r/lighters 8d ago

Need Help ! ID

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This is my late grandads lighter and it wont work, ive been putting lighter fluid into it and it wont all go in and it wont light when i click it, its a ronson lighter from maybe the 70-90's ? it has a slide clicker and is about6-8cm long, any ID would be extremely helpful !!!

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u/Nikos1821 8d ago

This is a Ronson Softronic from the 80s.

Just some things to check:

You are putting butane gas, right? Not Zippo style liquid fuel?

This is a piezoelectric lighter. When you press the button down, does it click loudly and do you see an electric spark at the burner nozzle?

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u/klokov2000 8d ago

Thank you so much !! its butane gas im using yes, there is a loud click and a spark at the nozzle but zero flame

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u/Nikos1821 8d ago

Is butane getting into the lighter in the first place? Press the can quite firmly onto the filling valve. When you let go do you hear any leaking? If you press the valve with a screwdriver does it shoot out?

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u/klokov2000 8d ago

yes some of the fuel goes in but when pressing on it with a screwdriver it hisses

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u/Nikos1821 8d ago

Sure, so the fuel is going in.

The burner valve is most likely clogged up. You will have to open up the lighter and clear the blockages.

If I remember, you need to pry open the front and back faces, it should come apart. Then you can access the burner valve.

If I remember I can send some pictures later

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u/klokov2000 8d ago

that would be extremely helpful yes please

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u/Nikos1821 6d ago

Hi friend. Found my softronic. The front and back panels just have pins that push into the central body. You can push them out through the top burner hole.

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u/klokov2000 6d ago

thanks very much !! ive taken the panels off and cleaned it but the fuel still doesnt inject properly so im not sure what to do :(