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Old 04-24-2004 | 01:40 PM
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Without putting the glow ignitor on a battery cycler... and observing what is going on with how you use it. ???? (and verifying what battery is in it... That is one that can have the battery changed isn't it?)


You SHOULD get a couple of dozen engine starts per glow igntor charge. Assuming you don't have the ignitor on the engine longer than what is typical to just get the engine started. If you leave the thing on for hte whole flight... that might fully discharge it from just one start. (I have seen that... [&:])

I have gotten 5 to 8 starts per trip to the field and up to 4 trips on one charge of the ignitor.

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DuBro makes a spinner-nut that fits the TT .46 pro. 1/4-28 thread if I remember correctly. (they make the same shape spinner-nut in about 6 to 10 different thread sizes. I can check with my TT .46 for the correct size.)