ez igniters???

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Fri Feb 03, 2006 5:41 pm

is there an easy way to make a igniter out of a 9 volt battery and some pins or somthing? i need one for my first mini.
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Fri Feb 03, 2006 6:26 pm

you need to genarate a pulse of current, just use a old clicker type lighter,(piezo), check through spud wiki, great place to get info
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Fri Feb 03, 2006 7:09 pm

u need a 9v motor inside the chamber, that will give you tiny sparks
or you can hook it up to steel wool
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Fri Feb 03, 2006 7:54 pm

A 9v volt motor? Where abouts are the sparks? Inside or on the connections?
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Fri Feb 03, 2006 8:05 pm

9v motors use brushes.. motors with burshes in them create sparks...
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Fri Feb 03, 2006 8:59 pm

they are so small that I doubt they would be a reliable ignition
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Fri Feb 03, 2006 11:31 pm

well you could just turn one on and wait... eventouall its bound to make spark and ignite the fuel...
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