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<h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading mw-first-heading"><span class="mw-page-title-main">Carbide lamp</span></h1> <div id="p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang" > <input type="checkbox" id="p-lang-btn-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector" aria-label="Go to an article in another language. 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href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A1mpara_de_carburo" title="Lámpara de carburo – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Lámpara de carburo" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karburozko_lanpara" title="Karburozko lanpara – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Karburozko lanpara" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lampe_%C3%A0_ac%C3%A9tyl%C3%A8ne" title="Lampe à acétylène – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Lampe à acétylène" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Carbide_lamp_lit.jpg/220px-Carbide_lamp_lit.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="243" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Carbide_lamp_lit.jpg/330px-Carbide_lamp_lit.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Carbide_lamp_lit.jpg/440px-Carbide_lamp_lit.jpg 2x" data-file-width="904" data-file-height="998" /></a><figcaption>An acetylene gas miner's lamp</figcaption></figure> <p>A <b>carbide lamp</b> or <b>acetylene gas lamp</b> is a simple lamp that produces and burns <a href="/wiki/Acetylene" title="Acetylene">acetylene</a> (C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>2</sub>), which is created by the reaction of <a href="/wiki/Calcium_carbide" title="Calcium carbide">calcium carbide</a> (CaC<sub>2</sub>) with <a href="/wiki/Water" title="Water">water</a> (H<sub>2</sub>O).<sup id="cite_ref-handbook_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-handbook-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Acetylene gas lamps were used to illuminate buildings, as <a href="/wiki/Lighthouse" title="Lighthouse">lighthouse</a> beacons, and as headlights on motor-cars and bicycles. Portable acetylene gas lamps, worn on the hat or carried by hand, were widely used in mining in the early twentieth century. They are still employed by <a href="/wiki/Caving" title="Caving">cavers</a>, hunters, and <a href="/wiki/Cataphile" title="Cataphile">cataphiles</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Carbide_lamp&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Carbide_lamp_on_a_bicycle.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Carbide_lamp_on_a_bicycle.jpg/170px-Carbide_lamp_on_a_bicycle.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="202" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Carbide_lamp_on_a_bicycle.jpg/255px-Carbide_lamp_on_a_bicycle.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Carbide_lamp_on_a_bicycle.jpg/340px-Carbide_lamp_on_a_bicycle.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="760" /></a><figcaption>A French manufactured acetylene gas lamp, of circa 1910, mounted on a <a href="/wiki/Bicycle" title="Bicycle">bicycle</a></figcaption></figure> <p>In 1892, <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Willson" title="Thomas Willson">Thomas Willson</a> discovered an economically efficient process for creating calcium carbide in an <a href="/wiki/Electric_arc_furnace" title="Electric arc furnace">electric arc furnace</a> from a mixture of <a href="/wiki/Lime_(material)" title="Lime (material)">lime</a> and <a href="/wiki/Coke_(fuel)" title="Coke (fuel)">coke</a>. The arc furnace provides the high temperature required to drive the reaction.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Manufacture of calcium carbide was an important part of the industrial revolution in chemistry, and was made possible in the United States as a result of massive amounts of inexpensive hydroelectric power produced at <a href="/wiki/Niagara_Falls" title="Niagara Falls">Niagara Falls</a> before the turn of the twentieth century.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1895, Willson sold his patent to <a href="/wiki/Union_Carbide" title="Union Carbide">Union Carbide</a>. Domestic lighting with acetylene gas was introduced circa 1894 and bicycle lamps from 1896. In France, <a href="/wiki/Gustave_Trouv%C3%A9" title="Gustave Trouvé">Gustave Trouvé</a>, a Parisian electrical engineer, also made domestic acetylene lamps and <a href="/wiki/Gas_holder" title="Gas holder">gasometers</a>. </p><p>The first carbide bicycle lamp developed in the United States was <a href="/wiki/Patent" title="Patent">patented</a> in <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> on August 28, 1900, by Frederick Baldwin.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another early lamp design is shown in a <a href="/wiki/Patent" title="Patent">patent</a> from <a href="/wiki/Duluth,_Minnesota" title="Duluth, Minnesota">Duluth, Minnesota</a> from October 21, 1902.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the early 1900s, <a href="/wiki/Gustaf_Dal%C3%A9n" title="Gustaf Dalén">Gustaf Dalén</a> invented the <a href="/wiki/Dal%C3%A9n_light" title="Dalén light">Dalén light</a>. This combined two of Dalén's previous inventions, namely the substrate <a href="/wiki/Agamassan" title="Agamassan">Agamassan</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Sun_valve" title="Sun valve">Sun valve</a>. Inventions and improvements to carbide lamps continued for decades.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After carbide lamp open flames were implicated in an Illinois coal-seam methane gas explosion that killed 54 miners, the <a href="/wiki/1932_Moweaqua_Coal_Mine_disaster" title="1932 Moweaqua Coal Mine disaster">1932 Moweaqua Coal Mine disaster</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> carbide lamp use declined in United States coal mines. They continued to be used in the coal pits of other countries, notably the <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a>. </p><p>In the birth of the <a href="/wiki/Cinema_of_Iquitos" title="Cinema of Iquitos">cinema of Iquitos</a>, a carbide lamp was used as light source to <a href="/wiki/Movie_projector" title="Movie projector">project</a> the first film in the <a href="/wiki/Casa_de_Fierro" title="Casa de Fierro">Casa de Fierro</a>, in 1900. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Mechanism">Mechanism</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Carbide_lamp&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Mechanism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Calcium_carbide#Production_of_acetylene" title="Calcium carbide">Calcium carbide § Production of acetylene</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Carbide_acetylene_generator,_drip_type_(Autocar_Handbook,_Ninth_edition).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Carbide_acetylene_generator%2C_drip_type_%28Autocar_Handbook%2C_Ninth_edition%29.jpg/170px-Carbide_acetylene_generator%2C_drip_type_%28Autocar_Handbook%2C_Ninth_edition%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="214" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Carbide_acetylene_generator%2C_drip_type_%28Autocar_Handbook%2C_Ninth_edition%29.jpg/255px-Carbide_acetylene_generator%2C_drip_type_%28Autocar_Handbook%2C_Ninth_edition%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/12/Carbide_acetylene_generator%2C_drip_type_%28Autocar_Handbook%2C_Ninth_edition%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="324" data-file-height="408" /></a><figcaption>Carbide acetylene gas generator, drip type (Autocar Handbook, Ninth edition)</figcaption></figure> <p>A mining or caving lamp has calcium carbide placed in a lower chamber, the generator. The upper reservoir is then filled with water. A threaded valve or other mechanism is used to control the rate at which the water is allowed to drip into the chamber containing the calcium carbide. By controlling the rate of water flow, the production of acetylene gas is controlled. This, in turn, controls the flow rate of the gas and the size of the flame at the burner, and thus the amount of light it produces. </p><p>This type of lamp generally has a reflector behind the flame to help project the light forward. An acetylene gas powered lamp produces a bright, broad light. Many cavers prefer this type of unfocused light as it improves peripheral vision in the complete dark. The reaction of carbide with water is exothermic and produces a fair amount of heat independent of the flame. In cold caves, carbide lamp users can use this heat to help stave off hypothermia.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Acetylene is produced by the reaction:<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <dl><dd>CaC<sub>2(<a href="/wiki/Solid" title="Solid">s</a>)</sub> + 2H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>(<a href="/wiki/Liquid" title="Liquid">l</a>)</sub> → <a href="/wiki/Acetylene" title="Acetylene">C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>2</sub></a><sub>(<a href="/wiki/Gas" title="Gas">g</a>)</sub> + <a href="/wiki/Calcium_hydroxide" title="Calcium hydroxide">Ca(OH)<sub>2</sub></a><sub>(<a href="/wiki/Aqueous_solution" title="Aqueous solution">aq</a>)</sub></dd></dl> <p>The acetylene <a href="/wiki/Redox" title="Redox">combusts</a> easily in the <a href="/wiki/Atmosphere_of_Earth" title="Atmosphere of Earth">atmosphere</a>: </p> <dl><dd>2<a href="/wiki/Acetylene" title="Acetylene">C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>2</sub></a> + 5O<sub>2</sub> → 4CO<sub>2</sub> + 2H<sub>2</sub>O + <a href="/wiki/Enthalpy#Heat_of_reaction" title="Enthalpy">Δ<i>H</i></a> = −1300 <a href="/wiki/Joule_per_mole" title="Joule per mole">kJ/mol</a></dd></dl> <p>When all of the carbide in a lamp has been reacted, the carbide chamber contains a wet paste of slaked lime (<a href="/wiki/Calcium_hydroxide" title="Calcium hydroxide">Ca(OH)<sub>2</sub></a>) which can be used to make a <a href="/wiki/Cement" title="Cement">cement</a>. This is emptied into a waste bag and the chamber can be refilled. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Uses">Uses</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Carbide_lamp&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Uses"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lighting_systems">Lighting systems</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Carbide_lamp&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Lighting systems"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Gas_Lighting.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Gas_Lighting.jpg/220px-Gas_Lighting.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="212" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Gas_Lighting.jpg/330px-Gas_Lighting.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Gas_Lighting.jpg/440px-Gas_Lighting.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="988" /></a><figcaption>Advertisement for home acetylene gas lighting, 1922</figcaption></figure> <p>Carbide lighting was used in rural and urban areas of the United States which were not served by <a href="/wiki/Electrification" title="Electrification">electrification</a>. Its use began shortly after 1900 and continued past 1950. <a href="/wiki/Calcium_carbide" title="Calcium carbide">Calcium carbide</a> pellets were placed in a container outside the home, with water piped to the container and allowed to drip on the pellets releasing acetylene. This gas was piped to <a href="/wiki/Light_fixture" title="Light fixture">light fixtures</a> inside the house, where it was burned, creating a very bright flame. Carbide lighting was inexpensive, but was prone to <a href="/wiki/Gas_leak" title="Gas leak">gas leaks</a> and explosions. </p><p>Early models of the automobile, car, motorbike and bicycle used carbide lamps as <a href="/wiki/Headlamp" title="Headlamp">headlamps</a>. Acetylene gas, derived from carbide, enabled early automobiles to drive safely at night. Thick concave mirrors combined with magnifying lenses projected the acetylene flame light. These type of lights were used until reliable batteries and dynamos became available, and manufacturers switched to electric lights. </p><p>Acetylene lamps were also used on riverboats for night navigation. The <a href="/wiki/National_Museum_of_Australia" title="National Museum of Australia">National Museum of Australia</a> has a lamp made in about 1910 that was used on board <a href="/wiki/PS_Enterprise" title="PS Enterprise">PS <i>Enterprise</i></a>, a <a href="/wiki/Paddle_steamer" title="Paddle steamer">paddle steamer</a> which has been restored to working order and also in the museum's collection.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>They are also used for <a href="/wiki/Night_hunting" title="Night hunting">night hunting</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Caving">Caving</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Carbide_lamp&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Caving"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Coalmine.Hvalba.5.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Coalmine.Hvalba.5.jpg/220px-Coalmine.Hvalba.5.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Coalmine.Hvalba.5.jpg/330px-Coalmine.Hvalba.5.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Coalmine.Hvalba.5.jpg/440px-Coalmine.Hvalba.5.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="426" /></a><figcaption>Carbide lamp in a coal mine</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Carbide_lamp_from_Flam_Railway_museum.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Carbide_lamp_from_Flam_Railway_museum.jpg/170px-Carbide_lamp_from_Flam_Railway_museum.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="353" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Carbide_lamp_from_Flam_Railway_museum.jpg/255px-Carbide_lamp_from_Flam_Railway_museum.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Carbide_lamp_from_Flam_Railway_museum.jpg/340px-Carbide_lamp_from_Flam_Railway_museum.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1388" data-file-height="2881" /></a><figcaption>A carbide lamp from 1900s at the Railway Museum in <a href="/wiki/Fl%C3%A5m" title="Flåm">Flåm</a>, Norway</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Caver_In_Hollow_Hill_New_Zealand.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Caver_In_Hollow_Hill_New_Zealand.jpg/220px-Caver_In_Hollow_Hill_New_Zealand.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Caver_In_Hollow_Hill_New_Zealand.jpg/330px-Caver_In_Hollow_Hill_New_Zealand.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Caver_In_Hollow_Hill_New_Zealand.jpg/440px-Caver_In_Hollow_Hill_New_Zealand.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption>While LED electric lights have mostly replaced carbide lamps, some still prefer the "old-school" approach of using carbide lamps during recreational <a href="/wiki/Caving" title="Caving">caving</a> excursions</figcaption></figure> <p>Early <a href="/wiki/Caving" title="Caving">caving</a> enthusiasts, not yet having the advantage of light-weight electrical illumination, introduced the carbide lamp to their hobby.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While increasingly replaced by more modern choices, a substantial percentage of cavers still use this method.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Many cavers favour carbide lamps for their durability and quality of illumination. They were once favoured for their relative illumination per mass of fuel compared to battery-powered devices.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Before the advent of high-intensity <a href="/wiki/Light-emitting_diode" title="Light-emitting diode">light-emitting diode</a> (LED) illumination with lithium-ion batteries, carbide also had two important advantages over the alternative of miners electric lamps. Miner's lamps were intended to last for the duration of a standard working shift, whilst major caving explorations could be much longer, so the carbide could be replenished during the trip. Expeditions involving camping over several days in remote regions might not have access to electricity for recharging. Lamps used in such circumstances would consist of a belt-mounted gas generator linked by flexible pipe to a headset.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The acetylene producing reaction is <a href="/wiki/Exothermic_process" title="Exothermic process">exothermic</a>, which means that the lamp's reactor vessel will become quite warm to the touch; this can be used to warm the hands. The heat from the flame can also be used to warm the body by allowing the exhaust gases to flow under a shirt or poncho pulled out from the body, a technique discovered almost immediately by cold miners, and nicknamed by cavers the "Palmer furnace".<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The lamps are sometimes called "stinkies" because of their odour.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Glare_reduction">Glare reduction</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Carbide_lamp&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Glare reduction"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Small carbide lamps called "carbide candles" or "smokers" are used for blackening <a href="/wiki/Telescopic_sight" title="Telescopic sight">rifle sights</a> to reduce glare. They are sometimes referred to as "smokers" because of the <a href="/wiki/Soot" title="Soot">sooty</a> flame produced by acetylene.<sup id="cite_ref-smoker_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-smoker-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Carbide_lamp&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dal%C3%A9n_light" title="Dalén light">Dalén light</a> – Automatic controlled acetylene gas lighthouse</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flashlight" title="Flashlight">Flashlight</a> – Portable hand-held electric light</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trouble_light" title="Trouble light">Trouble light</a> – Type of lamp</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Carbide_lamp&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-handbook-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-handbook_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFPatnaik2003" class="citation book cs1">Patnaik, Pradyot (2003). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=Xqj-TTzkvTEC&pg=PA243"><i>Handbook of Inorganic Chemical Compounds</i></a>. McGraw-Hill. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-07-049439-8" title="Special:BookSources/0-07-049439-8"><bdi>0-07-049439-8</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Handbook+of+Inorganic+Chemical+Compounds&rft.pub=McGraw-Hill&rft.date=2003&rft.isbn=0-07-049439-8&rft.aulast=Patnaik&rft.aufirst=Pradyot&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DXqj-TTzkvTEC%26pg%3DPA243&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACarbide+lamp" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMorehead,_J._T.de_Chalmot,_G.1896" class="citation journal cs1">Morehead, J. T.; de Chalmot, G. 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Journal Printing Co.: Springfield, Illinois, 1933</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Matthews, C. E. (1996). An illuminating reaction. The Science Teacher, 63(5), 30.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://melscience.com/en/articles/chemical-characteristics-calcium-carbide-and-its-r/">"Chemical characteristics of calcium carbide and its reaction with water"</a>. <i>MEL Science</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2018-05-16</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=MEL+Science&rft.atitle=Chemical+characteristics+of+calcium+carbide+and+its+reaction+with+water&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fmelscience.com%2Fen%2Farticles%2Fchemical-characteristics-calcium-carbide-and-its-r%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACarbide+lamp" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180923111619/http://www.nma.gov.au/collections/highlights/paddle-steamer-enterprise">"Paddle Steamer Enterprise, National Museum of Australia"</a>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2012-01-30</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Paddle+Steamer+Enterprise%2C+National+Museum+of+Australia&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nma.gov.au%2Fcollections%2Fhighlights%2Fpaddle-steamer-enterprise&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACarbide+lamp" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.teara.govt.nz/TheBush/BushAndMountainRecreation/Caving/4/en">Caving equipment and culture</a> (from <a href="/wiki/Te_Ara:_The_Encyclopedia_of_New_Zealand" title="Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand">Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand</a>)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www-sop.inria.fr/agos-sophia/sis/slang.html">"Caver's Slang"</a>. <i>www-sop.inria.fr</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www-sop.inria.fr&rft.atitle=Caver%27s+Slang&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww-sop.inria.fr%2Fagos-sophia%2Fsis%2Fslang.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACarbide+lamp" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-smoker-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-smoker_13-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation audio-visual cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=4&v=rXF0u8OrLdU"><i>Using the Super Smoker</i></a>. ray-vin.com<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">11 October</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Using+the+Super+Smoker&rft.pub=ray-vin.com&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Ft%3D4%26v%3DrXF0u8OrLdU&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACarbide+lamp" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Carbide_lamp&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFClemmer1987" class="citation book cs1">Clemmer, Gregg (1987). <i>American Miners' Carbide Lamps: A Collectors Guide to American Carbide Mine Lighting</i>. Westernlore Publications. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0870260643" title="Special:BookSources/978-0870260643"><bdi>978-0870260643</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=American+Miners%27+Carbide+Lamps%3A+A+Collectors+Guide+to+American+Carbide+Mine+Lighting&rft.pub=Westernlore+Publications&rft.date=1987&rft.isbn=978-0870260643&rft.aulast=Clemmer&rft.aufirst=Gregg&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACarbide+lamp" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPohs1995" class="citation book cs1">Pohs, Henry (1995). <i>The Miners Flame Light Book</i>. Flame Publishing. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0964116504" title="Special:BookSources/978-0964116504"><bdi>978-0964116504</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Miners+Flame+Light+Book&rft.pub=Flame+Publishing&rft.date=1995&rft.isbn=978-0964116504&rft.aulast=Pohs&rft.aufirst=Henry&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACarbide+lamp" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCard2004" class="citation book cs1">Card, Peter W. (October 2004). <i>Early Vehicle Lighting</i>. <a href="/wiki/Shire_Books" title="Shire Books">Shire Publications</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7478-0585-4" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-7478-0585-4"><bdi>978-0-7478-0585-4</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Early+Vehicle+Lighting&rft.pub=Shire+Publications&rft.date=2004-10&rft.isbn=978-0-7478-0585-4&rft.aulast=Card&rft.aufirst=Peter+W.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACarbide+lamp" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFThorpe2005" class="citation book cs1">Thorpe, Dave (2005). <i>Carbide Light: The Last Flame in American Mines</i>. Bergamot Publishing. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0976090526" title="Special:BookSources/978-0976090526"><bdi>978-0976090526</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Carbide+Light%3A+The+Last+Flame+in+American+Mines&rft.pub=Bergamot+Publishing&rft.date=2005&rft.isbn=978-0976090526&rft.aulast=Thorpe&rft.aufirst=Dave&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACarbide+lamp" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Carbide_lamp&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output 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