Which size do you use for which motors?
I can say for sure that the Firewire Mini Initiator will fit into the nozzle of a C11.
Which size do you use for which motors?
How many motors in the clusters ?
What about large clusters ( 10 - 15 motors ) ?
Dave F.
Working on what, exactly? The answer will differ depending on what you're trying to light. Used as intended - Estes BP motors, my personal experience with the new "starters" is ~75%. With the older ones (black tips), it's probably more like 90%.
When installed correctly and fired by a good battery you should get better than 95% success. The new gray ones are less forgiving than the older black type. You MUST have the head of the igniter touching the propellant with the new ones.
I re-dip the new white tipped ones. I just have not found them to be as reliable.
You should stick with your homemade igniters proven never to fail! Why would you switch to something you have serious doubts about? OTOH, new rocketeers will likely have better results using Estes igniters(starters) than something they cobble together.
Right on! I have had 100% success after dipping them. And aK love the extra flame!Ok Thanks! Yes I see that if used right they're pretty reliable I guess. Also I see why dipping is good, to give it that extra flame
Ive been using the regular size for all 18mm/24mm Motors. They’re a bit tight for B6/C6 nozzles, so I’ll get some small ones next time for those.Which size do you use for which motors?
About 8 flights on my 5 motor 1:100 SV, 5 flights On my 7 motor HydraVII, and a few smaller clusters.How many motors in the clusters ?
What about large clusters ( 10 - 15 motors ) ?
Dave F.
I think this is how you get maximum reliability w/o the need to dip them
That's the truth, the new ones are just less forgiving of slop during installation
Agreed... btw I just checked out your clubs' web page. You have an amazing field at your disposal there!
No way! And yes it made me laughIt has to make you laugh. I launched last weekend and I forgot to pull the dipped igniters out of my box so all I had were the white ones. I had a perfect 3 of 3 ignitions. No failures. I have never had that luck with the white ones.
The black igniters were often used for that purpose.According to BATF, the old Solar igniters were the choice of domestic IED makers: reliable, easy to ignite, easy to obtain. But that was before the newer gray igniters came along.
"When it absolutely has to detonate".The black igniters were often used for that purpose.
The igniters very reliable if you have the right voltage igniting them. The 9v they supply you with in their launch system is terrible. Its not enough volts and it burns too slow. We built a system that has a lipo battery attached 11.5 volts and we've launched 50+ rockets lately with 100% success rate and the lipo battery says its dropped 0.01 volts. Amazing!!
Asking from my ignorance- what is the fireworks industry like in Japan? It seems that more electrical starters might be used for fireworks than for any other purpose.The guy who shot Shinzo Abe used homemade propellant and an electrical current ignitor. I guessed that latter fact just from watching the video at the time, but it has since been reported to be accurate. Don't know whether he used a COTS ignitor or wound his own nichrome, old-school.
It's not about voltage, it's about current. 6 volts is more than enough as long as the batteries can supply sufficient current. The reason why the 9V battery doesn't work well in some of the launch controllers is because it's a notoriously bad battery for high current applications.The igniters very reliable if you have the right voltage igniting them. The 9v they supply you with in their launch system is terrible. Its not enough volts and it burns too slow. We built a system that has a lipo battery attached 11.5 volts and we've launched 50+ rockets lately with 100% success rate and the lipo battery says its dropped 0.01 volts. Amazing!!
I am pretty sure that was not a COT igniter. Then again, you use what you got.The guy who shot Shinzo Abe used homemade propellant and an electrical current ignitor. I guessed that latter fact just from watching the video at the time, but it has since been reported to be accurate. Don't know whether he used a COTS ignitor or wound his own nichrome, old-school.