I've used it plenty of times. It should be a sure thing for ignition. But not
always as described.
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On Sep 5, 2017, at 9:29 PM, James Dougherty <jafrado@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Ask Kurt to show you at a launch; don't play with it yourself.
This stuff is dangerous.
On Tue, Sep 5, 2017 at 9:06 PM, Dave M <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Ok but don't understand how to apply/use the pellets?
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On Sep 5, 2017, at 9:02 PM, James Dougherty <jafrado@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Not needed. Blast coord can be too much and over-pressurize your motor and
regulation.
Go to your local gun shop and ask for Pyrodex .44/.45 cal 30 grain pellets.
The whole is just
the right size as an ematch. Careful attention when breaking into bits.
Good with small bits of
tape on an ematch. Experiment and tune as needed.
On Tue, Sep 5, 2017 at 8:58 PM, Dave M <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Ok...I also sometimes wrap some blast cord around the igniter. To make
SURE it lights. Still have failures. Over thinking here?
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On Sep 5, 2017, at 8:53 PM, James Dougherty <jafrado@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Yes, what Kurt said - good point - soot.
Or igniter - I have seen motors which did not light because the e-match
fell out and was whipping around like
a rat tail in the aft end ...
On Tue, Sep 5, 2017 at 4:54 PM, Kurtgug@xxxxxxxxx <kurtgug@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Once you burn the first igniter without lighting the motor, it is always
harder to light it with the second, and even harder with the third. The
core gets coated with soot which acts as an insulator. If you had the
pyrodex pellet in there, it is hard to imagine that not lighting. Maybe
it did light but fail to light the fuel. That would really coat the
inside with soot.
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On Sep 5, 2017, at 4:44 PM, Dave M (Redacted sender "muldavea" for
DMARC) <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
No I was very careful next not to disturb anything. And the epoxy dries
so quickly that I didn't think it would have any chance to soak thru
anywhere.
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On Sep 5, 2017, at 4:36 PM, Gregory Lyzenga <lyzenga@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Sep 5, 2017, at 4:22 PM, Dave M (Redacted sender "muldavea" for
DMARC) <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
A while back, I had two Cesaroni motors that were not plugged but I
didnt want the motor to blow the BP charge. So I removed the BP and
filled up with epoxy. Problem was, in each case, it took maybe three
attempts to launch. Kept burning out igniters. Any thoughts?
In the process of removing the ejection charge, did you disturb or
damage the igniter pellet at the top of the grain? Since Cesaroni
igniters are basically just e-matches without a bunch of pyrogen,
there is a pyrodex pellet at the top of the motor to get the ignition
going. If the epoxy ran onto that, it might explain your problem.
But on second thought that seems unlikely, since there would be a
delay grain between it and the ejection charge well. Hmmm… I’m not
sure...
- Greg
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