Matthewj1
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Hi, I'm thinking about buying a new glow plug Ignitor as mine is a piece of crap!!! Just wondering what people recommend is the best 
Many thanks!!
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I bought a dynamite brand rechargable glow plug ignitor. Not only does it have a nifty little voltage needle that not only gives you a rough idea of the charge state of the battery if it goes completely dead all of a sudden then its telling you that your glow plug is bad and it isnt igniting. On top of that you can replace the battery in it. I took the 1800mAh battery out of it and ordered a 4200mAh sub C to put in its place. Thing lasts forever now 
Looks like theyve updated it since i bought one. It comes with a 2600mAh battery now.
http://www.amainhobbies.com/product...te-Metered-Glow-Driver-w-2600mAh-NiMH-Charger
Looks like theyve updated it since i bought one. It comes with a 2600mAh battery now.
http://www.amainhobbies.com/product...te-Metered-Glow-Driver-w-2600mAh-NiMH-Charger
Zdragon71
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Yes all glow igniters fit all glow plugs.
I like the AA twist lock one:
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXJUJ7&P=6
I have a lot of high capacity LID NiMH AA's for transmitters, camera's... Lasts easily all day on one cell for me, but I always carry a spare cell in my pit bag that I keep charged.
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXJUJ7&P=6
I have a lot of high capacity LID NiMH AA's for transmitters, camera's... Lasts easily all day on one cell for me, but I always carry a spare cell in my pit bag that I keep charged.
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I just got the big red OFNA glow igniter, its big, takes D size alkaline or rechargeable batteries, needs a separate charger though but I wanted 1.5v not 1.2v.
There is also a C size OFNA glow igniter thats slightly smaller.
Mine feels pretty well made & from what I have read & been told, they are a good long lasting igniter, they don't cost a lot either.
Also, some of the twist lock igniters will not fit on all glow plugs, there is not enough room for them to twist onto some of them, like the O'Donnell plug I think.
There is also a C size OFNA glow igniter thats slightly smaller.
Mine feels pretty well made & from what I have read & been told, they are a good long lasting igniter, they don't cost a lot either.
Also, some of the twist lock igniters will not fit on all glow plugs, there is not enough room for them to twist onto some of them, like the O'Donnell plug I think.
My twist lock works fine with odonnel, dynamite, traxxas, OS and mccoy plugs.
This is the way to go:
http://www.dynamiterc.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=DYN1926
It seems to last awhile on a single charge. I have two of them and always bring them in my field bag. I used to use a sub c glow warmer but they would die alot sooner than this does.
http://www.dynamiterc.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=DYN1926
It seems to last awhile on a single charge. I have two of them and always bring them in my field bag. I used to use a sub c glow warmer but they would die alot sooner than this does.
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+1 on the dynamite.
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