Just to add: the spark igniter is a flint-type unit. Those used for starting a torch would probably work too but would be more difficult to aim into the mold than the gun-like cadweld ones are.
-Bill Sent from my iPhone On Mar 16, 2015, at 9:35 PM, "Cecil" <[email protected]> wrote: > There is a spark igniter that is used with cadweld...I've had trouble > lighting them off with a propane torch. Usually if they have been stored in > a dry location they are good for years. The blue tube is loaded with an > igniting compound in the bottom...so it is the last thing that goes into the > mold and a small amount of it is trailed over the edge to facilitate lighting > once the lid is closed. So just any of the powder won't light off you have > to light off the starter powder. > > Cecil > > Sent using recycled electrons. > >> On Mar 16, 2015, at 5:58 PM, "Mike Greenway" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I some have old style Cadwell that require lighting off with a torch. I >> have had them for many years and apparently the chemical mixture has gotten >> too old to fire off as I tried one today and just no reaction. Has anyone >> run into this before? Don’t guess there anything easily mixed up to replace >> the thermo compound. 73 Mike K4PI >> _________________ >> Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > _________________ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
