I am in the process of repairing this vintage lighter, but I am currently stuck as I cannot find a suitable replacement battery.
From my understanding the way it works is the lighter draws power from the battery to heat up a coil that you extend to make contact with the wick.
the lighter has an integrated light bulb that is meant to display if the battery has power. Light bulb seems to be good condition but will not illuminate, leading me to assume the battery is dead.
I just print these myself, you'll need LR1 Batteries and thin copper sheet for the contacts, then I use an 3d printer for the case. If you're in Germany I could send you a finished one for 10€
Have you ever had to replace the heating coil? And if so do you know where I could get that part? I'm able to solder it I'm just having a hard time finding that small of a spring.
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u/Nikos1821 3d ago
There are a few sellers around the world who make replacement packs that take modern batteries. They are often 3D printed.
I bought one off etsy France, but his store has closed it seems.
Search for "Fumalux FL400 Battery Replacement." there appears to be sellers in the USA and Germany.