is there a window to show the gas level on the aomai lighters?
Yes, there is!
I wouldn’t mind that guide if you feel like it. I’ve been eyeing those lighters for their thin profile.
Well, here you go!
Unscrew the screw on the bottom
Pull the top of the lighter softly. You can't remove the top until you remove the on/off switch. After you remove it you can remove the insides of the lighter.
Next, you want to remove the tiny metal rod that keeps things in place. It's quite easy to remove so be careful not to lose it.
Now you softly pull the top away in order to disconnect the very soft gas supply tube from the gas tank.
This metallic part was what caused the problem.
Push it out and then lift up. I used a screwdriver.
This is the piece that needed to be adjusted. Oddly enough it seemed to be bent similarly to the one in the functioning lighter. I tried to bend it in several ways. And didn't seem to do the trick.
So eventually what worked was to pretty much straighten it. I used pliers and my fingers. The metal is soft enough to be bent this way. Just be careful not to break it (I'm guessing it's a possibility given the softness of the material).
After that, I placed it back in and checked if the metallic piece would lift the gas release tube.
It worked perfectly. Now I put everything back together. You can use tweezers to connect the soft gas tube to the gas release tube. I managed to put it back using a small screwdriver. It is easier to connect than it seems.
Now I placed the guts of the lighter back. This is the position I left it in order to put the on/off switch back in.
And this is the direction you hold the on/off switch button in order for it to fit back in.
Now you push everything back in the casing and screw the bottom screw and you're done.
I used these two screwdrivers.
P.S. The names I used to describe the different compartments are made up and don't know if they correspond to the actual names.
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(that makes them indeed a bit more dangerous when dropped etc)
