[NSRCA-discussion] Glow drivers

[Ron Van Putte]

The Radio South Pro Driver will do what you want.  When the plug is  
flooded with fuel or just oil, it makes the ON pulse  longer, until  
it burns off whatever is fouling the plug.  You can watch it happen,  
because the current indicator will probably light up all the LEDs  
until the Pro Driver burns off whatever's there and then the current  
indicator will drop to a normal 3 to 4 lights lit.

Ron Van Putte

On Jan 7, 2007, at 2:32 PM, Kelly Regan wrote:

> You guys where right!  I think I need a Radio South Pro driver!
>
> I am having a hard time starting my OS 140 Rx.  It seems that with
> the engine inverted the oil from the last time I flew is puddling  
> in the
> glow plug and making it hard to start.
>
> After each flight I turn the engine off, then pull the fuel line and
> plug it.
> Once I am fueled I also keep the line off and plugged so and preasure
> in the tank will not drive the fuel into the engine.
>
> I understand that a stand alone glow driver is not putting out enough
> power to burn off the wet, so I did some experimenting over the
> weekend with an old power panel I had laying around.  Even with
> the to 4 or 5 it can't burn off enough oil/fuel to make the engine  
> start
> easily.  Once I remove the plug and shake the oil/fuel out it will  
> fire up
> OK.    I am not getting a lot of fuel out of the engine when I  
> remove the
> plug, a drop or three,  so I don't think the engine is getting totally
> flooded.
>
> My question is will the Radio South Driver burn off this mess without
> having to remove the plug?    It is my understanding that is pulses  
> 3 volts
> to the plug.
>
> Sorry for the long winded post and thank you for the help.
>
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