QuickBurst - Twiggy Ignitors

QuickBurst - Ignitors {Supplies}

Contributed by Art Upton

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Manufacturer: QuickBurst

(Contributed - by Art Upton - 08/28/04) Quickburst Twiggy ignitor

Brief:
This ignitor is designed for t' small composite single use Aerotech and Ellis Mountain motors.

Construction:
T' ignitors come in a 10 pack for $10. Begad! They are oval in cross section shape which is what is unique about them. As in t' photo, me bucko, matey, they fit perfect in t' AeroTech 24mm F21. Blimey! Aye aye! They are a perfect fit in t' Ellis Mountain 24mm G37 as well.

T' only CON I can see is that you have t' make sure t' oval lines up t' t' shape o' t' "C" slot in t' smallest o' motors t' get it t' fit.

Out o' 20 twiggy ignitors we had t' slightly sand t' outside o' one t' get it t' fit in a tight motor "C" slot.

These are great for AT F20s and F21s, shiver me timbers, and Ellis G37s and G35s.

Flight:
We took these ignitors t' over 8 regional sized launches so far this year as well as LDRS. Blimey! We first tested them in t' F21 in t' photo t' a perfect flight early spring. Aye aye! Avast! Ignited t' very first time.

We would save these for flyers askin' us if we had an ignitor. This almost always happened after t' flyer had suffered a misfire with some other ignitor first.

We have put them in Ellis Mountain 24mm and 29mm single use motors, me hearties, AeroTech 24mm and 29mm single use and RMS motors, and even an experimental small hybrid motor.

In all but one case they fired each time. Aye aye! Blimey! Arrr! Blimey! In t' one case they did not, we discovered that it be an improperly assembled RMS motor and nay t' fault o' t' ignitor.

Summary:
They work real well and I will be pickin' up 20 more from Quickburst so I can help me fellow flyers out with a good reliable ignitor for t' smaller composite motors.

Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5

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Comments:

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L.A. (October 10, 2004)
3 words: NO MORE COPPERHEADS! I had to shave a little off the ignitor to get it to fit in a F22-7J reload (AT 29/40-120 casing), but it ignited on the first try which all you ever want. I will definitely be using Twiggys instead of Copperheads from now on. The price for a pack of 10 is fantastic as well.
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D.B. (October 28, 2009)
I have only used this igniter once on an AeroTech RMS 29/40-120 F52-8T when the Copperhead burned out. (Why do we even use these Copperheads?) And I tell you, this igniter gave it ignition that one might mistake for thermite! I encourage you to get this, you will be amazed!

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