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  2. Detonator - Wikipedia

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    A detonator is a device used to make an explosive or explosive device explode. [1] Detonators come in a variety of types, depending on how they are initiated (chemically, mechanically, or electrically) and details of their inner working, which often involve several stages. Types of detonators include non-electric and electric.

  3. M55 self-propelled howitzer - Wikipedia

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    The M55 is lightly armored, 25 mm maximum, but sufficient to protect the crew from indirect artillery hits and small arms fire. The M53 has a 155mm gun, while the M55 uses the 203.2mm gun. [2] The M55 uses components of the M47 Patton tank, but the automotive aspects are reversed. The engine is mounted in the front and is driven through a front ...

  4. Exploding-bridgewire detonator - Wikipedia

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    The exploding-bridgewire detonator (EBW, also known as exploding wire detonator) is a type of detonator used to initiate the detonation reaction in explosive materials, similar to a blasting cap because it is fired using an electric current. EBWs use a different physical mechanism than blasting caps, using more electricity delivered much more ...

  5. Category:Detonators - Wikipedia

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    A detonator is a device used to trigger an explosive.

  6. NASA Standard Initiator - Wikipedia

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    Setting off the NASA standard detonator, which itself activates other systems explosively. Triggering Pyrotechnic Circuit Interrupters, severing bundles of electrical cables. Triggering explosive valves to open/close pressurization lines or fuel lines. Triggering a pyrotechnic pin puller which opens a Marman clamp, separating two spacecraft.

  7. List of British weapon L numbers - Wikipedia

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    L1A1/A2 Non-Electric Demolition Detonator (Also referred to as the L1A1/A2 Plain Detonator [45]) [56] [9] [57] [58] [21] [52] L1A1 Smoke Generator [ 59 ] [ 60 ] L1A1/A2 9mm Magazine (Magazine for use with the L2 submachine gun ; L1A1 magazines were manufactured by Sterling while L1A2 magazines were variously manufactured by ROF Fazakerley ...

  8. Pyrotechnic initiator - Wikipedia

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    This mixture is used in the NASA Standard Initiator, [2] which is used to ignite various pyrotechnic systems, including the NASA standard detonator. [3] It yields rapid pressure rise, generates little gas, emits hot particles when ignited, is thermally stable, has long shelf life, and is stable under vacuum.

  9. Squib (explosive) - Wikipedia

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    A squib generally consists of a small tube filled with an explosive substance, with a detonator running through the length of its core, similar to a stick of dynamite. Also similar to dynamite, the detonator can be a slow-burning fuse, or as is more common today, a wire connected to a remote electronic trigger. [3]