This brings to mind the related issue of State regulation: in California, for
example, it is illegal to sell e-matches to anyone who is not a State Fire
Marshall licensed pyrotechnician.
As I recall, it is separately illegal to possess an e-match in the U.S. unless
one is appropriately licensed by BATF which I assume is the reason for these
site fabricated home brews.
Bill
Sent from my Commodore 64
On Sep 25, 2015, at 4:42 PM, Rick Maschek <rickmaschek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Non ATF regulated ematches that I've used over 40 times with 100% success
including using them to start 14 on-site constructed igniters for LOX hybrid
motors from 75mm to 150mm in size again, with 100% success.
https://electricmatch.com/products/see/6/mjg-firewire-initiator
Rick
From: Ben Brockert <wikkit@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2015 16:11:03 -0400
Subject: [AR] Re: Solid propellant regulation questions
...
For igniters/ematches, Firefox and others specifically designed their
ematch kits as separate dry chemicals that have to be mixed and have
the chips dipped in them so that they aren't hazmat. Taking the same
approach for rocket igniters would make sense.
If you're re-shipping commercially acquired solids that were shipped
to you, you would be best asking those suppliers for their opinion on
how to move them again. Or, better yet, offer an address to your teams
in the state of the launch so that they can have things shipped
directly there from the supplier and pick them up before the launch,
so that they don't have to transport anything energetic across state
lines.
Ben
