Glow plug ignitor from scratch

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hbk2004

October 14, 2009, 10:55:16 AM
hi
does any 1 know hw to build Glow plug ignitor from scratch...

anwar

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October 14, 2009, 11:03:43 AM Last Edit: October 14, 2009, 11:26:46 AM by anwar
Basically it is just a matter of applying about 1.2v volts to the plug.  I have seen people just take a regular AA battery of 1.5volts and use two pieces of wire to connect one end to one of the engine bolts, and the other end to the plug, as a quick fix on the field.

If you use a 1.2v Sub-C cell (Sanyo is commonly available), you can bring down the voltage also.

A quick search provides some links, like :

http://www.rctech.net/forum/nitro-road/206634-make-your-own-glow-ignitor-under-3-minutes.html

http://picasaweb.google.com/stoptherockets94/ForRcVideoDonTDelete#5168419347451031506
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anwar

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October 14, 2009, 11:10:41 AM Last Edit: October 14, 2009, 11:13:28 AM by anwar
Another really crude one.




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sahilkit

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October 15, 2009, 09:15:03 AM
just make sure that the voltage is below 1.5volts otherwise one ends up burning the glow plug  :violent:
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