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[BrightStar]

Just a thought that 1.8mm visco fuse consumes itself as it burns. Maybe an igniter in the base could light a short length of the visco which would be tied to the wick of the candle with thin cotton.

It would need several seconds to light and a little sleight of hand to brush away any ashes but might work quite well.

Edited by BrightStar, 24 February 2011 - 11:27 PM.

[magician]

Well, I cracked it.



It uses 34swg nichrome wire, about 3cm in total, and three AA cells (4.5V). The nichrome ignites a strike-anywhere match, disguised with black marker pen, which ignites the wick. The wire doesn't burn through (hopefully) so it can be reused but if necessary the whole thing dismantles quite easily: some of the "wax" is in fact fimo clay.

[Arthur Brown]

Really nice looking product, hope it's usefull for your show for a while.

[crystal palace fireworks]

Well done Magician, nice effect! what was the remote you used?

[Mixologist]

Very Smooth

[Creepin_pyro]

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Edited by Creepin_pyro, 08 October 2011 - 10:10 PM.

[Steve]

That looks really good Magician, nice work!

[magician]

Well done Magician, nice effect! what was the remote you used?

Thanks. I used a 433MHz remote control unit I found on ebay, plus a bit of homebrew electronics to drive a subminiature relay. These units are quite cheap (they are originally designed for car locking systems I think); the only trouble is that they come from Hong Kong and take an age to arrive.