One of the guys I fly with uses the Christmas tree lights. I have that in plan B mode, but would rather something without glass. Unfortunately, quest doesnt really have a presence in my area, if it does its mainly just the kits.
Problem with ordering from quest is you typicaly buy more than you need... got some stuff for flying in the front yard. Keeping the fingers crossed that it ships today, and priority puts in the box by saturday. On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 9:13 AM, Dan Moses (Home) <[email protected]> wrote: > We have very successfully used both Q2G2 ingniters and small incandescent > Christmas tree light bulb filaments with our Altusmetrum altimeter. With > the easy availability of Quest igniters, we don't even try to keep electric > matches around anymore. It is the wrong season to go find any of the > Christmas tree lights, but if you or someone you know has some in the > attic, they are a quick and easy solution. Just break off the tip (I use a > Dremel cut off tool to make it nice, but pliers will do), fill the > remainder with black powder and insert into your usual ejection charge > holder. We use independent, disposable plastic vials for our ejection > charges, so it is easy to cut a hole in the bottom and hot glue what > remains of the light bulb into the vial. Should also work similarly with > the black powder in plastic baggie approach. The telemetrum allows you to > test the ejection charge on the ground via radio link. > -Dan & Magda > ______________________________**_________________ > altusmetrum mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.gag.com/mailman/**listinfo/altusmetrum<http://lists.gag.com/mailman/listinfo/altusmetrum> >
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