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faceman425 · 06-30-2014, 07:24 PM

I'm posting this here cause its happening on my Rave ESC Nitro. has anyone ever had a switch glow act completely normal except that it doesn't light the glow plug hot enough? Been having to pull canopy to get it started. Just curious.

mystar60 · 07-01-2014, 03:43 PM

I just had this happen to my Rave ENV Nitro but I was using a PushGlo. It was displaying the same thing you described. I removed the glow plug and tested it and there was no glowing element.
I ended up installing my spare SwitchGlo and all is currently good .

faceman425 · 07-01-2014, 05:48 PM

Mystar it is actually a push glo. I listed it wrong. Was just curious what's up with it. It beeps and everything like its lighting the plug. But I pull the plug and get nothing. Hmm maybe its shot. Thanks for the reply.

mystar60 · 07-01-2014, 07:12 PM

Hard to say what went wrong. I peaked under the shrink wrap and nothing was burnt.
Like you said it showed all the normal signs it was working but not igniting the glow plug. I even tried 2 new plugs to rule that out as well.
I may show ZRC if they are at IRCHA this year.

Kevin

itbvolks · 07-01-2014, 07:51 PM

Pretty sure the plug has to be ground through the motor so if you pulled the plug - it shouldn't light.

mystar60 · 07-01-2014, 10:09 PM

I was grounding the plug against the engine while powering up both the PushGlo and SwitchGlo, only time it worked was with the SwitchGlo.

faceman425 · 07-02-2014, 02:23 PM

I'm such an idiot. It was 2 bad plugs. I must have accidentally put them in my plug caddy. All seems to be working great again. she is making them glow nicely. itvolks, to test I just clipped the plug in the alligator clip and grounded it off the pipe. Lit right up. Thanks guys for the help.

mystar60 · 07-02-2014, 05:56 PM

Glad you found your problem

06-30-2014, 07:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
faceman425 Registered Users Join Date: Oct 2011	Switch glow failures I'm posting this here cause its happening on my Rave ESC Nitro. has anyone ever had a switch glow act completely normal except that it doesn't light the glow plug hot enough? Been having to pull canopy to get it started. Just curious. __________________ SAB Kraken 580 N, Tiporare, Carbon Z foamy Plank, Sig Kobra, GP Stearman, JR 11X, Vcontrol classic

07-01-2014, 03:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
mystar60 Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Aug 2004	I just had this happen to my Rave ENV Nitro but I was using a PushGlo. It was displaying the same thing you described. I removed the glow plug and tested it and there was no glowing element. I ended up installing my spare SwitchGlo and all is currently good . __________________ Team Only Fine Helis Rave ENV Nitro, Protos 380 Evoluzione, Protos Max v2, VBar Control https://www.onlyfinehelis.com/

07-01-2014, 05:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
faceman425 Registered Users Thread Starter Join Date: Oct 2011	Mystar it is actually a push glo. I listed it wrong. Was just curious what's up with it. It beeps and everything like its lighting the plug. But I pull the plug and get nothing. Hmm maybe its shot. Thanks for the reply. __________________ SAB Kraken 580 N, Tiporare, Carbon Z foamy Plank, Sig Kobra, GP Stearman, JR 11X, Vcontrol classic

07-01-2014, 07:12 PM	#4 (permalink)
mystar60 Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Aug 2004	Hard to say what went wrong. I peaked under the shrink wrap and nothing was burnt. Like you said it showed all the normal signs it was working but not igniting the glow plug. I even tried 2 new plugs to rule that out as well. I may show ZRC if they are at IRCHA this year. Kevin __________________ Team Only Fine Helis Rave ENV Nitro, Protos 380 Evoluzione, Protos Max v2, VBar Control https://www.onlyfinehelis.com/

07-01-2014, 07:51 PM	#5 (permalink)
itbvolks Registered Users Join Date: Mar 2012	Pretty sure the plug has to be ground through the motor so if you pulled the plug - it shouldn't light. __________________ X-Cell Whiplash, Konk 700-45, Skook 540, Mav 710's, YGE 160HV...

07-01-2014, 10:09 PM	#6 (permalink)
mystar60 Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Aug 2004	I was grounding the plug against the engine while powering up both the PushGlo and SwitchGlo, only time it worked was with the SwitchGlo. __________________ Team Only Fine Helis Rave ENV Nitro, Protos 380 Evoluzione, Protos Max v2, VBar Control https://www.onlyfinehelis.com/

07-02-2014, 02:23 PM	#7 (permalink)
faceman425 Registered Users Thread Starter Join Date: Oct 2011	I'm such an idiot. It was 2 bad plugs. I must have accidentally put them in my plug caddy. All seems to be working great again. she is making them glow nicely. itvolks, to test I just clipped the plug in the alligator clip and grounded it off the pipe. Lit right up. Thanks guys for the help. __________________ SAB Kraken 580 N, Tiporare, Carbon Z foamy Plank, Sig Kobra, GP Stearman, JR 11X, Vcontrol classic

07-02-2014, 05:56 PM	#8 (permalink)
mystar60 Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Aug 2004	Glad you found your problem __________________ Team Only Fine Helis Rave ENV Nitro, Protos 380 Evoluzione, Protos Max v2, VBar Control https://www.onlyfinehelis.com/

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