[Gasification] Electronic Ignition for Gasifiers

Jeff Davis jeff0124 at velocity.net
Wed Nov 15 20:43:55 CST 2006


Jonathan wrote:
> I thought a butane pilot of some kind might work out because it would
> On the internet I found a few butane canisters, torches etc... that are
> used
> for soldering, as lighters and even for gormet cooking.  Basically a small
> canister of butane would be enough to last through several hundred of
> these
> ignition cycles for a gasifer.  The selanoids as they are used in gas
> furnaces may work just fine with butane, heck Dimethyl Ether (aerosol
> propellant)  might work good in such a system.


If your butane canister is the same as a propane canister, an ether start
kit maybe of some help. It would hold the canister and provide the 12v
selonoid.


Jeff




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Jeff Davis

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