DMX Flame Machine - Fuel Duration & Height Tests

I’ve used these inexpensive flame machines for a few years and they have worked fairly well. They certainly don’t have all the bells, whistles, and performance of some of the high end machines, but they come in at a fraction of the cost.

The typical fuel is an 11oz can of starting fluid. I’ve always wondered how much use I can get out of one can of fuel, so I did some testing to find out...

0:00 Intro
0:46 Test Results
4:08 Script
5:35 Test Video


Here are some videos of where I have used these flame machines in scripted backyard shows:

2020 4th of July “Set Me On Fire” Segment:    • "Set Me On Fire" July 4th 2020 Backya...  

Older video (portions muted by YouTube) showing the setup with fireTEK and then running a scripted show for a soccer team party:    • 315 fireTEK DMX Flame Project (Portio...  

2021 4th of July “Play With Fire” Show:    • Play With Fire - 2021 Backyard Pyromu...   (There was an issue with setting the channel properly on one of the units)