Glow plug starters.

[militarymaxx]

I suspected that my Dynamite glow starter might have been faulty as I never really got a 'full' bright orange glow from a plug.
And many a times my engine was difficult to start. I purchased a better re-chargeabel DuBro one. The Dynamite starter has the meter on the top, takes "C" size alkalines. The DuBro takes either Nicd or Nimh cells. With a fully charged Nicd, the Dubrow will light a plug to a blinding orange glow. The Dynamite, with a brand new quality alkaline, only gets half of the plugs coil to light and then it really isn't that bright. I wonder if the meter on the Dynamite starter being part of the circuit is the reason why it doesn't iluminate the plug like the DuBro (no meter) does? I think back to all those times when the engine wouldn't start, or was difficult to start, that it had something to do with this cheap glow starter. You get what you pay for, right ?

 

[RatzoRC]

Maybe you did get a faulty one. I have the metered dynamite
glow starter for over a year, with out a problem.
Or maybe I just got lucky.

 

[wiita]

I have a dynamite plug warmer as well for the "C" alkalines. I recently purchased some Nimh "C" cells. 2100mah. with the same warmer, the plugs double as flashlights!! it's not the warmer, it's the battery! try it.

wiita

 

[SkyMaxx]

I gave up on using the C or D cell glo-drivers. For my starts I use a brick (see below). When away from the pit for restarts in the case of stalls, I carry a C or sub-C cell glo-ignitor.

 

[jon2]

I do the same as SkyMaxx as I found my traditional glo ignitor to be insufficient. Go with Sky's Advice!!!

 

[TAKE/it/TO/the/MAXX]

sky how much that cost though?

 

[SkyMaxx]

Battery cost $6 and glo-plug driver cost between $4 and $6 depending on the flavor/brand you buy. So grand total between $10 and $12.

The big benefit is that the battery seems to last forever. Mine is easily 6 months old and still powers like new. I have heard them last as long as a year (even under heavy use).

 

[jon2]

Mine went south due to shock oil spilling on them but I have got a new one about 3 months ago and the things is a workhorse as all my friends use it 6 plus me and the bro. !!!

 

[chrisexv6]

I too am victim of the "defective" alkaline glow ignitor. I dont remember what brand it was, but I *thought* it was working well. The glow plug lit up, if there was any nitro on it it sizzled off, etc. Even had brand new batteries, and if you measured the voltage at the contact point it said 1.48.

Got a rechargeable, and oh yes!!! I lit the glow plug up so bright you can't even stare at it!!!

So, gone is the alkaline one. I dont mind charging the rechargeable. Plus its an excuse to get a charger that handles the truck, the ignitor, and the xmitter all at the same time

-Chris

 

[StrechM]

I use a Dynamite D and a Nicad (can't remember the name) rechargable glow stick. My farvorite is the smaller nicad stick but it's does not last very long and with the Dynamite stick, just drop in a new dry cell battery. One of them always get the job done.

 

[Gibson84]

i have a duratracs rechargeable and its great, lasts a few outings on 1 charge. starts my .25 up great everytime

 

[Rolex]

I've seen a few of the ones with the meter go bad. It's just one more gimmick that drains juice and can fail.

 

[bill61]

I have a McDaniels glow starter with meter and it has worked great for at least 14 years. The meter is handy, because you can see instantly if you have a blown glow plug.