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- From: paul@taniwha.UUCP (Paul Campbell)
- Newsgroups: rec.pyrotechnics
- Subject: Re: Triggering systems.
- Message-ID: <1364@taniwha.UUCP>
- Date: 28 Dec 92 17:40:35 GMT
- References: <6B66VB5w165w@cyberden.sf.ca.us> <1992Dec23.134037.4835@ericsson.se>
- Organization: Taniwha Systems Design
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- In article 6B66VB5w165w@cyberden.sf.ca.us, rdicker@cyberden.sf.ca.us () writes:
- >I mabye didn't make myself clear enough in my request for a triggering
- >system. A: I know what a solar igniter is, thank you very much! B: I
- >know what slow burn fuse is, thank you very much! C: I want a REMOTE
- >CONTROL (RADIO) PRE-MADE triggering system! OR a PRE-MADE TIMER
- >(DIGITAL) triggering system. If I get another response about slow burn
- >fuse or long stereo wire I'm going to puke! Thank you very much.
-
- Here are some suggestions from the model rocketry world:
-
- - One of the model rocket manufacturers is about to release an IR remote
- wireless launch controller (North Coast I think)
-
- - Many people have used modified radio-shack timers (kitchen timers with one
- trace cut on the back and an SCR added to drive the pyro devices) check out
- back issues of High Power Rocketry for circuits (it was recently reprinted
- with an eratta).
-
- - Other people have used off-the-shelf R/C systems with servos driving
- micro-switches to trigger ejection charges. I use a servo replacement
- circuit that drives the charge directly.
-
- None of these counts as 'pre-made', although the timer probably comes
- close.
-
- Paul
-
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