QuickBurst - Ignitors {Supplies}

QuickBurst - Fat Boy, Slim Gem, and Hot Shot Ignitors

QuickBurst - Ignitors {Supplies}

Contributed by Nick Esselman

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Whether you call them igniters or ignitors...these work. I don't have a lot to add after the above reviews, however, I would like to comment on each briefly:

Fat Boy igniters:
You're dealing with an igniter that is 5.5mm in diameter and 25mm long. The diameter will dictate which motors it can be used in. I used one in an I161 successfully. It ignited the motor instantly. No chuffs, no smoke-then-go, just gone! First Flight F40

Slim Gem igniters:
Here the igniter is 3.5mm in diameter and 23mm long. This is a bit wide for many mid-range power motors. It won't fit into the nozzle of any EconoJet. It just about fits into an F40 and does fit into an F52. I, however, just had to use it in an F40. You see, I had an F40 that I just could not get lit. I used copper heads, IgnitorMan and MagnaLite igniters. I used 2 then 3 igniters at a time. Seven (7) attempts. It just was not going to light. So, at 3 Oaks in Michigan, I built the motor at the igniter/altimeter prep table and built a Slim Gem into the motor (since it wouldn't slid through the nozzle). Well, this was a success. It did puff twice before varoooming. But it varooomed.

Hot Shot igniters:
I used these in my Big Blue Bird Descon 9 entry for its third flight. I used them with a Missile Works RRC2 altimeter. The leads are too short and would need lengthening. I'm experienced with the long leads on DaveyFire's. But nonetheless, they performed and gave me a perfect flight.

Summary:
Because they lit what no other igniter could light (my F40), they get an as-high-as-I-can-reach thumbs UP. I will want to keep some of them in my range box for these type of issues. But I mostly use Igniter Primer and Magnalite Pryogen and spend the time making the igniters myself. This scheme has a very high rate of lighting. But I have to do the work. If I didn't want to do the work then the QuickBurst would be my igniter for F52's and higher.

But what about less than F52's? Well, I just saw that QuickBurst has released a "Twiggy" which is designed to get into the smaller F and G motors.

But what about the D and E composites....we'll be watching.

Other Reviews

QuickBurst - Hot Shot Ignitors By David Montgomery
The Hot Shot igniters are low current igniters. Used on the ground for black powder clusters or any other black powder applications. It has 12" leads that will reliably ignite clusters of black powder motors using the output of your launch control. The entire Hot Shot has been redesigned. They now have smaller lead wire and a smaller head. This means they will easily fit into the 13mm, 18mm, ...
QuickBurst - Twiggy Ignitors By Art Upton
( Contributed - by Art Upton - 08/28/04) This ignitor is designed for the small composite single use Aerotech and Ellis Mountain motors. The ignitors come in a 10 pack for $10. They are oval in cross section shape which is what is unique about them. As in the photo, they fit perfect in the AeroTech 24mm F21. They are a perfect fit in the Ellis Mountain 24mm G37 as well. The only CON I ...
QuickBurst - Hot Shot Ignitors By David Urbanek
I had the opportunity to use the Quick Burst igniters recently. I have tons of praise and one complaint. I'm not sure what the after market opportunity will be for igniters at present since Aerotech now makes and supplies a reliably igniter with each motor. For experimenters, folks with NAR certified Kosdon motors, Ellis Mountain, RATT Works, etc, these are very nice igniters. Fat Boy ...
QuickBurst - Fat Boy, Slim Gem, and Hot Shot Ignitors By Dick Stafford
I recently had the opportunity to evaluate igniters from QuickBurst, a company offering both igniter and launch control products. They have an igniter product for most every rocketry application, including black powder motors, electronically fired ejection charges, and both mid-power and high-power composite motors. I received a ‘Six Pack’ sampler, which included two each of their ...

Comments:

T.F. (November 4, 2001)

I second the fact that Igniterman igniters are reliable, and it is way less expensive than Quickshot. The only plus I can see is the small igniter which can be used for altimeter, but Oxral and Daveyfire provides a more sure low current ignition, and its reliable too.

A.M. (June 2, 2003)

I have to chime in here: these ignitors have saved the day for me with fill hose style hybrids. I've had close to 50% failure with any dipped ignitors. When you assemble an Urbanski-Colburn monocoque hybrid, you have to put the ignitor in or near the preheater grain, then slide the fuel grain over the fill stem & ignitor, then insert the whole thing into the motor tube. This is ample opportunity for dipped conductive layered ignitors to fail. The QuickBurst ignitors have an epoxy compound potted over a nichrome bridge, and have worked perfectly for me since I switched to them. I've also handed them out to others for 'stubborn' motors with a 100% success rate. Highly recommended!!!

P.V. (November 6, 2003)

I found these to be great igniters. I've used the Twiggys in many different motors. I once used them in a two G35 cluster with perfect in sync ignition. I also have has some extremely stubborn motors that neither Magnelites nor dipped Daverfire 28Fs could ignite, but the Quickburst igniters didn't fail.

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