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Monday, July 20, 2015

Old Quest Tiger Tail Igniter

I bought some of the older Quest German made engines last year.
Some of them came with the "Tiger Tail" igniters. I made up this post to help if you ever run across these OOP igniters.

The igniter itself resembles the older Aerotech Copper Head igniters. The Quest Tiger Tail style was made for 18mm engines.

From left to right, the self adhesive sticker that folds around the igniter, the igniter and Tiger Tac plug.



The sticker is removed from the backing sheet leaving the larger black dots behind.

Center the igniter on one half of the sticker and fold it over on itself.

The igniter should be centered in the "clip attach" holes on either side.
Drop the black pyrogen end into the engine so it contacts the propellant.
The picture on the left shows the Tiger Tac plug sitting loosely on the nozzle.

The Tiger Tac is pressed into the nozzle holding the igniter in place.
The Tiger Tac plug is much harder to press in place compared to the Estes plugs.

The micro clips are connected at the holes on the top and bottom where the sides of the copper strip are exposed.

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