Colibri repair

[fetterjohn]

I tried to search this topic but nothing came up. I have 2 Colibri lighters that have since stopped working. Not dropped them or anything...just stopped. Has anyone sent theirs back to Colibri for repair and have they had a problem? I don't have reciepts and I haven't registered them...
Any comments are great. Thanks.

-Fetter

 

[BrownDevil]

Buy a new lighter :sign:

 

[chewbacco]

fetterjohn,

I heard that Colibri's have this sort of problem...they just stop working.

I'm afraid that mine will stop working some day too.

I heard that you need to bleed them before refilling them, to keep them in working condition.

As for repair...never sent mine in yet. I also haven't read any posts on this site stating their experience sending one in for repair.

What could make these lighters so unreliable after a few months/years? :angry2:

 

[outlawsp]

Colibri isn't the best quality, but if you treat them right they can work long after the paint has worn off of them.
Every lighter must be drained before refilling, to purge air and impurities from the tank.
Never use cheap butane, it will clog the burner up with crap. Look on the can to say that it is at least 3 time refined. No, Ronson, Scripto.......i have seen more lighters come in clogged when they use that stuff.
Get a can of air like you use on your computer, and spray the burner, and all of the holes in the body of the lighter. Pocket lint kills lighters, air out all the areas that it may go in.

hope that helps.

 

[gkpk]

Sent mine in twice.
Got it back in working order about 2 weeks later.
Just need to send it in with the small paper it came with and a check for i think it was $6.00 to cover the shipping.
Don't know what you need to do if you don't have the registration paper.
Call Colibri first.
Very good-looking lighters but not too reliable.

 

[fetterjohn]

Thanks guys for the replys. And thanks for the PM Outlaw. I will try to blow out the crap and also to call them to see what I need to do to get them repaired...both were purchased from Colibri dealers but I don't keep boxes or paperwork for things like this. So I hope they don't charge and arm and a leg to fix the damn things...know one thing for sure...I won't buy Colibri again!

-Fetter

 

[Wurm]

Well I have 2 colibri that work just fine...

Ones going on 12 years of service and the other I picked up last month.

What I have noticed is the more someone messes around with his lighter the bigger the chance is that it will stop working.

Now don't get me wrong I screw around with my lighters as well (for example lighting it just to look at the flame :whistling: )

But I don't do it very often. Now I brought a laser flame lighter back for my friend that I bought at the same time I picked up my second colibri and gave it to him and its already broken, Why? That he used it to melt the varnish off a piece of metal might very well have something to do with it.

I personally think that if you let a lighter burn for an extended period of time that you are more likely to damage it.

I always purge my lighter before refilling, but I dont always use the best gas due to the fact good gas is hard to find over here. And like I said (knock on wood) so far no problems.

 

[PTownshend]

fetterjohn,

I heard that you need to bleed them before refilling them, to keep them in working condition.

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Hey Fetterjohn,
How does one go about "bleeding" the lighter before refilling. Am I correct in assuming that you just keep lighting it until the flame goes out?

Please let me know... I have 4 Colibris and they are all still working well.

Thanks,
Darren :whistling:

 

[bunyfreak]

I have a Colibri that just stopped working also...although, it can be lit w/ another lighter, if you hold the button (didnt know what else to call it) down.
it is sparking, but it acts like it's not getting enough fuel to go with the air. (i used to work w/ blow toarches all the time, can recognize "lean" and "rich" conditions pretty easy)

 

[Wurm]

fetterjohn,

I heard that you need to bleed them before refilling them, to keep them in working condition.

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Hey Fetterjohn,
How does one go about "bleeding" the lighter before refilling. Am I correct in assuming that you just keep lighting it until the flame goes out?

Please let me know... I have 4 Colibris and they are all still working well.

Thanks,
Darren :whistling:

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I just depress the the filler valve with my adjustment screw driver till it stops hissing (try to do this away from a open flame :whistling: ) Also I think its a good idea to turn the flame all the way down before filling and then turn it back up afterwards.