| Title: | Welcome To The Radio Control Conference |
| Notice: | dir's in 11, who's who in 4, sales in 6, auctions 19 |
| Moderator: | VMSSG::FRIEDRICHS |
| Created: | Tue Jan 13 1987 |
| Last Modified: | Thu Jun 05 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 1706 |
| Total number of notes: | 27193 |
What is the "normal" current of a glow plug @ 1 1/2 volts. I measured
3.8 amps with 1.25 volts taken right at the engine block and the clip
of the glow plug.
Any one else ever take this measurement? I looked under all the glow
plug topics and found no information on glow plug current values.
Jim
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
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| 1414.1 | Yup, that's about right | CLOSUS::TAVARES | John-Stay low, keep moving | Thu Mar 19 1992 10:00 | 3 |
That's about right, though it seems that 3.0 amps is a little closer to nominal. Makes you appreciate the job that our glow plug warming gear does! | |||||
| 1414.2 | About Right | LEDS::WATT | Thu Mar 19 1992 16:22 | 11 | |
That's in the right ballpark. It will change greatly if you're engine
is flooded, and cold plugs run a higher current than hot plugs.
Basicaly, you can't afford any extra resistance in the glow plug
circuit if you want it to work well. I bought an onboard glow system
from Great Planes, and it barely lit the plug because of the wire
resistance. I had to replace all of the wire with much heavier guage
wire to get it to work properly. The clip on ni-starters are best with
no long wires to get in the prop or to drop the voltage.
Charlie
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