Help with creating remote igniter

[jpanhalt]

The You Tube link is broken. The other link refers to a "9V" battery. It does not give more details. The most common 9V battery is for radios and will not supply 1.2A.

I was aware you were using flash paper. The name"flash" caused me to assume a fairly rapid flame propagation speed. Thus, igniting a small area in the middle might be as good as igniting a larger section. You still haven't said how big an area you need to ignite.

Also, consider the difference between temperature and heat. Incandescent light bulbs come in all sort of wattages. The filament of a 1.5 V bulb will be about as hot (given the same color temperature) as the filament of a 1000W bulb operating on mains voltage, yet it will consume only a small fraction of the wattage of the larger bulb. Your description implies that temperature is what you want and not necessarily a lot of heat.

John

 

[TmatFX]

Small area

John,

All I need is to ignite a very small area of the paper... less than a 1/2 inch will do the trick.

I thank you for taking time to help out.

Ted

 

[Arouse1973]

Good Idea John. An RC glow plug, they are normally 1.5V and glow quite nicely. I would go for that I think. You can get them from your local model shop. They should also have the clips for them. Secure it to a small metal bracket connect he pin to + and the metal bracket to - of the battery and use a switch to fire it. You might need to poke a bit of the paper in around the coil as the coil is normally sub flush.
Adam

 

[jpanhalt]

If the OP wants a small battery of about 12V that will provide 1.2A, then I suggest a 3S lithium polymer battery (11.1 V nominal).
3S battery:
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__8932__Turnigy_2200mAh_3S_20C_Lipo_Pack.html
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__6308__ZIPPY_Flightmax_1300mAh_3S1P_20C.html

As for the igniter per se, how about an igniter used for model rockets? Estes is a popular brand, but doesn't seem to sell the igniters separately. I found this place that does. There are probably many others:

http://www.hobbylinc.com/htm/qus/qus7025.htm

Not sure of the voltage they use.

John

 

[TmatFX]

Thanks!!

I will investigate your suggestions... I thank you all for your assistance..I'll report back soon .


Regards,

Ted