Dislodged pyrodex pellet, still inside core, what to do?

[Bat-mite]

I have a 75mm, 6-grain EX motor that had a pyrodex pellet epoxied to the top of the grains. The other day, I knocked the motor over and the pellet came free. It is rattling inside the core. What should I do?

• Try to get it out and use a large igniter?
• Leave it in, and try to shove it up to the top of the motor, and use a smaller igniter?
• Something else?

I am using a dowel to insert the igniter. And of course, I am concerned about it blocking the nozzle.

Thanks for any ideas/past experiences.

 

[tim cubbedge]

If you can get it out, I would attach another pellet to ematch and tape to dowel as shown in pic.

 

[cavecentral]

I'd open the motor and remove it or reglue it.

Making a step in the core to hold the pellet might help prevent it from coming loose.

 

[djs]

I would make sure it's epoxied back in place or removed.. otherwise you may have plugged motor issues (or funky start issues).

 

[Bat-mite]

Thanks, guys.