The Wincom Alcohol Lamp (also known as a Spirit Lamp) is a classic heating apparatus designed to generate an open, soot-free flame for fundamental laboratory tasks. Utilizing denatured alcohol, ethanol, or methanol as fuel, this lamp provides a gentle, consistent heat source without the need for a central gas line supply. Forged from thick, thermal-shock-resistant glass, it comes complete with a woven cotton wick, a metal wick holder, and a ground-glass cap, making it a reliable heating tool specified for chemistry, biology, microbiology, and clinical fields.

Technical Specifications

• Equipment Type: Refillable Glass Alcohol Burner / Spirit Lamp

• Body Material: Heavy-walled, premium-grade soda-lime or borosilicate glass

• Fuel Compatibility: Denatured Alcohol, Industrial Methylated Spirits (IMS), Ethanol, or Methanol (Fuel not included)

• Burner Components: Glass reservoir body, porcelain or metal wick-guide assembly, heavy braided cotton wick, and a matching snuffer cap

• Available Volumetric Capacities: Standard laboratory volumes (typically 60ml, 120ml, or 150ml sizes)

• Geometry Design: Faceted or low-profile broad-bottom architecture to enhance operational stability

• Cap Style: Ground-glass or plastic extinguisher cap for instant flame snuffing and evaporation control

Key Features

• Anti-Tip Low Profile Design: Formulated with a broad, heavy-bottomed glass base that lowers the instrument’s center of gravity, greatly reducing the risk of accidental tipping and fuel spills on flat lab benches.

• Heavy-Thick Glass Mold: Manufactured with reinforced, heavy-duty glass walls that easily withstand continuous heat radiation from the flame tip without cracking or losing structural stability.

• Long-Lasting Cotton Wick: Outfitted with a tightly braided, premium cotton wick that absorbs fuel smoothly and consistently, ensuring a steady, flicker-free, and clean blue flame during operation.

• Dual-Function Snuffer Cap: The precision-fit cap allows technicians to extinguish the flame instantly and safely by cutting off oxygen supply, while preventing fuel evaporation when the lamp is stored idle.

• Highly Portable and Compact: Requires zero external gas line connections or gas cylinders, making it highly portable for field testing, remote educational spaces, and compact work desks.

Primary Applications

• Inoculation Loop Sterilization: Flame-sterilizing metal loops, needles, and forceps at red-hot heat settings between cell transfers in microbiology workflows.

• Test Tube Heating: Gently warming chemical mixtures, solutions, and biological samples inside glass test tubes during school or college science practicals.

• Glass Tube and Rod Bending: Providing a localized heat footprint to soften small glass tubes, pipettes, and rods for customized physics or chemistry setups.

• Slide Heat-Fixing: Passing bacterial or cellular smear slides through the flame zone to fix biological samples securely before staining procedures.