Glow Starters - Which Do You Use???

[robriguez]

Çh®i§tiªñ

Is the Hobbico 1.5 a dry cell, NiCad or NiMh? Their webiste doesn't specify. Neither does Tower

 

[AoD]

From guessing, I'd imagine it would be a dry cell alkaline. Which wouldn't be all that bad of an idea.

Just think, chris can take it in his pocket, and power his purple antenna with it.. And it lasts more than one season... Well, I don't know what to think. But I'm sure that takes alot of power to keep something like that running for an entire season or more.

Prolly a really good idea.

 

[RobH]

I found em:

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0093p?&C=PDA&P=7

The things I could make....

Convert the 12v from my car battery to 1.5v then light up my glow plugs via the battery in my car.

Hack off the end of my charger and directly soder on these clips (charger outputs 1.5v). I could then use my house current to start my R/C.

BottomLine: I absolutely hate having to wait 12 hours if I forgot to charge my igniter.

Show me those clips and I'll show you what I can do with a sodering gun.

-rob

how many mAh do you think it takes to make a plug glow?

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXHA38&P=7

I doubt it makes enough.

 

[robriguez]

I would get this one and just cut the connectors off to wire to the battery.


http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXNS92&P=K

 

[Çh®i§tiªñ]

They make ones with with Alligator clips.

 

[robriguez]

Hell...for $16 for the battery and ignitor...I'm getting one. It has GOT to be better than my D-Cell (I've gone through 4 D-Cell batteries in the last 2 days trying to get my LD3 running...)GRRR

 

[RobH]

how many milliamp-hours does it take to start a nitro engine? I don't know the level of detail you guys get with a meter, but I was just curious at what power level does the engine have a hard time starting?

 

[HumboldtBlazer]

I use the Dynmaite metered glow plug ignitor and the HPI model also. Both work great and I have a quick charger that hooks up to a 12V that charges both to peak in about 15 minutes.

 

[Çh®i§tiªñ]

Voltage is 1.5. mAh ( I could be wrong ) is just how long the battery will last.

 

[RobH]

I have this twisted idea. What if you could make a solar powered igniter system?

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXHA38&P=7

At 5 1/4 inches long and 2 1/2 inches wide. It's pretty small. Of course, you'd never have to charge batteries for it. Just plug it in and go.

The only snag (I think) is it outputs at only 400 mAh. This means that it will release 400 milliamps in one hour.

I'm just curious how many mAh is required to fire it up.

If you need more power, you could run two or three in parallel (the device would just get bigger).

:OMG:

charge your igniters in 15min

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXJ481&P=7

that must be what humboldtblazer has. For $15 I think I might get that. jeeez!

 

[Çh®i§tiªñ]

Amp-Hour rating of battery capacity is calculated by multiplying the current in amperes times the time in hours. Battery run-times are a rule of thumb and may differ significantly in different equipment depending on current consumption.

Nickel Metal Hydride batteries have an approximately 40% higher charge density and will run longer on a charge than an equivalent NiCd. They do not suffer to the same extent from the memory effect and do not need to be fully discharged before recharging although occasional discharging may be beneficial. They have a life of approximately 400 charge cycles.

 

[RobH]

Originally posted by Çh®i§tiªñ
Amp-Hour rating of battery capacity is calculated by multiplying the current in amperes times the time in hours. Battery run-times are a rule of thumb and may differ significantly in different equipment depending on current consumption.

AH HA! so what comes out of the battery (current in amperes) and for how long (time in hours) results in the mAh rating.

Battery A gives 50 mA for 26 hours

Battery B gives 130 mA for 10 hours

Battery A: 50 * 26 = 1300 mAh
Battery B: 130 * 10 = 1300 mAh

Cool stuff to learn.

Christian, you said leave any igniter plugged in for 10min and it will be dead right?

so 10min is 1/6 th of an hour (0.16667)

most igniters are 1500 mAh

So we go 1500 / 0.16667 and we get....

9000 mA !! :OMG:

You'd need 23 of those hobby panels. HAHAHAHA

You could charge your igniter with a solar panel... However, you might as well wear berkinstocks and eat brown bread while you're at it too.

thanks for the battery lesson Çh®i§tiªñ

-rob

 

[Çh®i§tiªñ]

No problem. Like I said, those hobby batteries work wonders. Most people dont realize it until they use them. Woodie had a chance to check it out while he was up here. Well worth it and it doesn't cost a fortune.

I have a HotShot 2 that also works well when I first hit the track/bash field. However, after a handful of starts, the battery begins to get weak. These are the ones, if left for 10 minutes, will just dies or not have enough voltage to get you fired up.

 

[robriguez]

Do you think this will work as a replacement to the Hobbico? Or does it just have toooo many amps?

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXL370&P=K

 

[Çh®i§tiªñ]

You're scaring me now.......

thats 12v. You need a steady 1.5.

I think thats too big, unless, its installed in a starter box with a glo panel.

 

[DarthRacer]

I just picked up a long glow connector by Global Hobby from my LHS with a 1.5V Hobbico hobby battery.

I HIGHLY reccomend using a setup like this. I had some problems getting my OS .15 running this year and had a feeling that my glow system was partly to blame. Using this new setup, I had my OS tuned up in 10 minutes!! I'll still use my NiCad starter to re-start the engine when hot or when away from my pit area.

 

[Maxxcrazy88]

KK just got the hobby battery Thingy and likes it well

 

[KoRnKiD]

ITS AWSOME I LOVE IT. I was gonna get a kwik start with rechargable battery and holder but i decide to get the big battery thing insted and it was cheeper

 

[Çh®i§tiªñ]

:w00t: Right On! Yeah they are a little bulky, but when you dont have to worry about your glo starter your day will go much better .......

 

[Maxxcrazy88]

Know how that feels......... hate it when I have to resort to the blue wire....