500' Range Remote
Electronic Igniter
When testing
rockets, rocket engines, or
initiating hazardous reactions distance from said event can be a very
important factor for your safety. For such purposes a remote initiation
device is required, and although one could perhaps use a very long
double stranded wire, it is rather unwieldy to do so.
This
is a great little
device, which simply operates off a 9 volt battery and can
fire off 2 cues from a good distance (I have had it work from over the
500' mark). It also has a continuity tester
which has come in handy many times. Although I wish the system had a
bit more juice to fire off the e-matches a bit more reliably, its
nothing that a simple relay box wont fix so that I can really dump some
juice into any e-match. The performance of it is great, as long as low
voltage e-matches are being used. Since i make my own e-matches, or
electric igniters, I just use some very thin Nichrome wire, dip them in
pyrogen, and they work flawlessly every time.
This unit was purchased from
PyroDirect.com
for only about $30 at the time, now I believe it costs a bit more,
around $40 or so, but it is well worth the money. You could however
make one for only a few bucks using the wireless relays you can for
dirt cheap all over Amazon. The wiring is exceptionally easy, and they
are very inuitive systems. See below for a link to purchase such a
relay:
