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ffej
Experienced Roboteer
Joined: 22 Jun 2004
Posts: 595
Location: Kurrajong, NSW
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I tryed a glow plug for my spud cannon but it burnt out first go Evil or Very Mad
Dude !?! That was one spensive way of going about it. . . . Dunno why, but Ive always found that a spark or flame lights better than an element, its way more tolerant when it comes to mixture screwups - BBQ lighter is the easiest option there, they work well till you end up breaking them off during the recoil action. Camera flash / strobe makes a fairly good one shot spark for ignition, flybacks are great for continuous.
Im using a flyback on the big one im building now - a way more serious attempt compared to my last one that was built on schoolies when it wouldnt stop raining lol. This one features a chamber fan, breach loading, and a decent chamber to barrel ratio - Running metered propane this time around too, as opposed to a 3 second shot of hair spray / deodorant - arseloads more power than the last one
BTW, I believe glow plug wire is platinum _________________ Jeff Ferrara
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