I'm using two systems for my show this year. Or at least I was.
First four cues were going to be spread apart using one of these. I bought mine years ago and did not buy it from Pyroboom, but you get the idea:
http://www.pyroboom.com/images.aspx?productid=39
So I went out to test my intro. Spread out two modules about 60 feet apart. The mods are programmed to be in sync.
Everything shows continuity
Cue 1: Dominator Pro Strobes, attached with the preloaded ematch. Perfect. Instant ignition on both sides.
Cue 2: Two clip igniters. Only the left side goes off. Hmmm. Bad clip I guess. I go out and check and now the right side no longer shows continuity. I check the clip and the bridge wire is busted.
Take two:
Everything shows continuity
Cue 1: Dominator Pro Strobes, attached with the preloaded ematch. Perfect. Instant ignition on both sides.
Cue 2: Two clip igniters. Only the right side goes off. Uh oh. Check the left station... no continuity on this cue any more. I carefully undo the clip and the and bridge wire is busted.
So now I break it down to basics.
Cue 1: Just fast fuse. Left side fires. I keep holding the button, and 5 seconds later, the right side fires.
Cue 2: Nothing. No longer shows continuity. Again, the bridge wire is busted.
Bad batch of igniters maybe? Unlikely. I tested a couple from each bag I had on my Dewey S32I. Including a couple that looked questionable. Even banged them against a piece of plastic, threw them on the ground, generally rough with them. All fired.
It's dark, so maybe I'm just not seeing the bridge wire. Plug those igniters into my Dewey... no continuity. Not surprising. I hook up two new igniters to my Dewey. Continuity is good, instant ignition. Then I try 4 igniters on one cue. Instant ignition.
I believe I can safely rule out the igniters as the problem. That's 6 tonight that fired fine, and I randomly tested maybe a dozen more from different batches throughout the month with success. But why are they not firing on the smaller P12 system, but the ematch is?
Can anybody shine some light on this? I'm lost.
First four cues were going to be spread apart using one of these. I bought mine years ago and did not buy it from Pyroboom, but you get the idea:
http://www.pyroboom.com/images.aspx?productid=39
So I went out to test my intro. Spread out two modules about 60 feet apart. The mods are programmed to be in sync.
Everything shows continuity
Cue 1: Dominator Pro Strobes, attached with the preloaded ematch. Perfect. Instant ignition on both sides.
Cue 2: Two clip igniters. Only the left side goes off. Hmmm. Bad clip I guess. I go out and check and now the right side no longer shows continuity. I check the clip and the bridge wire is busted.
Take two:
Everything shows continuity
Cue 1: Dominator Pro Strobes, attached with the preloaded ematch. Perfect. Instant ignition on both sides.
Cue 2: Two clip igniters. Only the right side goes off. Uh oh. Check the left station... no continuity on this cue any more. I carefully undo the clip and the and bridge wire is busted.
So now I break it down to basics.
Cue 1: Just fast fuse. Left side fires. I keep holding the button, and 5 seconds later, the right side fires.
Cue 2: Nothing. No longer shows continuity. Again, the bridge wire is busted.
Bad batch of igniters maybe? Unlikely. I tested a couple from each bag I had on my Dewey S32I. Including a couple that looked questionable. Even banged them against a piece of plastic, threw them on the ground, generally rough with them. All fired.
It's dark, so maybe I'm just not seeing the bridge wire. Plug those igniters into my Dewey... no continuity. Not surprising. I hook up two new igniters to my Dewey. Continuity is good, instant ignition. Then I try 4 igniters on one cue. Instant ignition.
I believe I can safely rule out the igniters as the problem. That's 6 tonight that fired fine, and I randomly tested maybe a dozen more from different batches throughout the month with success. But why are they not firing on the smaller P12 system, but the ematch is?
Can anybody shine some light on this? I'm lost.
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