resistor igniting firework fuse.

A 10 ohm quarter watt resistor is overloaded by applying 12V across it. It burns and ignites the fuse it's taped to.
Must be the cheapest way to electrically fire your home firework show.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• resistor
• overloaded
• fire
• fuse
• firework
• ohm

[gocrazy1995]

what if you ematch dip these

[bigclivedotcom]

@gocrazy1995 I've never tried that. I've never really dabbled with making actual e-matches.

[gocrazy1995]

@bigclivedotcom this looks like they would work is there a way to attach squib wire to themwithout alligator clips

[bigclivedotcom]

@gocrazy1995 You can solder wires easily to resistor leads. They are designed for soldering.

[ladedk]

Hm, that's a very good idea. You don't have to worry about the flimsy filament in christmas lights etc. Looks pretty sturdy. Are they reliable, how many tests have you done?

[bigclivedotcom]

To date I've never had one fail to work.

[StevenJMUK]

If they ever bring back MacGyver, he'll definitely use this trick.

[gocrazy1995]

@bigclivedotcom im going to have to try this it looks simple and cheap

[czpaladin]

Much cheaper and easier than dealing with nichrome wire!

[marlin187]

Can I use a 9V baterry?Thanks for posting

[BarneySaysHi]

I want to thank you for this idea. I used this to remotely ignite most of my fireworks last new years eve and it worked flawlessly. Needless to say, this year ALL my fireworks will be ignited with this system.

[KLpyro]

Nice vid ^^

I made a similar thing, using wire instead of a resistor (it acts as a resistor , making it heat up)

Feel free to check out an igniter without any steel wool on my profile :D