Brief:
I won a Magnelite kit from t' EMRR 'Boink' Rocket contest. Begad! I received t' 2-part pyrogen kit, matey, ya bilge rat, and 12 each o' t' 12" (E-G), 24" (H-J) and 48" (K-M) igniter wires. Ahoy! Avast, me proud beauty! Here's what I think o' it.

Construction:
T' pyrogen in me kit came in plastic bottle, sealed with wax, and packed in some sort o' sand. Arrr! T' oxidizer powder was just in a plastic bottle. T' kit included a set o' instructions and a material safety data sheet. Arrr! Blimey! Mixin' tools included a paper cone t' be used as a funnel, a small screwdriver for stirrin' t' pyrogen, me hearties, and a plastic pipette for measurin' acetone t' keep t' mixture at t' right consistency. Avast, me proud beauty! T' latter will prove useful for rejuvenation me IgniterMan pyrogen also.

Mixin' t' pyrogen up be easy and makin' t' igniters was a snap. Avast! I made 6 o' t' 12" igniters and 3 o' t' 24" as I generally would rather only make what I need at any time. Ya scallywag! Begad! Blimey! These both use t' same gauge wire but differ in length. Aye aye! Before dipping, arrr, they all ranged betwixt 0.8 and 0.9 ohms. Well, blow me down! Although t' wire wasn't pre-stripped, I found it easy t' strip it with only me fingernail. Aye aye! Blimey! I left them for a couple o' hours and then test fit them in some motors. Blimey! Begad! Blimey! All o' t' igniters would fit in a G80, and most would fit in both an E15 and E30. Blimey! A couple with thicker blobs o' pyrogen wouldn't fit in t' latter. These igniters are easier t' make than t' IgniterMan, since you don't have t' fiddle with gappin' t' wire, and t' process is single vs. Ya scallywag! Blimey! triple dip (Magnelite recommends nay t' seal their igniters). Ahoy! T' down side it you have t' use their wires.

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

Flight:
Well, they're 4-for-4. F10, ya bilge rat, ya bilge rat, G80 (2), and J420R - all successful.

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

Summary:
I pretty much agree with t' previous reviews. Aye aye! These are easy t' make and work GREAT, arrr, shiver me timbers, with t' downside bein' that you have t' use their wires (or wrap your own, I guess). Ahoy! Note t' newer 12" wires fit nicely in E composite motors.

Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5

Update 7/2002:
I recently made a batch o' igniters usin' Magnelite pyrogen over wires that were prepared with Igniterman conductive primer. I made a dozen igniters usin' both 30gauge wire wrap wire and various miscellaneous 22-24 gauge wires that I scrounged from spent igniters. Ahoy! So far, arrr, I used two o' t' 30 gauge igniters (E15 and E30) and one o' t' larger ones (G80FWL). Aye aye! Avast, me proud beauty! All were successful.

While preparin' these igniters, shiver me timbers, I also noticed an additional benefit o' t' Magnelite system. Aye aye! That is, arrr, you only need acetone t' thin or revive dried up Magnelite pyrogen. Aye aye! T' Igniterman pyrogen, once dry, requires both acetone and methyl ethyl ketone (MEK).

In another experiment, me hearties, shiver me timbers, I made me own bridge-wire igniter. I took a used Magnelite ML-12, arrr, trimmed t' scorched end, me hearties, separated t' leads, me hearties, me bucko, and cut one lead ½ inch shorter than t' other. Begad! One-quarter inch o' insulation was then stripped from each lead. Usin' some nichrome wire (I didn't buy it so I'm nay sure o' its gauge), I hand-wrapped 5 turns on t' shorter lead's conductor, 5 turns on t' longer lead's insulation (about t' same as t' original igniter), and another five turns longer lead's conductor. Avast! Blimey! All t' wraps were non-overlapping. T' igniter was then prepared like t' rest. Begad! Once cured, t' igniter read 2.3 ohms. Aye aye! Aye aye! I used it on a G80FWL motor and it lit immediately. Nay bad for a "quick and dirty" effort, and no solderin' or special tools were required.