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Offline frank mccune

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Which stand alone glow plug igniter should I purchase?
« on: November 15, 2018, 10:43:32 AM »
       Hi All:

       My flying Mate and I are attempting to simplify the amount of kit that we take to the circle for engine starting.  We have been motivated by a new flying partner who only takes a leather glove and a self contained glow plug igniter.  Very basic sans fuel bottles, wires etc. 


      What brand of a glow plug igniter would you suggest?  Some people have suggested "the orange one" what ever brand that is.

     Suggestions/comments?

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Re: Which stand alone glow plug igniter should I purchase?
« Reply #1 on: November 15, 2018, 11:14:39 AM »
Quote from: frank mccune on November 15, 2018, 10:43:32 AM
      What brand of a glow plug igniter would you suggest?  Some people have suggested "the orange one" what ever brand that is.

   Sonic-Tronics/McDaniel:

http://www.sonictronics.com/xcart/home.php?cat=418

    Brett
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Offline Dane Martin

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Re: Which stand alone glow plug igniter should I purchase?
« Reply #2 on: November 15, 2018, 11:27:26 AM »
The sonic-tronics is what I use. It's great. But if you don't want to buy something new, give me your address. I have a nice aluminium one with a replaceable battery I'll send you. I even replaced the battery a few weeks ago. So it's like new.
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Offline Joe Ed Pederson

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Re: Which stand alone glow plug igniter should I purchase?
« Reply #3 on: November 15, 2018, 06:35:24 PM »
I've only had it for a year, but the cheap Tower Hobbies glow igniter with Meter has worked great for me. Part Number LXLN91, $21.99.

Joe Ed Pederson
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Re: Which stand alone glow plug igniter should I purchase?
« Reply #4 on: November 17, 2018, 02:09:25 PM »
Quote from: Brett Buck on November 15, 2018, 11:14:39 AM
   Sonic-Tronics/McDaniel:

http://www.sonictronics.com/xcart/home.php?cat=418

    Brett
I have to agree.  For the investment, they are the best value, I believe!
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Offline Steve Helmick

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Re: Which stand alone glow plug igniter should I purchase?
« Reply #5 on: November 20, 2018, 12:12:08 PM »
I actually prefer the DuBro ignitor with the replaceable battery, but that's all I've ever owned. There are some hop-up battery options out there. I've tried NiMH as well as NiCads. The NiMH batteries have some nice features, but they always seemed to be flat when I went flying. Holding the charge is their weak point. NiCads are currently the best option in sub-C size.

Some like the twist-on and some don't...I think it's what you get used to, so stick with it. A few guys around here are big fans of the RCats setup...but they're not cheap enough for me....I'm more likely to wire up a bunch of Alkaline D cells in parallel with as short a section of lamp cord as is practical.  D>K Steve
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Re: Which stand alone glow plug igniter should I purchase?
« Reply #6 on: February 28, 2019, 07:38:21 PM »

I like the AA ones with an Eneloop AA battery. The Eneloop battery last a long time before I have to charge again. I get one flip starts most of the times.  Other NiMH batteries didn´t work very well.


https://www.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXJUJ6&P=ML

https://www.hobbypartz.com/glowstarters.html

https://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-Generation-Pre-charged-Rechargeable-Batteries/dp/B00QQP9JD2/ref=sr_1_8?keywords=eneloop+aa&qid=1551407739&rnid=2941120011&s=hpc&sr=1-8


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Offline Peter in Fairfax, VA

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Re: Which stand alone glow plug igniter should I purchase?
« Reply #7 on: March 01, 2019, 04:55:05 AM »
Does Du-Bro make one with a replaceable battery?  From what I can see, their current line-up does not have them.

https://www.dubro.com/collections/glo-plug-ignitors 
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Re: Which stand alone glow plug igniter should I purchase?
« Reply #8 on: March 04, 2019, 06:48:06 PM »
RCATS for me—especially if there is any problem.

I'm not a fan of the Sonic Tronics glow plug clip as, for some of my models, the push and twist action makes removing the clip a two-handed operation.

However, the connection between the clip and the RCATS cable is a standard RCA audio socket.

I have made up adapters with alligator clips and a spring loaded clip.

When I start using mini banana plugs and remote glow plug leads, I will make up another adapter to suit. It's dead easy to swap connectors as required.
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