Electric match
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An electric match is a device that uses an externally applied electric current to ignite a combustible compound.
Electric matches before, during and after ignition
Pyrotechnic initiator
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In pyrotechnics, a pyrotechnic initiator is a device containing a pyrotechnic composition used primarily to ignite other, more difficult-to-ignite materials, such as thermites, gas generators, and sol
Electric match
…a combustible compound. Electric matches use a bridgewire consisting of a heating element to ignite a pyrogen, which is a quantity of readily ignited pyrotechnic initiator composition. Electric matches can be used in any application where source of heat is needed at a precisely controlled point in time, typically to ignite…
Pyrotechnic initiator scheme