Drip feeding a micro oil heater for a winter tent

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Drip feeding a micro oil heater for a winter tent

Postby telemarktim » Sat 13 Jan, 2024 12:45 pm

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Previously I posted on a Micro waste oil heater for a small tent.
https://bushwalk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=41040
It was batch-fed with sump oil. This post is about adding the convenience of drip-feeding oil from a bulk supply bottle to allow tiny heaters to have a massive burn time. The video below shows the heater with drip feeding in action.



I also used the drip feed on another outrageously tiny oil burner oil pot that is as small as a matchbox. The video below first shows irregular burning with a reduced throttle setting and then regular combustion with an open throttle setting.




The next video shows the recovery of the burner flame after being choked off by the throttle setting.


For more details on the heater development story, please see my evolving web post.
https://timtinker.com/micro-oil-heater-for-a-small-tent/

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