Written by Clancy Arnold
As featured on page 39 in the April 2013 issue of Model Aviation magazine and tablet app.
A step-by-step guide to resurrecting a dead glow plug igniter.
Glow plug igniters can range from easy to repair to not repairable. The difficulty in removing the battery can be as simple as opening the igniter and slipping out the old battery, or as complicated as going through several steps only to realize that the only option is to replace it.
A selection of glow plug igniters. They are pictured left to right, from easiest to repair to irreparable.
The first…
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