audioguru you was again my friend are showing your ignorance . I'm not being rude , i'm new around here and new to the parts of electronics that make them tick . That is why i'm here asking questions . I can see very clearly your rc hobby is limited .
7 of my nitro helis rx's are supplied with power from 4800 ni-mh packs , so there you are wrong . So instead of being ignorant and "not a teacher of the basics" keep your wisea$$ comments to yourself. I did'nt come to this forum to get berated by one of the forum cool guys , I came here to learn .
And let me educated you some more maybe it will help you in your modeling hobby . We run HE50H11-1 on our helis along with a gov and a 1900mah li-po rx pack that powers our helis including firing the glow plug for 5-7 10 minute flights . The igniter is set on a timer , maybe a 555 or something similar I don't know.
So I guess the high power glow plug isn't really that high power. It only takes 1.5v to power the glow plug .
Quietman to answer your question , yes . If the flight battery goes dead you just pick up the pieces . I'm not wanting continuous power to the plug just enough to get the engine lit then it will do it's own thing . Maybe I wasn't clear enough . Pardon my ignorance once again.