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Sam Pearce Veteran user Ontario, Canada 309 Posts |
Hello, in my show I use a fire pan and a mini fire pan, and recently I have been going trough a lot of glo plugs, I'm getting mine from Morrissey's in Toronto.
What am I doing wrong, how can I make these last longer? Thanks, Sam Pearce |
tbaer Inner circle Pennsylvania 2003 Posts |
I am not sure if the glow plugs you use are similar to the kind that Rick Haslett makes in his props. But I have numerous props from Rick and in the instructions you are not suppose to have the glow plug on for more than 3 seconds or they can burn out.
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magicmarkdaniel Special user Bolton, England UK 831 Posts |
I know this thread is a couple months old but I thought I'd resurrect it.
I use a glo-plug on my Fire Pyramid to ignite flash wool, and in turn light the lighter fluid. It was mentioned by a friend that I may be running too big a voltage through it. I tried 3v which was supposed to do the trick and got nothing from it. Now I use a 9v battery. I'm not an expert on glo-plugs and whether there are variations in voltage between different models. It seems to work just fine but on the off chance that it blows I would just like advice on whether I'm over loading it or not. I'd hate it to blow just at that crucial moment. Anybody have experience with glo-plugs? Mark
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haywire Special user Philadelphia 760 Posts |
I have built many things that used glow plugs.
Glow plugs are either 1.5 or 3 volts... I would never use a 9 volt battery with even a 3 volt glow plug, that is why you are burning them out so fast (You are overloading it) Try two AA batteries in a holder (available at radio shack) to deliver the proper (3 volts is the kind I use) voltage... Mine last forver it seems before one needs to replace, and I have many home made fireball shooters... Hope this helps... Steven |
magicmarkdaniel Special user Bolton, England UK 831 Posts |
Thanks Steven.
Will have another play. Luckily I haven't burned this out just yet. I just can't seem to get it to light off 3v. Mark
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acmp Elite user Nottinghamshire 466 Posts |
Mark,
I'm sure when I used to play with glo plugs (for model airplanes some 20 years ago) that the plugs were 9V. Best bet is to simply look at the packet and see what it says, or go back to the shop and ask. If the packet/shop are no good you could try one of those adjustable power adaptors that range from 3-12v and just knock the volts up until you get the desired effect. Then set up some batteries to provide the volts on show night.
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haywire Special user Philadelphia 760 Posts |
I never heard of model airplanes using glow plugs...?
Model rockets uses a 9 volt igniter however... Its a one use igniter for the engines that yes uses 9 volts, that may be what your thinking of. Glow plugs for magical devices in my experience are always 1.5 volts or 3 volts. Go to http://www.themagicwarehouse.com and search for glow plug, you will see 1.5 and 3 volt ones... Go to theatrefx.com and you'll see the same. Steven |
acmp Elite user Nottinghamshire 466 Posts |
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On 2006-09-04 01:06, haywire wrote: unsurprisingly Glo engines use Glo plugs. They are simple 2 stroke engines. PAW were a big manufacture, but I haven't looked at them for years. this is soooo off topic, apologies.
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Decomposed Eternal Order High Desert 12059 Posts |
Good deal, thanks Haywire, now I know where to get replacements for my mini fire bowl.
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mkiger Loyal user 228 Posts |
You might not have enough current from the batteries. Try connecting 2 sets of batteries in series to make 3 volt units, then connect the 3 volt units in parallel to double the current capacity.
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CasualSoul Special user Edmonton, Canada 542 Posts |
I'm almost certain that the glo plugs used in model airplane engines are completely different from the ones used in our fire magic gadgets.
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mkiger Loyal user 228 Posts |
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On 2007-01-20 00:59, CasualSoul wrote: I'm not sure, manufacturers use products produced by other manufacturers. A small battery powered ingniter is used in both applications, even if it is not identical, it would seem to serve the same purpose. It might allow someone with a broken or obsolete piece of apparatus to get it working. Just a thought. |
Potty the Pirate Inner circle 4632 Posts |
Premium batteries such as Duracell might help.
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Powermagic Inner circle 1437 Posts |
The fire pan might use the latnern style of glow found under the Colman name.
Here is one problem. You are probably not being careful around the wire, and probably not cleaning it. Carbon will create resistance and require more current. Use a brush from an electric razor and brush off build up. Use a pin to straighten the wire. |
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