Quick Maintenance for Torch Lighters

1. Cleaning the Flame Hole
The number one cause of lighter malfunction is the clogging of the flame holes where the flame comes out.  Please make sure that you do not carry your lighter in a dirty pocket.  Also, when you light your cigar or cigarette, please do not put them into the flame.  This will prevent the ashes from falling into the flame holes of your lighter and clogging it up.  Clean the flame holes once a week with compressed air such as air duster can sold at computer stores in order to prevent your lighter from clogging up.

			The picture on the left side shows what happens to the lighter when cigarretes or cigars are lighted too close to the flame holes.  The falling ashes clog up the flame holes of the lighter.
Properly Maintained	Clogged Flame Holes			Air Can

		In lighting cigar or cigareete, light it with the top of the flame.  Put your cigar one inch away from the flame hole.  The best way to light your cigar is to light it with the heat from the flame but not with the flame itself so you will not scorch the cigar wrapper.
Too Close To Flame	One Inch Away From Flame

2. Aligning the Electronic Piezo Wire
The second most common cause of lighter malfunction is the misalignment of the electronic piezo wire.  The electronic piezo shoots out an electronic spark via its wire.  When this electronic spark is shot to the upcoming butane gas, the flame is ignited.  After the lighter is dropped or used for a period of time, the position of the wire of the electronic piezo sometimes moves.  When this happens, the electronic spark will not be shot directly to the flame hole where the butane gas comes up and the flame will not be ignited.  

Click the ignition ubtton and watch which direction the electronic spark is going.  If the spark is not going straight to the flame hole as like the RED ARROW direction above, use a ball point pen or a small screwdriver to GENTLY nudge the wire so that the electronic spark is going in the right direction.

If the Spark is not striking the flame hole even after adjusting the wire position, the electronic piezo of your lighter might have to be replaced and you will have to send your lighter to Prometheus Service Center for the warranty repair service.

3. Adjusting the Stopper Setting
If the flame of your laser flame jet turbo lighter still comes up low or does not come up at all, adjust the stopper setting. After you use Prometheus Laser Flame, Jet Turbo lighters for a certain period of time, the flame height might get shorter than your desired level or the flame will not come up any more even though you fill up the gas tank and turn up the flame height adjuster all the way to the maximum.  This happens when the pressure of the gas tank drops. In this situation, do not try to turn the adjuster beyond the preset maximum level. If you force the adjuster to turn, you will damage the built-in stopper and your lighter will malfunction.  Instead, open up the bottom of the lighter and take out the rubber O-ring and the stopper.  After this, adjust the flame height to your desired level and then close the bottom of the lighter. After removing the stopper, turn the flame height adjuster by a quarter turn at a time until it reaches your desired level.  Be extremely cautious about the flame shooting up too high and do not turn the adjuster more than a quarter turn at a time. Hold away from face while lighting.

1. Unscrew the screw which holds the outer case to the tank.	2. Pull out the case from the lighter.	3. Remove the O-Ring from the Flame Height Adjuster.
4. Remove the Stopper below the O-Ring.	5. Turn the Flame Adjuster a quarter turn at a time to the desired level.	6. Check the flame height before you put Stopper, O-Ring and Outer Case back together.