Klein electrician scissors are great for stripping the small gauge wire of igniters. They have a little V notch on the back of the blade that you pull the wire through to strip it. We use them all the time to cut and strip ematches when setting up fireworks displays. It’s a good crossover to model rocketry use.
Maybe. There are two articles in our newsletter archives on how to make tubes - spiral wound and convolute wound. You can check those out in the mean time.
NOPE! A fuse will be spit out of the nozzle by the pressure, long before it burns to the top where the motor needs to be ignited. You have to start the burn at the top, never the bottom.
@@Ikej873 The motor comes with one igniter. It is probably the First Fire Mini from Aerotech. If you visit our website, and find the motor's product page, it will always list which igniter comes with. That way you can buy spares if needed.
@@WalkerSmallEnginePerformance I keep telling myself no more rockets....but since I already have the 4" version....I HAD to have this...I need to stay off the internet.
Thank You Kindly Tim! Your contributions to the community in video's are priceless and greatly appreciated.
you're welcome John. Glad to be of service.
Zephyr Junior?? We want one!!
It will be released 7-27-2021.
@@apogeerockets Today? Put it up and we'll put in our order!! Nice!!
Klein electrician scissors are great for stripping the small gauge wire of igniters. They have a little V notch on the back of the blade that you pull the wire through to strip it. We use them all the time to cut and strip ematches when setting up fireworks displays. It’s a good crossover to model rocketry use.
Isn’t this how they lit the Shuttle Boosters? From the top?
Exactly!
Can you please make a video on how to MAKE body tubes?
Please, genuine request...
Maybe. There are two articles in our newsletter archives on how to make tubes - spiral wound and convolute wound. You can check those out in the mean time.
How do you load the igniter into a Cesaroni Pro54 when the core is offset from the nozzle? E.g. a I100 Thank you in advance.
Just feel around with the igniter until it finds the hole. It isn't hard.
Will this work with a fuse? Or will it prematurely ignite the grain before reaching the top?
NOPE! A fuse will be spit out of the nozzle by the pressure, long before it burns to the top where the motor needs to be ignited. You have to start the burn at the top, never the bottom.
@@apogeerockets Thank you, what Igniter did you use in the demonstration?
@@Ikej873 The motor comes with one igniter. It is probably the First Fire Mini from Aerotech. If you visit our website, and find the motor's product page, it will always list which igniter comes with. That way you can buy spares if needed.
@@apogeerockets Great! Thank you for the help! I will definitely buy some motors!
Do the economax f-class motors have ejection charges? if not how do rockets of this size eject thier parachutes?
Any motor with a number after the dash has an ejection charge. So yes. The economax motors do have a ejection charge.
Can you use a composite motor as a two stage on the main rocket will it ignite normally?
Nope. As the video stressed... you have to ignite the composite motor from the top. You can't do that using direct staging.
Is there any tips on what to do when black powder motors don’t ignite?
Yes. See the video at: www.apogeerockets.com/Advanced_Construction_Videos/Rocketry_Video_280
great now I have to buy another rocket....that appears to be a 2.2" zephyr.....just ordered one and added a 24" apogee nylon parachute upgrade
I was thinking that looked a little small. Now I gotta have one.
@@WalkerSmallEnginePerformance I keep telling myself no more rockets....but since I already have the 4" version....I HAD to have this...I need to stay off the internet.
@@f62darkstar Yup. I just ordered it.
Have you ever ignited a motor in the shop by mistake? Just wondering.
no. We are always trying to be safe.