Special Features:

Contains explosive materials; used on bgm-109b; less than 10msec function time, 1400/1800 psi force, 3.35 amps, used with gasoline generator

Properties:

An item designed for electrical firing of burning type munitions or to initiate operation of jettisoning equipment and shearing devices, or as igniters for rockets or for setting equipment in motion where a small explosive device is required. It consists essentially of a tube containing a flammable material and a small charge of powder compressed around a fine resistance wire connected to electrical leads or terminals. Excludes cartridge, impulse.