Deconstructed Lamp

[@philsharp758]

Well explained and interesting. Thank you for posting.

[@marcelmaes5275]

I have such an old lamp as well. I thought it was no more then a light source and never understood how this could have saved so many lives. Thanks for this good explanation and your funny pronunciations :-)

[@PanchoSmitty1122]

God bless ya all for working underground so we can have heat and light above ground. May you stay safe and happy all your days and live long lives for your work that you’ve done. Without working men like you, the UK and US wouldn’t be the great nations they are today so hats off to you! Greetings from across the pond in Colorado!

[@forphilme1]

Just go one from my mum, knew it was a lamp but didn't know anything about it. Very interesting, thanks.

[@salalah2418]

long time since we were held up in bullcliffe wood steve.

[@TheWtfnonamez]

Brilliant. As a fan of modern technology (and an owner of several Eccles Lamps), I thought your take was spot on mate.

[@stoneruler]

Thank you so much for this piece of valuable history. I have a miners lamp for deco, without ever knowing how to use it until now.

[@CharlesWiiliamson]

I did find it interesting. Thank you. Great explanation.

[@simonpollitt3234]

Excellent video thank you!

[@AbonneAbscent]

Very informative, thank you mate. Greetings from Belgium

[@davidmather7488]

Well done Steve

[@schutzhund3933]

Early 80’s, we were still testing our manholes in Los Angeles this way!

[@mrmatt2525able]

Love it, just found your channel!

[@angelarch5352]

Very interesting! Thank you for explaining how it works!

[@markdavidson1049]

I can see this guy doing game shows or infomercials

[@19501952]

We were taught to only pick up the LOFSL by the base or the handle, if you was to hold onto the LOFSL by the bonnet in a exam you would be failed.

[@Chevchev2]

Hi. I bought a mine lamp similar to yours, but when I turn on the flame and screw it on, it goes out very easily, as if no oxygen was getting into it. Why do you think this can happen? Is yours very sensitive to airstream? Thanks for the video.

[@johnnythefridge]

Either I need new spectacles, or your camera man does. ;-p

[@SealPupVids]

Hi if anyones watching I actually went today

[@kennethmckinney2088]

Not to butt in,but black damp isn't a gas. It's stagnant air or dead air. No oxygen. No other gases,such as methane,CO,CO2 and others doesn't have to be present to cause black damp. Just a lack of ventilation.

[@MrAdopado]

Of course it's a gas! You can't have no oxygen without some other gas replacing it. What do you mean by "dead air" unless there's a vacuum (which there definitely isn't) your "dead air" must consist of gas. Invariably CO2.

[@kennethmckinney2088]

@@MrAdopado yes dead air. Stagnant air means there's air but oxygen deficient. No other gases need to be present to cause stagnant air.

[@kennethmckinney2088]

​@@MrAdopado you must be one of those collage guys huh? I once had a Serbian mine engineer tell that methane could be smelled in high concentrations. Do you believe that too?

[@MrAdopado]

@@kennethmckinney2088 Collage is sticking bits of paper together to make a picture. College on the other hand is where you learn things. However, my knowledge about gases didn't even need college education ... I learned about that before I left school! Anyway here's a definition: "Black damp is an atmosphere in which a flame lamp will not burn, usually because of an excess of carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrogen in the air."

[@kennethmckinney2088]

@@MrAdopado so you had to make a point of a typing error? Nice. Where did you learn about gases? The internet? I've got over 15 years mining experience and a certified mine foreman. I don't need your internet definition to tell me what I already know.