The ignitor is the ‘spring loaded’ type, which we like a lot! I really dislike the ‘screw on’ type that loosens
your glow plug when you’re trying to disconnect it.
Now the coolest feature on this thing is the On/Off switch. We used this during the break in of a
few cars, and it’s pretty dang useful. We just connected the ignitor to the vehicle, turned on the
power, and start the car. Often during break in, it’s not tuned properly yet, and it can die right when
you take off the ignitor. In our case, we just turn power back on and restart the car. No need to find the
ignitor and get it reconnected.
On the down side, it’s a little bulky. It’s a big square that needs to hold 4 AA’s, and some room for the
electronics and switch, meaning it’s not going to fit in your pocket. It’s too short. When we talked to the Fun Time
people at the Hobby Expo, and told them we thought it was too short, they said they were immediately going to look
into making a longer one. As you can see from the pictures, it’s just a tad shorter then a normal ignitor which makes
it just a tad short to reach my glow plug on my T-MAXX with the RC-Solutions roll cage on! It’s also a tad short for
a lot of car/truck bodies. One final thing is our tests seem to eat up the battery life. They say it lasts for about 80
minutes of use, but it sure didn’t seem like it, and we were not using rechargeable AA’s. So I highly recommend
using rechargeables, but that also means another thing (or 4) to charge the night before you go out.
In conclusion, it’s a pretty useful product, and a good idea, but falls a little short (literally) of being
a great product. I’d love to see the power switch adapted to a normal glow ignitor, just stick it on the top!
We had it with us at the local track recently, and it got a good amount of attention from a lot of people.
I stopped over at their
Web Site
to see if they had any more information on a bigger size, smaller box, or anything, and really couldn't tell. From the
pictures on their site, I wasn't even sure if they were selling the same thing. It seems like we should help them out
and send them our pictures. It seems like they don't want you to know what they are actually selling!
They should be glad we don't rate web sites in our final score! A good marketing person could really help them out.
Like with all our stuff, if you see us at the track, or an event, feel free to stop by and check it out!
