Kerosene Lamp - [Acehnese: Panyot Teplok] - Light in times of darkness...

Kerosene lamp is identical to the traditional societies of old, before electricity came to the houses. Acehnese people still use oil lamps to illuminate his house at night. Kerosene lamp lamps often used for various activities in the evening as to illuminate the book you're reading and other things that require illumination. even the professors, engineers or doctors also use these bulbs when they learn during the period of education. Well, here I will explain some of the kerosene lamp parts and their functions.

Kerosene lamp kerosene lamps that are part consists primarily of a place to accommodate kerosene, wick, and lampshades (semprong) made of glass.

Wick is the part that emits fire, where the axis of dealing directly with kerosene and absorb it slowly to keep burning.

So that the flame is stable, then the use of protective or lampshade perforated at the top called semprong. The light will continue to burn until the oil is in the pitcher absorbed.

Clutch serves to regulate the amount of fire that we want, if it is rotated to the right, the fire will be even greater, if it is rotated to the left to fire will shrink

After use, lampshades (semprong) always dirty by smoke. There are patches, even black in areas lampshades (semprong). However, the lights will telpok clean again if part semprongnya wipe. After cleaning the kerosene lamp can be used again.

kerosene lamps still widely used throughout Aceh as a backup in case the power goes out and also makes light decorations. Normally lights hung on the wall of the house.

Until now, the inventor of the kerosene lamp was not known for certain. Anyone inventor, certainly, the kerosene lamp was very useful and beneficial to mankind in the past. Kerosene lamp is Light in times of darkness.

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