Propane flame effect hot surface ignitor designs

[area42]

Dear flaming friends,

Does anyone have a design for hot surface ignitors?

I have been building flame effects for sometime and I have been using hot surface ignitors which work well but my simple gas deflector design is too sensitive to wind and gas pressure.

I have about a month until the Dutch Decompression and my flame effects will be so high up that I don't have the option for my usual tinkering to compensate for the wind.

dusty thanks
-Mike aka pink-and-furry.

[ygmir]

your best source here would be "One eyed Dick"..
contact him, if he does not have an answer, I"m sure he'll know who does.

[some seeing eye]

You might contact this gentleman: http://www.moltensteelman.com/flameeffects.html

[The Rod]

Have you considered using a pilot flame as opposed to the HSI? Years working in kitchens taught me that hot surface ignitors do not work as well an actual flame.

[EspressoDude]

Redundancy. HSI + spark plug or bbq spark lighter to light a multiple orifice pilot. Wrapped in stainless steel wool. Completely surrounded by a shroud