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Glow Starter

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Definition: Usually a battery-powered device attached to the glow plug, the glow starter is used to heat the glow plug of a nitro engine to a high enough temperature to ignite the fuel in the engine cylinder. The glow starter can be removed after the engine is running.
Also Known As: glow ignitor | glow plug warmer | glow driver
Alternate Spellings: glo starter

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