Electronic Detonators

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Construction and use of
electronic detonator
Electronic Detonators
Electronic detonators utilize stored
electrical energy as a means of providing
the ‘delay timing’ and initiation energy.

Other technologies including ‘shock

tube’, ‘electric’ or ‘safety fuse’ utilize
pyrotechnic energy as a means of delay
initiation.
 Salient Features
• Simple, user friendly, two wire design
• Factory programmed Delay Numbers & Field
programmed Delay Interval
• Accurate delay firing time
• Special connectors for easy field connections
• Firing sequence can be aborted by the
operator any time after powering the
detonators
• Detonator does not fire on application of DC
Current or Voltage
• Detonator requires coded signal from the
exploder to initiate firing
e-XPLODER

e-Det is fired using a special

exploder which charges
individual detonators, transfers
the delay interval data to the
firing circuit and sends the
coded signal to the detonators,
to initiate the timing sequence.
Differences in Electronic
Detonators
• Construction
• Timing Precision
• Communication Protocol
• Tie-in
• Connectors
• Blasting Machines
etc.
 Electronic Detonator
Systems
• Factory programmed systems
(utilize fixed delay periods)

• Field programmed systems

(utilize electronic technology to program

delay timings)
Fundamental Construction
Differences
Factory Programmed

(fixed delay periods)

Shock Tube Initiated

(factory programmed)
Field Programmed

(variable delay periods)

Field Programmed

(passive programmed)