Nice lamp just picked one up. The only other use of calcium carbide I know of aside that. Years back at an old job we used to make 80 ton ladles of steel An used 25lb cans of carbide to lower the Sulfur in the liquid steel when we were changing the chemistry.
In the 1960s, when my brother and I were on the Boy Scouts, about 13 and 14, our Troop used Carbide Lamps to go spelunking in North Alabama limestone caves. We had the lamps clipped on woven elastic headbands. We didn't use hardhats because we didn't have them. An open flame two inches above our eyes. It was not dangerous or they wouldn't have let us use them now would they? After a long hike down and going deeper down with ropes a couple of times, we stopped by a fast moving river with water as clear as glass. We unrolled our sleeping bags and slept the whole night a few feet from the water in pitch darkness. "Once in a lifetime, water flowing underground" - Talking Heads Our Grandfather had been a coal miner in the 1920's, until he got a job with the United States Bureau of Mines, so it was nothing new in the family.
There's another separate purpose for calcium carbide but this is a primary one. Question: how sensitive is the material? For example, we (not me, relevant society) don't play with raw sodium, we keep it in oil or something to prevent unwanted reactions. Is calcium carbide tame enough to just eventually put the lid back on as long as you're not dripping water in the can? Do old cans of it need to be opened carefully?
Very robust lighting, just keep your Calcium Carbide dry (in the cannister). These same kind of lights were used on 1913-1914 Chevrolet cars! They were the headlights! (no kidding...you had to stop, get out, light them, hope for no excessive rain, and remember to turn them off when you got home! Coal miners were often provided their Calcium Carbide 'by the company', to work in the mines...but they bought their own lights in many instances, from the 'Company Store'.
Uh hate to tell ya but the calcium carbide stones do not have to be dry in fact they emit acetylene gas when water is added...check yourself before you wreck yourself
The link to amazon does not include his 'Just Rite' calcium carbide miners lamp. Shame too because @nononsenseknowhow could sell a few to ppl like u and me.
The 20th Century Limited LOL, sweet man, thanks for the thumbs up. I'm honestly not sure where you would get different jet sizes. I never ended up switching mine out, a friend of mine mentioned to me that you can get them though a while back.
NoNonsenseKnowHow no problem dude you deserve it and oh ok. I just thought I would ask because I was never even able to find just replacement jets in general lol. I always see carbide lamps on ebay that have been robbed of the jet and it's just a shame. I guess that's where people get their replacements lol
The absolute worst apocalypse light ever to bank your needs of lighting on! Not only is the carbide expensive to stockpile for an apocalypse and would be hard to acquire during one, it also degrades over time when exposed to any moisture in the air. Also, Calcium carbide is made in an electric arc furnace because a temp over 2,000°C is needed for chemical conversion between its two precursors. Even small scale manufacture by other means of heat wouldn't be enough carbide to be of use and effort in an apocalypse. Hopefully the video tagline was meant as a joke.
*CALCIUM CARBIDE ON AMAZON: amzn.to/2w22kgX
how long it burn with one charge?
How much calcium carbide needed for a typical 8hr of light during mining shift?
Found one of these in an antiques/book store. It was actually what brought me to this channel.
A simple yet incredible device, imagine a lamp without a battery is very useful, why did not use in this modern days
Nice lamp just picked one up. The only other use of calcium carbide I know of aside that. Years back at an old job we used to make 80 ton ladles of steel An used 25lb cans of carbide to lower the Sulfur in the liquid steel when we were changing the chemistry.
there's one more use, allthough the usefullness is up for debate. look up "karbidschieten". it's a fun dutch tradition.
My great grandfather still had his, (in the 70-80s) from his days working coal mines.💜😈
Did he mention how much carbide used in his headlamp in a day?
No, but I noticed that others are asking the same question, if ya find the answer in the “Comments “ please let me know, Mkay?😈💜
My grandfather had one on his bicycle to ride home from work at night and morning when needed my dad told me .
In the 1960s, when my brother and I were on the Boy Scouts, about 13 and 14, our Troop used Carbide Lamps to go spelunking in North Alabama limestone caves. We had the lamps clipped on woven elastic headbands. We didn't use hardhats because we didn't have them. An open flame two inches above our eyes. It was not dangerous or they wouldn't have let us use them now would they?
After a long hike down and going deeper down with ropes a couple of times, we stopped by a fast moving river with water as clear as glass. We unrolled our sleeping bags and slept the whole night a few feet from the water in pitch darkness. "Once in a lifetime, water flowing underground" - Talking Heads
Our Grandfather had been a coal miner in the 1920's, until he got a job with the United States Bureau of Mines, so it was nothing new in the family.
How much carbide needed for an all day mining excursion?
There's another separate purpose for calcium carbide but this is a primary one. Question: how sensitive is the material? For example, we (not me, relevant society) don't play with raw sodium, we keep it in oil or something to prevent unwanted reactions. Is calcium carbide tame enough to just eventually put the lid back on as long as you're not dripping water in the can? Do old cans of it need to be opened carefully?
That actually answered a few questions for me
@CrayonEater0311 Given that I was asking, what did my comment answer for you?
@danielgoodman3578 well, actually nothing, because my dumb ass thought I was on a whole other comment bud. I was pretty fried🤣🤣🤣🤣
Very robust lighting, just keep your Calcium Carbide dry (in the cannister). These same kind of lights were used on 1913-1914 Chevrolet cars! They were the headlights! (no kidding...you had to stop, get out, light them, hope for no excessive rain, and remember to turn them off when you got home! Coal miners were often provided their Calcium Carbide 'by the company', to work in the mines...but they bought their own lights in many instances, from the 'Company Store'.
I assume that would have been a hell to clean off the glass covers on the headlights of those old cars.
Uh hate to tell ya but the calcium carbide stones do not have to be dry in fact they emit acetylene gas when water is added...check yourself before you wreck yourself
Learn to read @@TPS070
@TPS070 yeah,exactly, emit acetylene gas when water is added. You wanna save that for in the lamp so you wanna store it as dry as possible
Calcium carbide can do something similar when mixed with water ,you can actually ignite it
How long does it last filled up?
About 3 to 4 hours.
No dice below freezing though, right?
Depends but the lamp does become warm from the flame, so if the water was poured in and then exposed to below freezing it would not freeze.
I imagine you could keep it inside your jacket when not in use.
What other non electronic technologies do you have to show?
Some actually used this to light their house. Look it up its very interesting
❤ Where can I buy that lamp please?
The link to amazon does not include his 'Just Rite' calcium carbide miners lamp. Shame too because @nononsenseknowhow could sell a few to ppl like u and me.
awesome I will go on eBay and find one. Thank you!
If you filled one of these full of calcium carbide and leaked water in at a medium rate, how long would it last?
3 to 4 hours.
So cool
Where do I buy a lamp?
Watch the video he mentions it at the end
ohhh cool
555 views and I'm 5th like lol also where can you get different jets?
The 20th Century Limited LOL, sweet man, thanks for the thumbs up. I'm honestly not sure where you would get different jet sizes. I never ended up switching mine out, a friend of mine mentioned to me that you can get them though a while back.
NoNonsenseKnowHow no problem dude you deserve it and oh ok. I just thought I would ask because I was never even able to find just replacement jets in general lol. I always see carbide lamps on ebay that have been robbed of the jet and it's just a shame. I guess that's where people get their replacements lol
Just got 2 auto-lites for 15 bucks at auction
Sweet! Good luck with them. Can't beat that price
@unus_annus_ is auto-lite the brand of carbide lamp? If so where did u purchase and how old are they?
chris who?
Metro Exodus brought me here
So. . . .we don't get to see how well it works. -_-
Chris Brown 😂 hows Rihanna?
The absolute worst apocalypse light ever to bank your needs of lighting on!
Not only is the carbide expensive to stockpile for an apocalypse and would be hard to acquire during one, it also degrades over time when exposed to any moisture in the air. Also, Calcium carbide is made in an electric arc furnace because a temp over 2,000°C is needed for chemical conversion between its two precursors.
Even small scale manufacture by other means of heat wouldn't be enough carbide to be of use and effort in an apocalypse.
Hopefully the video tagline was meant as a joke.
How long does one canister last?
By the size of that lamp, I'd guess one fill of carbide will last around 3 hours