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Bug spray???
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 6:54 pm
by JDP12
Well I tried my gun today....But it didn't work.....spark gap was too wide...So i'll fix that up.....
But I used bug spray as a fuel....And while it didn't ignite.....I thought it would be a good fuel....Has anyone tried it???
How long of a burst should I do for it?? 3 seconds??
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 7:00 pm
by super spuder
yea. i have used bug spray before. if it says it is flammable it will work 8) and about the 3 second spray. you will not need that unless you have an enormous chamber. i think like1-1.5 seconds would be good for most
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 7:06 pm
by JDP12
K thanks...I'll fix the spark gap and try it out and let all of you guys know how it worked...
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 7:19 pm
by Flying_Salt
Don't use bug spray. There's something in it (I forget what its called) and it eats away and weakens your chamber. Don't use it.
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 7:36 pm
by JDP12
K...I only sprayed it in once....and it didnt ignite......Do I have to replace the chamber?
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 7:40 pm
by mopherman
wouldnt burning bug spay be kind of poisonus?
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 7:48 pm
by JDP12
Hmm maybe it would......I won't use it again...I washed the chamber out....But I used the bug spray like 5 hours ago...But it was ventilating for 5 hours too.....Do I need to worry about the chamber breaking down?
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 7:50 pm
by mopherman
i wouldnt worry about it if it was just one time.
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 7:58 pm
by super spuder
oh really. i did not know that
i learn somehting every day.
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 8:50 pm
by JDP12
So I don't have to worry about it breaking down?? I'm only wondering because I can still smell it a little even after I washed it out.....
But the bug spray was probably only bottled up in the chamber for about 2 minutes.....If that........
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 8:57 pm
by mopherman
you should be ok, just dont use bug spray all the time.
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 9:02 pm
by pyromaniac
what kind of bug spray are you useing? the spray bottle or areosol.
A while back i tried to ignite off arosol but it didn't work. Do you have some other brand?
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 9:15 pm
by paaiyan
Yea I've also heard that it can eat at your chamber. Shouldn't be a problem for that small amount of time though.
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 9:16 pm
by JDP12
K thanks....I'll be setting up a propane meter now....
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 10:17 pm
by Juicey
Yeah, the chemicals in bug spray also eat away at the cement used to hold the peices together. So not only would u eventually have to worry about a failing chamber, but also the fittings coming loose. THis is after constant use of it though. One time is nothing to worry about. Good luck with your propane meter.