nazUK

Hi Guys

I have a starter box with a power panel and never really used my ignitor plugged to the power panel to glow my plugs, until the other day, I running my starter off a lipo battery and even if I put the settings to low it will still blow my plug.

Is this normal when using lipo, I'm thinking the lipo may just give too many volts which is blowing it or do I just have a faulty panel, either way how can I fix this?



Thanks guys in advance

BlueStreakOne

iTrader: (1)

I put an Ofna glow ignitor in my blue box and power it with a 3 cell lipo no problem. I use a 4 cell for the box which would be too much for the ignitor and the plug.

B.C.Ninja

This may sound obvious but It has happened to me on several occasions, make sure your ignitor is plugged into the "Glow" ports not the "12V" if you are smoken the glow plugs, you might be hitting them with 12V.

nazUK

I did think it might be my lipo as its a 4cell, wonder if I can put a regulator or something and work around this!!

mr240

iTrader: (61)

The dial itself acts like a regulator already. I would check the voltage reading from the ignitor. It should be no higher than 1.5v.

Maximo

iTrader: (11)

I run a OFNA adjustable cable start off 4S lipo all the time........ works like a charm....

nazUK

OK 2 things one I have no meter of any kind to measure voltage and secondly why would the ignitor give out more than 1.5-2V as they are only used for one thing and one thing only?!

I'm just trying to eliminate questions in my head but I am taking on board what you are saying.

nazUK

That's interesting to know, see the other problem could be I have a faulty dial, which has also come across my mind

Maximo

iTrader: (11)

maybe bad dial..would need to put a voltmeter on it and see what it is doing

nazUK

I did try something in an unorthodox way to check how much voltage was coming out of the panel, I have a balance charger which can take external power in and requires between 11-18V DC to work so I used the the starter box panel plugged into the glow plug socket to send power to the balance charger and it came on!!

So now I'm thinking it is giving out too much voltage?!