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How I Make Electric Igniters from Christmas Lights

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Uploaded by on Dec 2, 2009

How to make a quick and cheap ematch to fire displays for the coming year. The ematches used in this video were fired with a single AA battery.

Remember that a battery near an ematch is just as dangerous as an open flame near a fuse. When wiring a display be sure that all power sources are first disconnected from the firing board and all capacitors, if any, are discharged.

My website: http://www.grassrootsdiy.com/

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  • @Nighthawkinlight What would be the easiest and most secure way of attaching it (quite fast) to a smokebomb?

  • @Itsmyzelf Tape it to the fuse.

  • Did you just use a 9volt battery for the ignition?

  • @GiggleGuyz AA

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  • You are now ready for a mini bar fight... haha, love the vids!! Thanks for uploading them! Where do you get your bp?

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  • This is very helpful... plan to use cannon fuse as a delay. 30 seconds per foot delay on cannon fuse for anyone interested.

  • @GiggleGuyz On 10M wire you can use 4.5V or more. On longer wire you must use higher voltage. The best voltage is about 12V.

  • One tip, if I may. After you cut the bulb glass, do NOT test the bulb, it will burn out immediately due to the loss of the gas inside the bulb. Test BEFORE you cut.

  • YOU ARE WHAT YOU TEA

  • yea January is an important month for pyrotechs, you can get xmas lights, but more important Xmas tree's! I saved about 30 this year from the dump. Got a strand of xmas lights from someone who was moving just yesterday. Never tried this, thanks again NHIL

  • @combatfear4 you can go to gun stores or pull apart bullets and get it from inside them but i don't recomend them (waste of brass)

  • every one of your videos is helpful. Youve gained a new subscriber.

  • where can i fined black powder?

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