RED GLARE VII

[cjl]

this should be done by ex motors cjl you build your ex and ben do yours :jaw:

At this point, I wouldn't trust my own EX motors. I don't know enough about EX, and I'll freely admit that. I want to learn about it at some point, but for now, I don't have the time or money to be messing with it. I know some people who I would definitely trust though if I wanted to fly it on EX.

I'll happily make the igniters though. I have a good hot igniter mix :eyepop:

 

[H_Rocket]

Wanna share the igniter mix via PM?

 

[ben_ullman]

Its probably a ping pong ball Nc laquer mix with some copper thermite

Ben

 

[cjl]

Nope on both counts. It's a thermite (it isn't copper or iron based though), so it's only good for larger motors though. I've tried various binders to make it work as a dip, but I couldn't get anything to work properly. For now, it's a standard powdered mix that you need to put into a wrapper of some kind for use as an igniter.

 

[THarrison]

Nope on both counts. It's a thermite (it isn't copper or iron based though), so it's only good for larger motors though. I've tried various binders to make it work as a dip, but I couldn't get anything to work properly. For now, it's a standard powdered mix that you need to put into a wrapper of some kind for use as an igniter.

And what's wrong with normal copper thermite?

 

[ben_ullman]

And what's wrong with normal copper thermite?

my thoughts exactly.

Ben

 

[cjl]

And what's wrong with normal copper thermite?

Why does something have to be wrong with copper thermite for me to try something else?

I enjoy experimentation

(Besides, my mix is hotter than copper thermite by about 36%)

 

[r1dermon]

no binder? sounds explosive... haha.

 

[rokitflite]

A view of the Red Glare site from the air... Its reflected in a mirror so it is backwards, and it has been slowed to 40%.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9euw9wLEBs

 

[cjl]

no binder? sounds explosive... haha.

Thermite igniters don't use binders

They aren't explosive, but they do burn much faster than standard igniters. My mix will burn in a few tenths of a second as an igniter. Of course, since the rocket is lit in less than that, it's more than enough

 

[sandmantoy]

A view of the Red Glare site from the air... Its reflected in a mirror so it is backwards, and it has been slowed to 40%.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9euw9wLEBs

Boy, that looks like it was a long walk. Nice video

 

[rocketsaway]

A view of the Red Glare site from the air... Its reflected in a mirror so it is backwards, and it has been slowed to 40%.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9euw9wLEBs

How big is the SD card used and how much video time can it get?

have you tried to mod or hack this?

 

[rokitflite]

How big is the SD card used and how much video time can it get?

have you tried to mod or hack this?

I statred what ended up being quite a long thread on this camera over on YORF. All of the info is here:



https://www.oldrocketforum.com/showthread.php?t=5967