XIKAR Element Lighter- THIRSTY AS CAN BE!

[Cigary43]

Larry,
were do you get them for $3?

Fleabay has them by the dozen for $48 and free shipping.

well
Now after having this lighter for only a week,
its dead!

i purged and refilled it but now only lights up about 1 every 100 times
its sparks, and you can hear the fuel pushing out, but it does not "catch"
(even trying on different flame settings)
:cursing:

i ordered this online, so i emailed them to see if i can return for a replacement

its funny, out of all my lighters so far, the cheaper in cost they are the more reliable they have been for me!



i will never pay more then $5-10 for a lighter ever again

The common problem with most lighters is that air gets trapped inside and is not purged completely...just because we purge once doesn't mean all that air is removed. Turn it upside down and place that sharp instrument against the valve and continue to remove/purge everything...a few more times should do it. Ensure that you turn your valve all the way to low before ever re charging.

When you recharge ensure that you do it where it's not spitting back at you...that means you are charging the tank with more air. One has to be adept at ensuring that the tube is straight up and down prior to putting it against the valve on lighter....place the lighter upside down on a level surface if you don't trust yourself in getting the lighter level in your hand. Push the can of fuel against the lighter to where only the fuel goes into the lighter...and only for no longer than 8 seconds. Wait about 5 seconds and recharge for another 4 seconds.

Let the lighter take a few minutes to get to room temp ( the fuel inside is still very cold ) and after about 5 minutes adjust the lighter to about 1/4 towards the full level and spark it a couple of times...if it doesn't work turn the adjustment to 1/2 and try again. Usually that will work. Always ensure that when you use any lighter that there is 'spark' when you click it...otherwise you can fill the lighter all day long and you won't get it to work without a spark. Good Luck!

 

[Cigary43]

I also have a soft flame Xikar and it goes through much less fuel than my xikar torch. Im totally sold on the soft flame.

Ditto this. I won mine off CBID for $25 and its one of my favorite lighters. The soft flame is more like a "torch" in the way it lights...very strong flame and when it's windy outside I use a ronson.