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Clipper lighters; on the left, the flint system which has been removed from the orange one. Clipper is the brand name of a type of refillable butane lighter, designed by Enric Sardà and owned by Flamagas S.A. [1] since 1959. The lighters are mostly produced in Barcelona, with others manufactured in Chennai and Shanghai. [2]
Such lighters are often far hotter than normal lighters (those that use a "soft flame") and can burn in excess of 1,100 °C (2,010 °F). The windproof capabilities are not achieved from higher-pressure fuel; windproof lighters use the same fuel (butane) as standard lighters, so develop the same vapour pressure.
Even when the fireplace is off, the pilot light will remain lit. The thermocouple sensor detects the heat from the pilot light and sends a signal to keep the gas valve open, but if the pilot light ...
Zippo lighters, which have gained popularity as “windproof” lighters, are able to stay lit in harsh weather, due to the design of the windscreen and adequate rate of fuel delivery. A consequence of the windproofing is that it is hard to extinguish a Zippo by blowing out the flame.
In America, Seth Bemis lit his factory with gas illumination from 1812 to 1813. The use of gas lights in Rembrandt Peale's Museum in Baltimore in 1816 was a great success. Baltimore was the first American city with gas street lights; Peale's Gas Light Company of Baltimore on 7 February 1817 lit its first street lamp at Market and Lemon Streets ...
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Lighter fluid or lighter fuel may refer to: Butane, a highly flammable, colourless, easily liquefied gas used in gas-type lighters and butane torches; Naphtha, a volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixture used in wick-type lighters and burners; Charcoal lighter fluid, an aliphatic petroleum solvent used in lighting charcoal in a barbecue grill