Easy As $hit Igniters for Model Rockets
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Easy As $hit Igniters for Model Rockets
![C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\My Pictures\limewire\igniter1.gif](/proxy/?url=https://content.instructables.com/FX6/NOR1/F5LD8K59/FX6NOR1F5LD8K59.gif&filename=C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\My Pictures\limewire\igniter1.gif)
Hate it when you buy those cheap rockets (possibly for my rocket launcher...) , and half the igniters aren't good? well heres the easiest igniter out here!!
the pictures are all off of google cuz my camera broke and it will be a bit before i get a new one.....
the pictures are all off of google cuz my camera broke and it will be a bit before i get a new one.....
Watcha Need?
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cotton (optional)
launch pad detonator thingy...
wire (optional)
launch pad detonator thingy...
wire (optional)
Cut Wire
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cut about 1 1/2 inches of wire from something else or your launch pad and reconnect the wires by twistin' em back together.
Pull the Wire
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get the wire and take one/two of the strands, cut it to about 1-1/2 inche(s), and bend it in half so it looks similar to the one in the picture.(if two, twist and bend in half, this increases chances of a second launch.)
You're
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done! now put the bent end in the rocket and if you don't have any plugs, secure with cotton then wire er up! the wire glows red hot when you hit the launch button, acting exactly like the crappily manufactured ones you just bought.(multipurpose(look down)...)