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INSTANTANEOUS BLASTING CAP [1 record]

Record 1 1999-10-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Blasting Work (Mining)
DEF

A type of detonator that does not have a delay period between the passage of the electric current through the detonator and its explosion.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Travail aux explosifs (Exploitation minière)
CONT

Les capsules détonatrices connectées directement aux allumeurs électriques sont appelés détonateurs électriques instantanés. En fonction du temps d'action de l'allumeur électrique sur l'explosif d'amorçage primaire, les détonateurs électriques peuvent être classés en détonateurs électriques instantanés, et en détonateurs électriques à retard et à court retard.

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