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This is a DIY ignitor motor I build specifically for my composite rocket motors
I have not worked with anything larger than a G, so I can not comment on those motors.Thanks for the video. It is always good to see new and different ways of doing things. I just want to pose a question, if I may. In the subject line, you wrote "Better ..." I would like to know why you think these are better than traditional pyrogen igniters. Also, what would you do differently for level 3 motors (M, N, and O impulse). Thanks.
Sounds nice but not practical. There are a whole bunch of different sized plugs, so that would mean there would be a whole bunch of different starters, the manufacturing would be more complex, blah blah blah.If I was Estes, and I'm not,although I play like I'm Estes. I would combine the plastic hold in plug and the igniter into one piece.
I used a pin vise to drill through some of them to put q2g2's through -- it worked pretty well, but sometimes they were a bit loose.If I was Estes, and I'm not,although I play like I'm Estes. I would combine the plastic hold in plug and the igniter into one piece.
Mold the plastic plug with the pyrogen on the tip and the
wires on the other end
I've been experimenting with inserting a typical Estes igniter and then pouring in a liquid thermoplastic that hardens...its not a solid per se, but it's pliable..
So its basically a molded combo igniter plug
If I was Estes, and I'm not,although I play like I'm Estes. I would combine the plastic hold in plug and the igniter into one piece.
Mold the plastic plug with the pyrogen on the tip and the
wires on the other end
I've been experimenting with inserting a typical Estes igniter and then pouring in a liquid thermoplastic that hardens...its not a solid per se, but it's pliable..
So its basically a molded combo igniter plug
The difference
I wonder who designed that igniter? Doug Malewicki?
just like the old cox ignitersIf I was Estes, and I'm not,although I play like I'm Estes. I would combine the plastic hold in plug and the igniter into one piece.
Mold the plastic plug with the pyrogen on the tip and the
wires on the other end
I've been experimenting with inserting a typical Estes igniter and then pouring in a liquid thermoplastic that hardens...its not a solid per se, but it's pliable..
So its basically a molded combo igniter plug
The old cox igniter was hard plastic...I was thinking more along the lines of a combo of a rubbery estes motor plug with igniter wires inside coming out the bottom of the plug with the plug head being a pyrogen....imagine the end plug as being made out of wax enclosing the wires ...it would be shaped like the nozzle to fit.just like the old cox igniters
My business partner and I are coming out with our line of solid propellant motors most likely in late spring, early summer. They will have an integral igniter that will be put in the motor at time of launch. Our igniter material was developed with the help of a retired propellant chemist from Aerojet. It will be "instant on" when you press the button. They will be single use motors. NO delays! As for pricing. Just stay tuned!
My business partner and I are coming out with our line of solid propellant motors most likely in late spring, early summer. They will have an integral igniter that will be put in the motor at time of launch. Our igniter material was developed with the help of a retired propellant chemist from Aerojet. It will be "instant on" when you press the button. They will be single use motors. NO delays! As for pricing. Just stay tuned!
Are you the Don Carter of REACTION LABS out of Taylorsville, KY in the late 1980's??My business partner and I are coming out with our line of solid propellant motors most likely in late spring, early summer. They will have an integral igniter that will be put in the motor at time of launch. Our igniter material was developed with the help of a retired propellant chemist from Aerojet. It will be "instant on" when you press the button. They will be single use motors. NO delays! As for pricing. Just stay tuned!
Nothing new or better in this video, except maybe the parafilm. When soldering nichrome a special flux is needed as standard rosin core electrical solder will not do the job correctly. The paper, and wood are potential fire starters when they are ejected from the nozzle still burning. The match head is very friction sensitive, unlike many of the igniter compounds we use, and the igniters from this video might be a very tight fit through the nozzle both going in AND getting spit by motor pressure potentially plugging the nozzle causing a CATO. However all the ingredients are easy to come by.
My business partner and I are coming out with our line of solid propellant motors most likely in late spring, early summer. They will have an integral igniter that will be put in the motor at time of launch. Our igniter material was developed with the help of a retired propellant chemist from Aerojet. It will be "instant on" when you press the button. They will be single use motors. NO delays! As for pricing. Just stay tuned!
Are you the Don Carter of REACTION LABS out of Taylorsville, KY in the late 1980's???
My business partner and I are coming out with our line of solid propellant motors most likely in late spring, early summer. They will have an integral igniter that will be put in the motor at time of launch. Our igniter material was developed with the help of a retired propellant chemist from Aerojet. It will be "instant on" when you press the button. They will be single use motors. NO delays! As for pricing. Just stay tuned!
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