Today I participated in a school rocket club launch and used the Pro Series II launch controller to launch 5 low powered rockets (Estes b4-6) before attempting to launch a Klima Andromeda as a sort of finale for the day. The launch controller has 9 volts of power, and the Apogee website says that it's good for launching cluster rockets. When I hooked up my four 18 mm Estes BP motors, they didn't ignite, so I re-hooked them up and tried again. The nichrome wire on the igniters was still on, so I know that the igniters didn't fail to light the motors.
Was this failure due to a lack of charge on the batteries in the launch controller? Or was it because 9 volts just isn't enough?
If any experienced rocketeers can tell me what they think went wrong I would really appreciate it, since I don't want to buy the wrong thing.
Thanks!
Was this failure due to a lack of charge on the batteries in the launch controller? Or was it because 9 volts just isn't enough?
If any experienced rocketeers can tell me what they think went wrong I would really appreciate it, since I don't want to buy the wrong thing.
Thanks!