I read the above comment about stove damage i.e. the Lindal valve stem pulling out on a Jetboil and was concerned.
I did an internet search and found a few other comments. On some stoves the stem of the Lindal valve isn’t quite long enough to engage the valve in the adapter. In that circumstance, some people have overtightened the adapter to get the stem to engage and stripped the threads off their stove (FYI, steel adapter threads + aluminum or brass stove threads = don’t overtighten.) One fix for the stem length issue was to use the tube from the handle of a q-tip to make a sleeve for the stem and slightly lengthen it.
Other comments said that the adapter worked with some stoves, but then not other versions of the same stove, apparently due to manufacturing differences.
Based upon this, I did some testing. I have a few stoves, including some Jetboils, so I wanted to know which stoves it would work with, and where a stove could be damaged. I also measured the length and diameter of the stems with a caliper first to avoid problems. (The measurements aren’t perfect because the caliper didn't always fit inside.)
Adapter key dimensions:
Diameter of hole for stove Lindal valve stem: 4mm
Depth of hole for stove Lindal valve stem: 3.5mm to valve, 4.75mm valve fully depressed
Jetboil Helios: Stem diameter is much smaller than 4mm (about 2mm), Stem length is 4.5mm. Stove worked fine with adapter.
Jetboil Original: Stem diameter is much smaller than 4mm (about 2mm), Stem length is 5mm. Stove worked fine with adapter.
Jetboil Flash: Stem diameter is very close to 4mm, so I see why it could get stuck and I didn’t try to test this stove with the adapter.
Jetboil Zip: Stem diameter is very close to 4mm, so I see why it could get stuck and I didn’t try to test this stove with the adapter.
Kovea Spider: Stem diameter is much smaller than 4mm (about 2mm), Stem length is 5mm. Stove worked fine with adapter.
Chinese stove similar to the Kovea Spider: Stem diameter is much smaller than 4mm (about 2mm), Stem length is 4mm. Stove worked fine with adapter.
Snowpeak Titanium Gigapower Auto: Stem diameter is much smaller than 4mm (about 2mm), Stem length is 5mm. Stove worked with adapter, but if turned up more than a little the gas pressure was too strong and blew out the flame.
Snowpeak Gigapower Auto: Stem diameter is much smaller than 4mm (about 2mm), Stem length is 5mm. Stove worked with adapter, but if turned up more than a little the gas pressure was too strong and blew out the flame.
Chinese BRS3000: Stem diameter is much smaller than 4mm (about 2mm), Stem length is 4.5mm. Stove worked fine with adapter. (BTW, these stoves are cheap and some people convert them to work with Jetboil cups.)
An old Richmoor stove from the 70s: Stem diameter is much smaller than 4mm (about 2mm), Stem length is over 5mm. Stove worked fine with adapter.
MSR pocket rocket: I don’t have one to test. In the internet search, this stove was often mentioned as having too short of a stem.
So my conclusion is the adapter works with most stoves, although manufacturing tolerances could make a difference even between the same model stove. You can pretty much eyeball whether a stove has a much fatter stem so that it shouldn’t be used with the adapter. If the stem isn’t too fat, but the adapter doesn’t work because the stem on the stove is too short, don’t overtighten to force it but instead make a sleeve to lengthen the stem.
I did an internet search and found a few other comments. On some stoves the stem of the Lindal valve isn’t quite long enough to engage the valve in the adapter. In that circumstance, some people have overtightened the adapter to get the stem to engage and stripped the threads off their stove (FYI, steel adapter threads + aluminum or brass stove threads = don’t overtighten.) One fix for the stem length issue was to use the tube from the handle of a q-tip to make a sleeve for the stem and slightly lengthen it.
Other comments said that the adapter worked with some stoves, but then not other versions of the same stove, apparently due to manufacturing differences.
Based upon this, I did some testing. I have a few stoves, including some Jetboils, so I wanted to know which stoves it would work with, and where a stove could be damaged. I also measured the length and diameter of the stems with a caliper first to avoid problems. (The measurements aren’t perfect because the caliper didn't always fit inside.)
Adapter key dimensions: Diameter of hole for stove Lindal valve stem: 4mm Depth of hole for stove Lindal valve stem: 3.5mm to valve, 4.75mm valve fully depressed
Jetboil Helios: Stem diameter is much smaller than 4mm (about 2mm), Stem length is 4.5mm. Stove worked fine with adapter.
Jetboil Original: Stem diameter is much smaller than 4mm (about 2mm), Stem length is 5mm. Stove worked fine with adapter.
Jetboil Flash: Stem diameter is very close to 4mm, so I see why it could get stuck and I didn’t try to test this stove with the adapter.
Jetboil Zip: Stem diameter is very close to 4mm, so I see why it could get stuck and I didn’t try to test this stove with the adapter.
Kovea Spider: Stem diameter is much smaller than 4mm (about 2mm), Stem length is 5mm. Stove worked fine with adapter.
Chinese stove similar to the Kovea Spider: Stem diameter is much smaller than 4mm (about 2mm), Stem length is 4mm. Stove worked fine with adapter.
Snowpeak Titanium Gigapower Auto: Stem diameter is much smaller than 4mm (about 2mm), Stem length is 5mm. Stove worked with adapter, but if turned up more than a little the gas pressure was too strong and blew out the flame.
Snowpeak Gigapower Auto: Stem diameter is much smaller than 4mm (about 2mm), Stem length is 5mm. Stove worked with adapter, but if turned up more than a little the gas pressure was too strong and blew out the flame.
Chinese BRS3000: Stem diameter is much smaller than 4mm (about 2mm), Stem length is 4.5mm. Stove worked fine with adapter. (BTW, these stoves are cheap and some people convert them to work with Jetboil cups.)
An old Richmoor stove from the 70s: Stem diameter is much smaller than 4mm (about 2mm), Stem length is over 5mm. Stove worked fine with adapter.
MSR pocket rocket: I don’t have one to test. In the internet search, this stove was often mentioned as having too short of a stem.
So my conclusion is the adapter works with most stoves, although manufacturing tolerances could make a difference even between the same model stove. You can pretty much eyeball whether a stove has a much fatter stem so that it shouldn’t be used with the adapter. If the stem isn’t too fat, but the adapter doesn’t work because the stem on the stove is too short, don’t overtighten to force it but instead make a sleeve to lengthen the stem.