ORIGINAL: RAPPTOR
as allways. a new gadget that can fail.. propane is, safer then a flamed up plane,from a wet start.. ''kiss'' is the best way to go.. kero start is a, FAD ,to show off and ,say you have one.. no need for them.. propane works fine .. you got a new ,very pricy gadget,sucks battery life,needs to be replace often.. [X(]
I have had 14 jetcat engines, all with kerostart, currently have 7 engines (all SX types now), I have had 1 (one!) failed V1 plug on one of the first SE engines.
On another hand, I have witnessed 3 or 4 severe hotstarts on engines with gas, and I see people keeping the gas bottles under their jackets during wintertime to warm them up (not exactly "KISS" ?), so guess it swings both ways (have you had any kerostart engines yourself since you're and expert ?)