Guys and gals,
I want to share some testing I did. I did some ignitor testing today. I had the last week off and nothing to do but wait for a flight confirmation, so I decided to make and test some ignitors.
Each ignitor blank was made relatively the same with 30 gauge Kynar wire with soldered 40 gauge nichrome. The nichrome was wrapped 5 times. All were checked for continuity prior to dipping. I made 80 blanks and then dipped them pyrogen. I used an equal portion in dipping in Quickburst (20), Magnelite(20), Fire Star(20), and Skylighter(20).
I then proceeded to use a 12 volt ignition source and ignite away. My kid got a kick out of it.
Here are the results:
Quickburst
18/20 or 2 failures. One failed to light due to operator error so it could have been 19/20.
Magnelite
20/20 with no failures.
Fire Star
18/20 or 2 failures.
Skylighter
17/20 or 3 failures.
It is not scientific, but I think it shows it is easy and all are reliable mixtures. Each ignitor blank is different. I like magnilite. I have used it for 3 months and have had only on failure in probably 20 launches at the range and none in static testing.
I hope you like it and find it useful. I have already noticed that I may need to try one were they were all aged about the same time. The oldest was the magnalite - 2 months approx.
I want to share some testing I did. I did some ignitor testing today. I had the last week off and nothing to do but wait for a flight confirmation, so I decided to make and test some ignitors.
Each ignitor blank was made relatively the same with 30 gauge Kynar wire with soldered 40 gauge nichrome. The nichrome was wrapped 5 times. All were checked for continuity prior to dipping. I made 80 blanks and then dipped them pyrogen. I used an equal portion in dipping in Quickburst (20), Magnelite(20), Fire Star(20), and Skylighter(20).
I then proceeded to use a 12 volt ignition source and ignite away. My kid got a kick out of it.
Here are the results:
Quickburst
18/20 or 2 failures. One failed to light due to operator error so it could have been 19/20.
Magnelite
20/20 with no failures.
Fire Star
18/20 or 2 failures.
Skylighter
17/20 or 3 failures.
It is not scientific, but I think it shows it is easy and all are reliable mixtures. Each ignitor blank is different. I like magnilite. I have used it for 3 months and have had only on failure in probably 20 launches at the range and none in static testing.
I hope you like it and find it useful. I have already noticed that I may need to try one were they were all aged about the same time. The oldest was the magnalite - 2 months approx.