uncle_vanya
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I've seen a couple of H268 Redlines flown recently that were not all that "fresh". I do not know the exact age of the loads but I know they are not young. They were HARD to light.
A lot of prep went into them - I know that the fliers had sanded the grains. One did not sand the cores the other did. Both had to take apart the motor and sand some more before these lit. Both motors took more than one igniter - one took 3 and the other took 2 - but we all expected it would take 3 since it huffed and puffed on the second one and almost did not get started.
While these loads chuffed a spat on initial ignition - once they kicked in they worked great.
Anyone with experience with lighting older redline reloads that could chime in with advice here? Standard igniter augmentation was attempted in multiple ways - so keep that info to a dull roar - the interest is in what steps to take to get old redlines lit.
A lot of prep went into them - I know that the fliers had sanded the grains. One did not sand the cores the other did. Both had to take apart the motor and sand some more before these lit. Both motors took more than one igniter - one took 3 and the other took 2 - but we all expected it would take 3 since it huffed and puffed on the second one and almost did not get started.
While these loads chuffed a spat on initial ignition - once they kicked in they worked great.
Anyone with experience with lighting older redline reloads that could chime in with advice here? Standard igniter augmentation was attempted in multiple ways - so keep that info to a dull roar - the interest is in what steps to take to get old redlines lit.