It is generally accepted to wire e-matches in series. This is due to the plasma physics that occur at ignition of the first match. I believe that there's a more detailed explanation in the ROC Chat archives. Allen On Dec 8, 2011, at 10:09 AM, Richard Dierking wrote: > Say your main deployment section is 7.5" diameter, 24" long and using three > (3) 2-56 nylon shear pins. How much BP? > > Also, what's the advantage of using two or more deployment canisters instead > of just one? For multiple canisters, would you wire in series or parallel? > (One 9 volt battery and Perfectflite WD altimeter with main deployment at > 1100'.) > > Richard Dierking > BTW: Kurt, we're not intending to turn the nose into a second stage :-) > > -- ROC-Chat mailing list roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx //www.freelists.org/list/roc-chat