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I should add that if your needle's nose is a bit too big to fit in the vent hole, then you can usually get it to go down alongside the wick, to get the fuel into the burner ...... or, you could drill the vent slightly larger.

Works for me, and beats the heck out of trying to screw the burners lid back on while it is half full of alcohol.