Remote Glow

[David Lockhart]

If you want to try something that is cheap, simple, and readily available, you could try a small ring type connector attached to the engine lug and a small alligator clip attached to the plug.  1500 flights and counting for me................500+ for Dad who I got the idea from...........

Of course, without "Tettra" or "MK" on the label, it doesn't have that high tech, hard to get, high-priced, exotic appeal  <G>

Regards,

Dave Lockhart
DaveL322 at comcast.net
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Keith Black 
  To: discussion at nsrca.org 
  Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 1:33 PM
  Subject: Re: Remote Glow


  I personally didn't have good luck with the Tettra. As others have suggested I bought both the Hanger 9 and the Tettra and replaced the Hanger 9  glow connector with the Tettra. This worked fine until I had to remove it a couple of times. After that it would no longer stay clipped on. I tried adjusting the spring that grabs the top of the glow plug, but I could never again get it to stay on. I have a never used Tettra glow connector that I compared to the older one to make sure that the spring was still correctly in place and I could see nothing wrong.

  After this I went back to the Hanger 9 connector (that I'd removed in the first place) and it's been working fine, but I only have around 30 flights on it. 

  BTW, Art Wagner makes some glow connectors that seem to work great. I'll be trying one of those next.

  Keith
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Tony Stillman 
    To: discussion at nsrca.org 
    Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 8:28 AM
    Subject: Re: Remote Glow


    Nat:
    The best one seems to be the Tettra connector.  I used the Hanger 9 remote kit and installed the Tettra connector on it.

    Tony Stillman
    Radio South
    3702 N. Pace Blvd.
    Pensacola, FL 32505
    1-800-962-7802
    www.radiosouthrc.com
      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: Nat Penton 
      To: discussion at nsrca.org 
      Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 2:49 PM
      Subject: Remote Glow


      I installed my first remote glow connector and the glow wire broke after about a dozen flights, also the McDaniels unit will not handle most popular foriegn plugs and some sold as domestic brands. Is there a satisfactory solution for soft mounted engines ?
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