Need some Advice

[cajunVFR]

Hello all from the land of Cajuns.I have a Nitro Evader BX and love it so far.The prob is that nowhere can I find out how long should I or can I leave the glow heater connected. If this has been posted B4 please excuse My post. It is not a biggie but may help others also. Thanxx in advance.
CajunVFR

 

[SkyMaxx]

I am assuming that you are talking about leaving it connected to the engine via the glo-plug. If this is the case, it is usually necessary to leave the ignitor plugged in only long enough to start the engine. Sometimes leaving it on a little past the engine start helps.

Sometimes, you may need to leave the glo-ignitor on a little bit prior to start in order to get the engine warmed up, but it is much easier to use something like a hair dryer to truly warm the engine up. This will save the glo-plug from being burnt out.

Other than that, you will find numerous stories of people who have actually ran their RCs with the glo ignitor on for quite a bit...of course they do a big awww sh... when they realize it. The ignitor is not the most aerodynamic of items when sticking out of the top of your RC.

If you are looking for an exact number of minutes or seconds, you may not find any solid answer. Why? The length of time required may very with each engine and the ambient conditions (outside air temp, humidity, etc.)

 

[cajunVFR]

Hey Sky,thanks for the quick answer to my question. You nailed it down for me. I did do the OOOH ST ** did I hurt something after leaving the igniter on for a couple minutes. Due to the cold weather down here it doesn't like to run unless the igniter is left on for a min. or so. The manual didn't say and I don't want to buy stock in Fox or OS plugs.

 

[SkyMaxx]

Most likely not.

As for buying stock in glo- plugs, you may want to buy a few spares to have on hand. They are not like a real car's spark plug in terms of longevity. You will find that some last for a while and others burn out after one run.

As for the cold weather and leaving the glo-ignitor on longer, that stands to reason as the engine likes the extra heat for combustion. If you want to really help the engine out, prior to starting it in really cold weather, use a hair-dryer or heat gun to warm the engine up prior to starting. When running in snow, I end up leaving the hair dryer on the engine for about two minutes to get it nice and toasty prior to starting. After that, the engine starts right up and stays running.

You may want to give it a try.

 

[olds97_lss]

I don't know how many other have done this, but i put a aluminum shroud around the fins on the head and held it on with a hoseclamp. This helps to retain heat when your winding it out on a flat when it's cold out. I normally take it off when temps get above 35-40.

Take a look at the pic:

But it does tend to help my temps from dropping dramaticly when i hit i high speed run or stop for a minute to fuel up.