Broken Ronson

[webjunkie]

So it seems my trusty Ronson JetLite has given up the ghost. It's just not lighting. Gas is coming out, it's sparking, but no flame is produced. I've tried compressed air, refilling it, and of course the ever popular banging it on the desk. Not really that last one, but who says violence never solves mechanical issues?

Anyone got any ideas? Or does anyone know a place in Colorado where I can find a new one? I could just order a couple off their website, and that way have a new one and a backup.

Edit -

And like the sleep deprived grad student that I am, I've put this in the wrong section. If one of the mods could move this to the accessories questions section, it would be great.

[BigRonS]

Originally Posted by webjunkie

Anyone got any ideas?

Yeah.. i got an idea...Throw it in the garbage

about a year ago, i bought 10 of these from Walmart (they were $1.99)

I have three left that still work.. (one still in package & 2 around the house)

Moral of my story is that these things are cheap and they break pretty easily.. about 5 of them did the SAME exact thing yer speaking about... They just died one day, didnt do ANYTHING.. ive learned to deal with it. hehe

[BigRonS]

btw, they usually have some on ebay if u are desperate and cant find any, hehe

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...%3D4%26ps%3D42

and heres from the ronson site..

http://www.ronsonstore.com/jetLite.aspx

[[OT] Loki]

try beating it on the desk

[mikeyj23]

Try leaving it in your hot grill for a few minutes - maybe the hot compressed gas on the inside will blow through the problem.

[bobarian]

Dont toss it until you have tried a better fuel. Vector or Lava will bring it back to life if there is still a spark.

[jkorp]

I've heard that stripping down to your skivvies, smearing peanut butter all over yourself, running up and down the street howling like a dog in heat while waving your jetlite over your head is supposed to work. If you try this be sure to video the event and put it on youtube for the others to learn from.


j/k

I would do what Bob said, but first I would check the obvious.... Make sure the flame level isn't turned all the way down.

[SmokeyJoe]

Originally Posted by jkorp

I've heard that stripping down to your skivvies, smearing peanut butter all over yourself, running up and down the street howling like a dog in heat while waving your jetlite over your head is supposed to work. If you try this be sure to video the event and put it on youtube for the others to learn from...

This TOTALLY works! Tried it myself.

[tchariya]

I bet if you took a eyeglass flathead screwdriver and bent out the little spark ignition so it is over the flame area, you might have some luck at getting it to work again.

Lots of Colibris and other butane lighters fail cause the metal igniter gets jammed too far from the gas thruster area and instead of sparking across the gas column, it sparks against the side wall, against the metal tube below the gas column area.

[monsoon]

Anytime mine doesn't light, it's besause pocket lint has someway found it's way into the damn thing. I know ... it has a lid to prevent this ... don't ask. I blow it out & it works.

But then, as others have stated ... it's as cheap as a disposable.

[mike32312]

Originally Posted by monsoon

Anytime mine doesn't light, it's besause pocket lint has someway found it's way into the damn thing. I know ... it has a lid to prevent this ... don't ask. I blow it out & it works.

But then, as others have stated ... it's as cheap as a disposable.

So if you Blow it , it works? I have a toaster, a drill that don't work.

[monsoon]

Originally Posted by mike32312

So if you Blow it , it works? I have a toaster, a drill that don't work.

And it helps to be a smart ass while you do so.

[mike32312]

Originally Posted by monsoon

And it helps to be a smart ass while you do so.

That's me. You know me to well bud.

[webjunkie]

Originally Posted by jkorp

I've heard that stripping down to your skivvies, smearing peanut butter all over yourself, running up and down the street howling like a dog in heat while waving your jetlite over your head is supposed to work. If you try this be sure to video the event and put it on youtube for the others to learn from.


j/k

I would do what Bob said, but first I would check the obvious.... Make sure the flame level isn't turned all the way down.

All good suggestions. For this one, should I bother waiting for the snow to melt? Or would snow help my chances?

Thanks for all the advice guys, I'm trying everything. Including banging it on the desk. I don't think it'll do much but it helps me feel better (I'm in the middle of writing a paper and I'm just eating it).

I've also e-mailed ronson, because theoretically these things have a one year warranty and I've only had mine for six months. So we'll see if anything happens there.

[mike32312]

If you like I can send you a couple of Ronson. My Walmart has them all the time. Just PM me your addy.