Yukon@K-9 Rocket Tech
Student, Drone and Rockets, Aspiring Engineer
Hi everyone! So I have a bag full of estes ignitors and plugs that have not been used. I have read a ton of stories of them being crappy, and when I tried myself by hooking the leads to a controller, seemed very weak. Videos I've seen seem to show the Estes Igniters take a bit of time till it lights some larger motors. I did not risk using them for my experiments yet, and have stuck to homemade igniters which have never failed ever before (both in testing and on a real motor) it also lights the motor immediately. I use some good old matches, bit of nichrome wire to some all purpose wiring anf held together by shrink wrap.
So the question: How good are the estes ignitors and what experience did you have with it? I don't want to risk a failed test using those and would appreciate your feedback. If they're somewhat ok, would totallybuse on some not serious launches. Thanks you!
P.S. do the poll above to see their sucess chance of working
So the question: How good are the estes ignitors and what experience did you have with it? I don't want to risk a failed test using those and would appreciate your feedback. If they're somewhat ok, would totallybuse on some not serious launches. Thanks you!
P.S. do the poll above to see their sucess chance of working