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Blasting cap - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Cracking, Crawling, Drift, Explosive, Fading, Flapping, Interference, Noise, Popping, Rapping, Reception, Slapping, Static, Tapping |
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A blasting cap is a small explosive device generally used to trigger a larger more powerful explosive such as dynamite.
Blasting caps come in a variety of types, some of which are: non-electric caps, electric caps and fuse caps. They are used in commercial mining and are set off by a dynamo device which generates a short burst of current in a line long enough to ensure safety,
External links
- Blasting Caps (http://www.osp.state.or.us/html/blasting_caps.html)
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