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Stove tips
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At high
altitudes, reduced oxygen can cause a stove to burn “rich,” which hinders vaporization. To partially offset this, reduce fuel-bottle pressure and open up the windscreen.
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To avoid messy
shoot, preheat your stove with priming paste or alcohol instead of white gas.
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To get MSR WhisperLite and Internationale stoves to
simmer, use a very low fuel-bottle pressure. With a full bottle (fuel to fill line), a few pumps should do it.
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To avoid frequent
clogging, use MSR White Gas whenever possible. Heavier fuels, like kerosene and jet fuel, burn less cleanly.
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How an MSR Stove works:
Basically, like a jet engine. The primed stove vaporizes fuel, mixes it with oxygen, and burns it.
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As pressurized fuel flows into the pre-heated Generator Tube and elbow, it vaporizes.
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The vaporized fuel flows through the Jet, mixes with air in the Mixer Tube and burner cap, and is directed by the Flame Reflector.
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| How the Shaker Jet works |
| The jet controls the rate of fuel flow into the Mixer Tube. |
- To do that, its opening must be extremely small, and thus it can become clogged by pieces of
unvaporized, solidified fuel.
- We solved this problem by putting a weighted needle inside the jet. When the stove is on, fuel flows around the needle.
- When the stove is off, it can be inverted or shaken, and the needle will push any debris through the jet’s opening.
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- You clean the jet with a simple shake—no need to disassemble the stove or use tools.
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| How the DragonFly Works |
| The DragonFly’s adjustable flame stems from its unique CoolFuel Valve system, which separates cool fuel around the valve-stem seal from hot fuel at the burner. |
- Cold fuel flows down the Flame Adjuster and through grooves at the end of the rod, keeping the Flame Adjuster’s o-rings cool, restricting fuel flow, and eliminating the need for a generator tube.
- With the CoolFuel Valve, fuel is regulated as a vapor at the burner. You get immediate, full-range flame response with a turn of a knob.
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MSR Stove Performance Specs
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MSR
Stove |
Fuel |
Burn
Time*
(minutes) |
Boil
Time*
(minutes) |
Water
Boiled Per Pint of Fuel |
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International
600 |
Kerosene
(also burns jet fuel & auto gas) |
160 |
4.4 |
26.4
quarts / 25.0 liters |
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SuperFly Ascent |
MSR IsoPro
(also burns jet fuel & auto gas) |
53 |
3.0 |
16.1 quarts / 15.2 liters |
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DragonFly
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White
gas |
126 |
3.5 |
26.2
quarts / 24.8 liters |
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Kerosene |
153 |
3.9 |
28.4
quarts / 26.9 liters |
Diesel
(also burns Naphtha, Aviation (AV), gas, Stoddard Solvent &
auto gas.) |
136 |
3.5 |
28.4
quarts / 26.8 liters |
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Note:
Burn and boil times for 1 quart of water for comparison purposes only. Tests performed using a 22-oz Fuel Bottle at 20 psi, and starting water temperature of 70F (21C). Water boiled numbers based on using an MSR 8oz IsoPro canister or MSR 6oz IsoButane canister. Actual burn times may vary depending on altitude, fuel bottle pressure and other factors. |
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Contact
us for more help:
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Phone |
1
(403) 762-2591 |
(Local
and International) |
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1
800 661 0399 |
(Free
in Canada an USA) |
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Fax |
1
(403) 762 4672 |
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Email |
info@mountainmagic.com |
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Address |
Mountain
Magic Equipment
224 Bear Street | Box 1901 | Banff,
Alberta, Canada T1L 1B7
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