling open a clam shell. I’m trying to figure out how to replace the flint and wick in the wand. Do I just pour lighter fluid in the top of the lighters where the wand resides? A video would be helpful. Thanks for your content.
I have a 30s table lighter, I pulled mine apart and the spring launched out and now i can not find it.
Tried to disassemble a Ronson standard today. I can only get one of the tiny screws out to access the striker wheel and flint port.
ruclips.net/video/XOFHpaNIYeg/видео.htmlsi=It2YERdud_Y2GdO4
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On the on i have it a black piece of metal by the flint wheel im not sure how it goes back in?
Hey bud i got it i found another video of yours it absolutely helped thanks👊🍻
Just wanted to throw this message to anyone putting one back together, if it seems like you got the wheel back together right but it strikes once every few times check how you put the gears meshing. I couldn’t for the life of me get it to strike without holding the cover with my thumb and putting pressure on the button then releasing the cover so it struck faster. What ended up happening is I put the gears flush so that they were one to one with the button, needed to put it one higher so that it got the full stroke and now it sparks first time every press
Yes, you are describing what I call "timing the mechanism". Thanks for stopping by!✌️
Well I'll be damned, holding the cover does guarantee a strike and it's really just bad timing on the mechanism. I feel like a stupid, stupid person for not figuring this out
I loved this video. I replicated every step on my Ronson Whirlwind, as the old flint had been compacted. Managed to get the old one out and free up the flint tube. All good.
However….it still wont spark. I suspect that the striking wheel isn’t spinning. Could this be the case? There is a tiny flat spring steel ‘washer’ that grips the teeth in the side of the striking wheel. This seems to have worked a small crack into the housing end of the snuffer and I think this may be the problem. The gear doesn’t turn the striking wheel when the plunger is depressed. Make sense? What am I doing wrong?
Thank you for your excellent videos, by the way. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Yes, the sheet metal spring should engage the file wheel in order for it to spin.✌️
Great video, but i couldn't seem to get the screw holding the mechanism out. The first one went out without any problems, but the second one which you are supposed to push/pull out seems stuck, any advice?
Push it through with a small screwdriver or pick.✌️
i have an old mini fox lighter with no spark. Do you know how to fix it?
Hi there. Can you tell me how to replace the wick in one of these?
I'll do a video this next week.✌️
Hi can you tell me how to refill this please. We have a harp one that looks similar and I can't find it how to refill it. Thanks in advance.
You just pour fuel in the cotton on the bottom.✌️
What size are the machine screws in the top mechanism and are these able to be purchased anywhere? I have a Swan standard that is missing one
They are typically bastard threads so the only real option is a donor lighter.✌️
I did exactly all this, but still not spark. Without the flint un it appears to work fine. With the flint, the sparking wheel will not spin. There appears to be a tiny piece of copper colored metal up in that cap that may be broken--does that need to be putting some pressure on something? Thanks!
There are at least two different styles of clutch spring: one that rides on top of the snuffer, the other sheet metal type rides alongside the teeth which the clutch spring engages. Without something engaging the teeth, the file wheel will not turn. I think this video will help:
ruclips.net/video/VWg8L3loYGs/видео.html
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What do you do if the tiny slotted screw pieces that hold the top mechanism in place are "stuck" together? I've tried lubricant, two small screw drivers, both working counterclockwise to try to unscrew these stubborn little things. No progress so far. I haven't completely "stripped" the little slot heads, but they show some wear on the edges now from the little screwdrivers slipping.
Idk what to do either I wish he would respond
@Steve Sherman unfortunately, never was able to loosen those screws.
I have a very similar lighter that I try to fix it's a penguin baby style automatic lighter, unfortunately I don't understand how to make the spark wheel turn when I press down. I've changed many parts but the inside wheel doesn't turn and thus does not create a spark. Is there an extra piece that connect to the spark wheel in your lighter that you did not show that makes the spark wheel turn when we press down? Thank you for your video. I can create a spark by turning manually the wheel myself with my finger.
It sounds like the clutch spring is either missing, has failed or has been reassembled incorrectly.✌️
@@DependableFlame I believe that's the thing. I saw a couple of your other videos and in one you showed this clutch spring which indeed is missing on my little lighter. I wonder were I can buy this piece... Thank you for your reply!
I seem to be having a bit of a unique problem.
I have two ronsons, and the striker wheels work perfectly.
The flint tubes are clear, but everytime I go to replace the flints it gives me one to two good sparks and then nothing.
I've bought multiple kinds, but the only flint that will work in either of them is the original worn down one that one of them came with.
What's going here?
Is it the flints themselves?
The strikers work fine, but only that specific old flint will throw consistent sparks.
Hello. I have a small vintage lighter (not a Ronson) that pulls out of a larger art deco base (a present for my wife). It came without a clutch spring so the fire wheel doesn’t move and there’s no spark. Would you happen to have an old clutch spring to sell? Know where I could get one?
Hello, my Dad passed away a few years ago and I was cleaning out a drawer of his I found an old Ronson Banker lighter. When I click it the mechanism doesn’t go all the way up. I removed the screws to try and take that arm off and it wouldn’t come up. Any ideas?
Take it apart and clean it up.✌️
I've got a 1966 Petrol lighter
Can I actually put petrol in it, ie car petrol.? Gasoline etc
Or should I use lighter fluid,
tanx!
Hi there, love your instructional videos. I have a vintsge Ronson Capri lighter and not sure how to refill it nor how to replace the cotton batting inside. Please help. Is there somewhere I can send you a pic at?
Changing wick and wadding in the Capri would be identical to the Whirlwind Imperial you see here:
ruclips.net/video/s7ykZ_rLyUg/видео.html
The only difference is the Capri is a smaller lighter.✌️
Before you put the flint spring back in after cleaning it out, what was the brass piece you dropped in the hole? Also, what are the two drill bit sizes you picked for cleaning out the flint tube in two steps? Thank you!
It wasn't a piece of brass that I dropped in, it is the new flint. Drill sizes are 3/32" and 1/16". 3/32" is typically the largest you ever want to use in a flint tube.✌️
I recently subscribed the Ronson I have it doesn’t have a screw attached to remove the top I don’t know how take apart
Can you send some photos of the lighter to one of the links below?
dependableflame.com/contact-us
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@@DependableFlame yes sir I’m workin now but I will thx u!
@@DependableFlame why won’t the rosonol butane nozzle fit the refill I waste more than I use
@@DependableFlame can I cut tip to fit the bottle says it’s universal but the only way to adjust is by cutting the tip?
@@dizzywehby3442, I don't work on old butane lighters because they all leak anyway. Is the lighter you are trying to fix butane fueled?✌️
Were can i get it repaired
I bought similar Robin automatic super lighter, cant figure out why my lighter wheel does not spin when i press button.
Watch the video, there's probably an old flint seized in the tube.✌️
@@DependableFlame I replaced flint and cleaned the tube, but no luck. Can you explain how does wheel rotation motion works? Is there a plate or some other part, who spins the wheel?
@@viliuzk, there will be a clutch spring of one sort or another. Sometimes it's a plate, sometimes it's an arm under the snuffer cap. It must be in proper position for the mechanism to work.✌️
Hello, thanks, firing wheel how many mm ? Flint wheel ?
Thank you! this was very helpful
First top flathead screw doesn’t come off on mine and back side is stripped
What size drill bits are you using? I've found that my favorite part of collecting is making something work that didn't before. Thanks for another informative video.
3/32" is usually the biggest bit you want to put in there.✌️
wow, thank you - vintage lighter fixed !!
Sweet!✌️
good video! I need help, when I put the flint of the lighter it gets stuck
You need to clear that flint tube.✌️
@@DependableFlame Thanks! it worked
What’s that weed card thing in the background on the intro? In front of the reefer madness pic??
Are you talking about the cannabis plant botany poster?✌️
@@DependableFlame lol yes.. looks like a lil card?
@@shadeshiest22lol, everything's kind of shrunk down on there.😜✌️
@@DependableFlame cool cool… just found your channel n subscribed! Also put in a couple bids on some of your lighters on eBay!
@@shadeshiest22, sweet! Welcome aboard!✌️
Finally! Now I know how to take mine apart and get it working again! Thx!
Where can I get replacement parts for these, especially wicks, I'm afraid to pull it up if there's much left
dependableflame.com/what-kind-of-wick-should-i-use-in-my-vintage-petrol-lighter
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Excellent video on the repairs to a Vintage Ronson Standard. The flint wheel doesn’t look in great condition and I can’t find a replacement. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks
Hopefully, this article will be some help to you:
dependableflame.com/where-can-i-find-replacement-parts-to-repair-my-vintage-petrol-lighter
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I just got one of these and it won’t spark and the flint tube thing is making it so it won’t open how do I fix this?
Just follow the demonstration in this video to disassemble the mechanism and clear the tube of the old degraded flint.✌️
Hey, I came across my great grandads lighter and it doesn’t work. I have watched your videos on taking apart and reassembling and I think the flint wheel isn’t turning. Could you advise if this is something I can replace?
Have you taken it apart yet?✌️
Yes I’ve taken it apart and back together a couple of times.
@@lewisdunn8289, if the wheel isn't turning then it's likely the clutch spring has either failed or been reinstalled incorrectly.✌️
Can I email you to show you the lighter and see if it’s something I can replace?
@@lewisdunn8289, you bet!
dependableflame.com/contact-us
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i have a field lighter and i dont get te screw out from the spart wheel do you have tips
WD-40 and a needle.
I have a Standard delight that I’m trying to fix up I can’t get the pin screw going through the flint wheel out. In the video here you have a screw on one side of the pin that you take out before removing the pin, I only have one screw on one side. Any advice?
Your screw should be threaded into the backside post rather than the fulcrum cap screw like most of these lighters have. I believe the old De-Lights threaded straight in. After unthreading, you may need to give it a slight nudge from the backside to coax it out.✌️
I have a few Ronson Whirlwinds that have a striking mechanism more like this one than the one in the Imperial Whirlwind...think I could follow allow this video to disassemble/reassemble my whirlwinds using the steps in this video?
Yes, following along with this video will help with your old Whirlwinds. The Whirlwind Imperial came around later, in the mid '50s and was a different mechanism.✌️
@@DependableFlame THANK YOU!! so that earlier mechanism dates my lighters to pre mid 50s?
I believe the change was 1954.
@@DependableFlame Thanks! I just bought the Urban K. Cummings Ronson book thinking it might be useful for repairs as well as general info.
Hello! I just purchased a ronson lighter/cigarette case for my grandfather and was cleaning out the old flint when the actual steel part that makes the spark fell out, I can't get it back together, should I buy a parts lighter and use that steel and damper assembly? Or is there a trick to fixing the dampner and steel?
What steel part are you speaking about? It is the flint that actually causes the spark.✌️
@@DependableFlame that little assembly connected to the dampner
@@lolo-be7wr, what do you mean by dampener? Snuffer or flint spring?✌️
I am having trouble combining the fulcrum and screw in my ronson whirlwind. Any tips?
Turn the lighter upside down.
What happens if you have it cleaned but still no spark?
Love your videos. Trying to repair one that belonged to my great uncle. Like a few others below, the fulcrum screw and cap just spin in place and I can't get them loose. About to damage the screw heads trying to hold screwdrivers on both sides. Any tricks?
It is very difficult to accomplish anytime you need to use two screwdrivers at the same time. I've done it on camera several times, including using a vice to hold one of the drivers. Sometimes though the threads have corroded together and it is an impossible task! You can always try solvents.✌️
Thanks for sharing. Nice job.
Have you had experience with mordern day ronson lighter ? I was wondering if the quality of the lighters betwen old style and nowday style..
Are you talking about the lighters listed on Amazon? If so, I have not. They seem very expensive though compared to the price of old Ronsons on Ebay.✌️
Is there a trick to getting the screws out of the top? Major blockage and i just cant get to it
No, at most you should need a couple small, precision flat screwdrivers.✌️
Is there anywhere to buy a replacement clutch spring (for a Crown) or do I just need to scavenge one? Thanks to you, I have a new hobby!
Yes, donor lighters or you can still find parts kits for Ronson lighters on Ebay as well.✌️
Can you disassemble that lighter further, or is that the extent of it.
Well, you can still remove the wick and wadding:
ruclips.net/video/s-qK1lEZU-w/видео.htmlsi=8Aqe49Cnvn2FgcZM
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Great video. I have a problem with a tabletop lighter unlike what you address here. It was to be a Christmas gift but the wheel and flame hood do not engage enough to throw a spark. HELP, please.😀
Send some photos:
dependableflame.com/contact-us
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I had to take my ronson spartan apart the same way. When I pulled the screw out the entire wheel assembly fell out and I couldnt figure out what keeps the spark wheel in. Can you tell me?
Yes, Corinna, thank you for the question. The file wheel rides inside the snuffer assembly and is held in place by the fulcrum screw.✌️
where do I buy the flint from?
Just bought one of these on eBay for $15 and am expecting to have to do a lot of work on it. Hopefully this video will help.
Holler at me if you run into any problems!✌️
I want to know how to refill one of these lighters. Can anyone help?
Yes, you just soak the wadding under the big screw with petrol fluid.✌️
Does anyone know the proper fuel for a Whirlwind? I get conflicting answers and I don't want to put the wrong fuel in. Some say butane and some say Zippo fluid
It is very difficult if not impossible to inject butane into wadding and likewise to saturate a fill valve with lighter fluid.😜 The presence of a valve or wadding will determine your answer. All the Whirlwinds I’ve ever had were petrol but I believe there may have been a later, butane model.✌️
@@DependableFlame thank you
Hallo! I just bought a Ronson Standard petrol lighter. Flint end stuck in its tube but cleared rather easily. New flint in and . . . it won't spark! Wheel worn? Spring too weak? Any way to revive the wheel? Where could I possibly buy a spare? Please help.
Could be any of those things you mentioned along with other possibilities. I'd say likely the clutch spring is worn or bent out of shape.✌️
2.2mm drill bit.
Give the wheel a good clean with a wire brush,be sure to slightly stretch spring so it applies some pressure on flint. Make sure clutch spring in correctly fitted so the wheel only turns one way and align gears on push mechanism so it extends to 90 deg straight up.
I'm back again enjoying your video vault, and have a question. Where might a good place be to find the gaskets for the bottom fill cap on the standard Ronson lighter? Thanks for any light you can shed on this. Take care 👍
I think you just gave me an idea for a video. Stay tuned!✌️
@@DependableFlame part of me was hoping you might say something like that. Thanks brother 👍take care
This was great. I have an old light just like this. I cleaned the tube as you did and now the spring comes through. What Fuel do you use in this type of lighter? Thanks
I typically use Ronsonol because it is available but Zippo fuel works fine too. I have links to purchase them here: dependableflame.com/helpful-lighter-related-links ✌️
Great video! Can you advise what type of flint you used in this lighter? I have a Ronson Whirlwind that I just got the old flint out of, and do not want to replace it with the wrong type of flint. Thanks!
I would have to go back and watch to make sure which but it was either an old Ronson Redskin, a new Ronson from Wal-mart or a cheap one off EBay. They all work about the same.✌️
It's at about ten minutes that you do the flint, and it's a golden brown color if that helps you.
@@TheBlackhawkbrat, that likely would have been the cheap Ebay flint.✌️
Hey, was wondering what type of fuel (butane, petrol etc) goes in a vintage Ronson Triumph? Thanks :)
Petrol.✌️
@@DependableFlame thanks!
Some of them actually have slide shields in the front of you pull up on the lip of the case
Yes, mostly the Whirlwind and clones.✌️
what is this style of lighter called???
It's the Automatic Ronson Standard type, been cloned a million times over.✌️
@@DependableFlame thanks! 👍
Hi there, thanks for these vdeos, they are very helpful and easy to follow! I recently picked up an old Ronson Standard on eBay. Apparently someone has tried to maintain it with a heavy hammer! Thanks to your videos, I've rebuilt it and it all works ....except.... there is no strike nor spark. When I depress the mechanism, it all moves smoothly but the striking wheel does not turn. It turns if I remove the flint, but not when there is pressure on it. I've tried rebuilding it differently, (the little spring is a bit confusing ), but with no luck. I'm not sure if I'm missing a part or if I'm missing something else. Any ideas what I can try? It's the mechanism without the built in gears. It's made in England, Ronson Standard Brit Pat 621570. Thanks!
Sorry I didn't see this earlier. It's sounds like the clutch spring is not engaging the file wheel. The clutch spring could be bent out of shape, worn out our just need cleaned.✌️
How much it will cost something like that lighter ?
Seems like I sold that one for about $65 or so.✌️
Looks like i need to disassemble my striking wheel and get it cleaned up, get some spring grease in the plunger and probably put the teeth up one notch to give it more spin. Thats what the pet champ needed.
When clearing flints i found its better to work it by hand and not use a drill. It takes a bit longer but not much and you wont end up needing to spend three days painstakingly making a new flint sleeve by hand like i did.
I dont think we should actually be using power tools to fix these things, hasnt been necessary since i nust started pushing and turning the drill bit by hand.
The real trick is not making the girlfriend angry swearing and cussing at the lighter when trying to screw the whole assembly back into place on top. You make it look so easy lol
I've got one of these in good shape even has the box little cloth bag and the manual. However I cannot for the life of me open the fuel cap
Very common problem that I have not worked out a solution for yet. I’ve heard mineral spirits will loosen them but it’s only anecdotal.✌️
I never use a drill always use a jeweler's screw driver to clear out a petrified flint. Less risk of damaging the lighter
I’ve just been given my grandpa’s old lighter, and I can’t for the life of me unblock the flint. I spent ten minutes drilling into it and nothing. Otherwise very helpful
Update: unblocked it and it now lights just fine. Just struggling to adjust the top so the cap opens at 90 degrees
I have a vintage Ronson Capri From Newark New Jersey. Wont work and all and is different than a zippo. I do not even know how to open.
It should open similar to this lighter:
ruclips.net/video/s7ykZ_rLyUg/видео.html
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nice job
Thank you, Magic. I like this lighter a lot.✌️
Just purchased a Ronson MasterCase lighter that doesn't work, the wheel doesn't even turn, so I am going to study your videos!
I just made this video last week:
ruclips.net/video/o7U3wSzvsDI/видео.html
It should be exactly what you need!
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@@DependableFlame thank you! I will be attempting to fix my lighter soon
OMFG been working on this for 45min can't get it back together what PITA!!!!! about to throw it away!
Lmao glad I'm not the only one who had problems. Just don't give up! You'll get it eventually
Never shows how to line up the star wheels. The most important and hardest part.
I'm confused what you mean by star wheels. Are you talking about the gears that fit into the sides of the snuffer? And by lining them up are you talking about alignment with the thumb lever or in the snuffer itself?
I speak of "timing the mechanism" in these Ronson reassembly videos. What I mean by that is lining up the thumb lever with the gears so the snuffer lifts properly(not too high or too low.) It's just trial and error until you fit it right.
Please let me know so I'm sure of your question and can clarify with a new video if necessary.✌️
@@DependableFlame Yes, the gears in the center.
@@veganlifestyleloveanimals1744, I hope this video helps:
ruclips.net/video/zS45TDG444w/видео.html
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This is the case in something like 90 percent of petrol lighters.
Try using a microphone the next time.
You did not fill
Can not here
HOT DIGGEDY
If I turn the volume up as high as it can go, and really concentrate, I can still occasionally hear a little bit of what you're saying. So if your goal was to make a completely silent video, you might want to turn the volume down a bit.
Heard every word. ...tsk
What does he put in before the spring in the end?
You are referring to the flint, the part that makes the lighter spark. The old flint was degraded and stuck in the tube at the beginning of the video.✌️