ProTek RC "SureStart" Pencil Style Glow Igniter (AA Battery)
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This is the ProTek R/C "SureStart" Pencil Style Glow Ignitor. The SureStart pencil ignitor is a high quality glow ignitor that uses a AA size alkaline or rechargeable battery. This ignitor is great for surface and aircraft applications, due to its compact size and 2.25" reach. The blue anodized aluminum handle is easy to spot in your pit bag, and when properly maintained will withstand years of use.
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FWIW, Alkilines and many of the off the shelf NiMh batteries don't provide the current an ignitor needs to really light up an element. I love the these small ignitors but the performance left much to be desired UNTIL I found these Awesome high discharge AA's on a cheap battery pack website. The capacity is only 1800 MaHr or so but they will put out 30 amps! Problem solved, they last a long time, multiple race weekends before a recharge. These pencil type of ignitors are all I own now. Just get the right cell. BTW in my experience, almost All of the plunger style ignitors don't hold the plug well. It's just the way it is. I personally have never needed an ignitor to hold onto a plug anyhow. Just heat the plug to start and remove. No need to let it sit and burn the life out of the element.
Terrible....never worked from day one. I received this glow igniter in the mail tried to see if a glow plug would ignite never could get it to work at all switch batteries nothing worked junk
Works great and is very light in the pocket! Only downside is it eats batteries up, but I always keep extra batteries !
The product seems to be cheaply made. Fall apart easily. I ordered two of these to start my Schumacher Twin and it will not do the job. It refuses to hold onto the glowplug and slips off very easily.
i just got mine its shit doesnt even work tryied multiple assortment of batts no good first ever bad product from protek for me
Reviews are mixed and split sharply. Several reviewers report the igniter working with high-discharge or name-brand AA cells, such as Energizer rechargeables or lithium, and say it lights glow plugs well enough for race use. Others report it never worked from the start, would not grip the glow plug, or drained batteries quickly. Some describe the tabs bending or the body overheating after a short-circuit. A recurring theme is battery choice: reviewers agree that standard alkaline or some NiMH cells often lack the current needed, and that extra batteries are advisable. One reviewer's comments about plunger-style igniters are general rather than specific to this product. Several reviews are brief or from owners with only one use, so the overall picture is limited.
- + Works with high-discharge AA batteries
- + Light and affordable
- + Lights glow plugs with suitable cells
- + Fast delivery
- − Some units never worked
- − Weak grip on glow plug
- − Drains AA batteries quickly
- − Body overheated after short circuit