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how to make a on board glo ignitor
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maximusraylius
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sounds easy enough ... might have to try this using a cough cough.. traxxas wire set up ..lolhttp://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXHFS3&P=Z
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a friend of mine has done this and to do it he used
traxxas plug lead ( that is the blus plug lead )
2xAA rechagreable batterys 800mah
and just from your local hardwear shop a red button
the 2xAA batterys sat in a 4x battery holder witch had been made to work with only 2x AA battery and the other side he put the button then solder red wire to blue traxxas lead and the black wire to the engie mount and it works fine but he only use it when he has had it up and running not from cold
so if it cuts out or rolls over then cuts out he walks over holds the red button and just gives her a pull and she running again but to do that
it easyer just to put in your pocket your glow starter stick thing
traxxas plug lead ( that is the blus plug lead )
2xAA rechagreable batterys 800mah
and just from your local hardwear shop a red button
the 2xAA batterys sat in a 4x battery holder witch had been made to work with only 2x AA battery and the other side he put the button then solder red wire to blue traxxas lead and the black wire to the engie mount and it works fine but he only use it when he has had it up and running not from cold
so if it cuts out or rolls over then cuts out he walks over holds the red button and just gives her a pull and she running again but to do that
it easyer just to put in your pocket your glow starter stick thing
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I agree, onboard glo ignitors are a battery drain first off. Enough roll overs you break the wire. Lastly what good is it if you have to walk over to rotostart/pull start it? The Losi Ten-T I have i awesome tho. Built in glo start AND roto start =P
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On a side note, you don't wanna use 2 AA or 2 of any size battery. You'll burn up the glow plug real quick. The glow plugs are designed to operate only at 1.2-1.5v. Wiring 2 batterys will be 2.2-3v and that's over kill for a glow plug.
with only one AA battery it only last about 30 mins of use so if your out bashing for the day you will have to go back to a glow plug starter i have seen some where someone fitted a traxxas starter system to there savage how i don't know and they had to move fuel tank
in regardes to the volt of the glow starter I'm useing a 2v 1500Mah battery
and like i said my mate useing the 2xAA batterys and had no problems
but to save money and time stick to the glow starter sticks there are design for the glow plugs so you don't end up like matey said kill them and they last for a long time unless you charge them wrong
all i will add is my other mate has a traxxas t-maxx one of the new ones and he carrys 2x 4500mah 7.2volt batterys due to the starter system just runs them flat. you can not beat a good old pull start and glow starter stick
sometimes less is more!
in regardes to the volt of the glow starter I'm useing a 2v 1500Mah battery
and like i said my mate useing the 2xAA batterys and had no problems
but to save money and time stick to the glow starter sticks there are design for the glow plugs so you don't end up like matey said kill them and they last for a long time unless you charge them wrong
all i will add is my other mate has a traxxas t-maxx one of the new ones and he carrys 2x 4500mah 7.2volt batterys due to the starter system just runs them flat. you can not beat a good old pull start and glow starter stick
sometimes less is more!
to add you can get just buy the battery on there own the ones that are 1.2v 1500mah for glow starters and wire that up with a button and so on
http://www.blacksmithproducts.co.uk/products.asp?cat=246
http://www.blacksmithproducts.co.uk/products.asp?cat=246
