Do it yourself Homemade Electric Fuse Ignitor for Pyro/Fireworks

An affordable way of creating an electronic firing system for use with fuses in order to set off fireworks. Simply using old Christmas lights and a power source.

This is a how-to only video and we hold no responsibilities for misuse or injuries caused by any replication or duplication.

50 String Christmas Lights = $2 (Dollarama)
50' Flying Fish Fuse = $15 (http://www.pyroplanet.co.uk - yes they ship to Canada discreetly from the US)

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Howto & Style

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• www.pyroplanet.co.uk
• DIY fireworks
• DIY Electric Fuse Ignitor
• DIY Pyro

[bl4d3hunt3r]

why don´t you just heat up the bulb with a lighter and put it in water? the glass cracks and u have no problems removing it, without the danger of breaking the tungsten,...

[canadiantelevision]

@bl4d3hunt3r you could do that too, but it would take just as long. Whatever is easier I guess.

[bl4d3hunt3r]

@canadiantelevision but I was facing the problem of broken tungsten way more often when breaking to bulb and dont like misfire,... it will take just as long, but is realy the safer method.

[canadiantelevision]

@bl4d3hunt3r I haven't had problems with the tungsten breaking from pipe cutters. I found that when inserting the bulb into the fuse is when it might fail or break the most. I got around that by taking out some of the powder from the end of the fuse, but it's never really fool proof.

[MegaRocketLaunch]

@rasmus2707 lol thats just what i was thinking!

[rasmus2707]

@MegaRocketLaunch I don't think so :) / :( (And yes i do know, that it is almost 5 months since you asked)

[Everythingaquarium]

stop saying um are etc! but nice vid

[cypher2580]

I'm sorry...I couldn't focus on anything but the fact that you said "uh" 82 times in les s than five minutes... Yes, I counted .I'm OCD about numbers. Terribly sorry mate.

[MegaRocketLaunch]

will the rest of the christmas lights still work

[donutsprinkles99]

@canadiantelevision You shouldn't really have any problems with US border control since it's mostly Mexico we are watching....

[mechasaultfreak2]

I did it and a piece of glass got stuck in my arm.

[anibioman]

... i need to get some Christmas lights.

[rain666ful]

cant i use a different fuse,,,,,,,?????

[iluvkipkay]

Doesn't the bulb burn out the first time and you have to use a different one

[Itsmeeman1]

I swear to god dude if you say 'ahh' one more fkn time I'll....&^*$*&& and $£^%* you! lol jk but man, you gotta stop doing that! like right now! lmao other than that, good vid!

[bl4d3hunt3r]

@canadiantelevision so, lets say anyone has his own preference,... I never insert the fuse this way, I just break the top of the bulb and fill it with meal-powder, so there is a bigger fire and you can use it to fire rockets w/o any fuse,...

[canadiantelevision]

@thepyroman1314 you probably can get it sent to NL, because it gets sent from the US, there's no guarantees that it may get confiscated at the boarder. I've ordered a few times from pyroplanet and have never had any issues.

[canadiantelevision]

@thepyroman1314 Yup

[canadiantelevision]

@BzM0Dz It's one-time use only. Once you fire it, the rest is trash. But since you're spending only a couple bucks for 30-50 christmas bulbs, it's not like they are very expensive.

[BzM0Dz]

do u have to keep changing the fuse

[raptorrochester]

@quadace1112 You can use PVC glue also-very flammable.

[canadiantelevision]

@dfs04 it depends on the bulb. Cheap bulbs could go off with like 1.5V. But why use less power when you could use more power!

Actually I tested with a 100ft cable and required more than 24volts. So it also depends on the attached cable/quality.

[canadiantelevision]

@Anilsuthar2007 good idea, if you can break the glass at the top without breaking the whole thing, it pretty well would do the same thing.

[dfs04]

@dfs04 minimum voltage/current, sry

[dfs04]

how much voltage/current do you need to set it off?