Broken lighters!
 

Does anyone know where I can send lighters to be fixed? I have a couple of Colibris, a Blazer PB-207 and an X-tend that have all crapped out on me recently. Not sure why I'm having such bad luck with lighters lately.

Any help with phone numbers/addys would be greatly appreciated. thanks

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Have you tried using a different fuel in them? If a lower quality fuel is causing them all to stop working, sometimes a much more refined butane can bring them around.

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Did you purge them? As well different fuel depending what you are currently using... :ss

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Yeah, tried purging them and refilling with 5-times refined fuel, but no luck

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knowing the stuff you smoke....give me a call.. I'll help ya light your ceegars with my lighter :D

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Do they spark or it is fuel? :ss

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They all seem to spark, sort of strange

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Try using compressed air to blow out the nozzle... What kind of fuel are you using? :ss

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You might try messing with the screw that adjusts the flame. If its sparking that sometimes will help. Also, you can try putting in the fuel backwards, through the flame part, that will help clean clogs. :2

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I was using Colibri, but just tried filling them with Lava, and still no luck

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Purge, shake, purge, rotate while purging? Make sure you get it all out :ss

Found these guys for the Dupont - http://www.lightersandpens.com/mailing.htm

Blazer - http://www.blazerproducts.com/blazer.../warranty.html

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If you want to purge them and make sure the fuel is out of them, i would be more than willing to take a look at them and see if there anything i can try to fix them so you dont have to pay crazy fees to send them out. Pm me if your interested.
-Mike

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Listen to Mike. I saw him fix a broken Ronson at the Ybor herf. He's an expert!!!

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"For products past the one year warranty date please follow the return directions above and include $25.95 per non-warranty product."

If a Blazer is out of warranty, Eric, you are better off buying a new one rather than paying $26 and the postage to get it repaired. :2

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Try these, I have purchased several styles over the past year and given away 20 or so. Most have been working without problems for almost a year. $2-4 including delivery. http://www.dealextreme.com/products.dx/category.809

PM me your addy and I will send you one to try.

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Colibri
Service Department
1425 Cranston Street
Cranston, RI 02920
(TEL. 401-943-1500)
All warranty repairs must have properly filled-out warranty coupon or dated sales receipt. Out-of-warranty repairs are billed accordingly. Estimates available upon request from Colibri Group.
Enclose $6.0 for shipping and handling.
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Dupont lighters have a two year guarantee...

ST Dupont Service Department
30 Coronado Rd
East Warwick, RI 02886
Phone: 401-921-5216
Web Site: http://www.st-dupont.com

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Someone mentioned not cross posting our threads from CS here due to ownership.. Is there a thread listing details on that rule? Is there anything wrong with posting links to threads over there? I would like to move my lighter fix thread over here but don't want to ruffle feathers. When I have more time I can redo the procedure with a new lighter I suppose.

Here is a link to a thread that will help you fix the Colibri and Xikar lighters. If that linkage is a no no I understand.. I haven't had a Blazer break on me yet. I would actually be willing to try to fix it an photograph the process with yours if you are willing to let me try. PM me for my addy if you want me to try.

I have been using isobutane cartridges from backpacking stoves to fill my lighters lately to great success. I will be adding that info to the new thread too I suppose.

-Matt-

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From our perspective your words are ... well your words. Post them wherever you wish. I'd love a suit where "another site owner" tried to sue us because you chose to post your words here and there and they postulated ownership of them. Life gets boring and that would be fun. :D But it will never happen. If others started posting your (well technically his since he owns their placeholder now) words ... that might be an issue.

RE lighters. Try purging then. Hold them in your hand and let them heat up. Bleed them out for as long as you can hear noise. MIght take 3-4 minutes. Refill and wait for it to warm up again.

Almost every time this works for me.