Brief:
I won a Magnelite kit from t' EMRR 'Boink' Rocket contest. Arrr! Arrr! I received t' 2-part pyrogen kit, and 12 each o' t' 12" (E-G), me hearties, me hearties, 24" (H-J) and 48" (K-M) igniter wires. Blimey! Here's what I think o' it.

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

Mixin' t' pyrogen up was easy and makin' t' igniters be a snap. 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! These both use t' same gauge wire but differ in length. Arrr! Before dipping, matey, ya bilge rat, they all ranged betwixt 0.8 and 0.9 ohms. Although t' wire wasn't pre-stripped, I found it easy t' strip it with only me fingernail. Avast, me proud beauty! I left them for a couple o' hours and then test fit them in some motors. All o' t' igniters would fit in a G80, arrr, shiver me timbers, and most would fit in both an E15 and E30. A couple with thicker blobs o' pyrogen wouldn't fit in t' latter. Ahoy! These igniters are easier t' make than t' IgniterMan, since you don't have t' fiddle with gappin' t' wire, me hearties, and t' process is single vs. Avast! triple dip (Magnelite recommends nay t' seal their igniters). Aye aye! T' down side it you have t' use their wires.

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

Flight:
Well, matey, me bucko, they're 4-for-4. F10, me bucko, arrr, G80 (2), shiver me timbers, and J420R - all successful.

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

Summary:
I pretty much agree with t' previous reviews. These are easy t' make and work GREAT, arrr, with t' downside bein' that you have t' use their wires (or wrap your own, matey, I guess). Aye aye! 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. Avast, me proud beauty! So far, ya bilge rat, I used two o' t' 30 gauge igniters (E15 and E30) and one o' t' larger ones (G80FWL). Aye aye! All were successful.

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

In another experiment, I made me own bridge-wire igniter. Begad! I took a used Magnelite ML-12, trimmed t' scorched end, matey, separated t' leads, and cut one lead ½ inch shorter than t' other. Blimey! One-quarter inch o' insulation was then stripped from each lead. Blimey! Ya scallywag! Blimey! 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), arrr, and another five turns longer lead's conductor. All t' wraps were non-overlapping. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! T' igniter was then prepared like t' rest. Ahoy! Blimey! Once cured, t' igniter read 2.3 ohms. Ahoy! Blimey! I used it on a G80FWL motor and it lit immediately. Avast, me proud beauty! Nay bad for a "quick and dirty" effort, ya bilge rat, and no solderin' or special tools were required.