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When I used to rock n' roll with a band which used a lot of pyro, we 
built flash pots which were nothing more than 2 screw terminals with 
an AC cord attached. Instead of buying special trigger wire, we would 
make our own by taking zip wire and unravelling it to use a single 
strand of thin copper. The 120v was enough to pop it every time, 
without blowing breakers. Of course, you can fry yourself if you wire 
it up and it's still plugged in. Dangerous!

Moe

--- In motm@y..., "J. Larry Hendry" <jlarryh@i...> wrote:
> You want nicrome wire.  It used to be sold a lot for model rocket 
engine igniters.  Of course, you could just use model rocket engine 
igniters.  Check your hobby shop..   You can light them off 3 or 
4 "D" cells quite easily.  I never tried AA, but seems reasonable, 
just not as many times.  :)
> Larry H
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: klem klemmingberg 
>   To: motm@y... 
>   Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 10:27 PM
>   Subject: [motm] waaaay ot--hot wires
> 
> 
>   Howdy--
>   I want to ignite flash paper electrically--from some aa 
batteries.  I'm thinking
>   very thin wire would heat up well, but i'm not sure if there's 
some trick to getting wire
>   extra hot.  Or is there some sort of electronic component that 
would do the trick for me?
> 
>   Please reply off list.
> 
>   tomr
>   (keeping the OT in MOTM)
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Har! I knew better than to compete with Larry on electricity 
stories...

I'll just shut up before I tell the one about the black powder cannon 
we used to set off with the flash pots to get a bigger boom, which 
sent a chair seat across the club in flames one night...

Pyro Moe

--- In motm@y..., "J. Larry Hendry" <jlarryh@i...> wrote:
> Well, if  batteries had not been specified, I could show you how to 
start a
> fire with wires.  We have this thing we do at work where we 
intentionally
> start 7200 volt fires (limited current) to show people what happens 
when you
> touch power lines.  Let's say I can cook two hot dogs much faster 
than a
> microwave.  :)
> Larry H
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <mate_stubb@y...>
> To: <motm@y...>
> Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 11:09 PM
> Subject: [motm] Re: waaaay ot--hot wires
> 
> 
> When I used to rock n' roll with a band which used a lot of pyro, we
> built flash pots which were nothing more than 2 screw terminals with
> an AC cord attached. Instead of buying special trigger wire, we 
would
> make our own by taking zip wire and unravelling it to use a single
> strand of thin copper. The 120v was enough to pop it every time,
> without blowing breakers. Of course, you can fry yourself if you 
wire
> it up and it's still plugged in. Dangerous!
> 
> Moe
> 
> --- In motm@y..., "J. Larry Hendry" <jlarryh@i...> wrote:
> > You want nicrome wire.  It used to be sold a lot for model rocket
> engine igniters.  Of course, you could just use model rocket engine
> igniters.  Check your hobby shop..   You can light them off 3 or
> 4 "D" cells quite easily.  I never tried AA, but seems reasonable,
> just not as many times.  :)
> > Larry H
> >   ----- Original Message -----
> >   From: klem klemmingberg
> >   To: motm@y...
> >   Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 10:27 PM
> >   Subject: [motm] waaaay ot--hot wires
> >
> >
> >   Howdy--
> >   I want to ignite flash paper electrically--from some aa
> batteries.  I'm thinking
> >   very thin wire would heat up well, but i'm not sure if there's
> some trick to getting wire
> >   extra hot.  Or is there some sort of electronic component that
> would do the trick for me?
> >
> >   Please reply off list.
> >
> >   tomr
> >   (keeping the OT in MOTM)
> >
> >         Yahoo! Groups Sponsor
> >
> >
> >
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> Service.
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In a message dated 3/19/01 11:27:25 PM Central Standard Time, 
mate_stubb@... writes:

> Har! I knew better than to compete with Larry on electricity 
>  stories...
>  
>  I'll just shut up before I tell the one about the black powder cannon 
>  we used to set off with the flash pots to get a bigger boom, which 
>  sent a chair seat across the club in flames one night...

 Come on Uncle Moe, please tell us!!  : )

 Andrew

Well, if  batteries had not been specified, I could show you how to start a
fire with wires.  We have this thing we do at work where we intentionally
start 7200 volt fires (limited current) to show people what happens when you
touch power lines.  Let's say I can cook two hot dogs much faster than a
microwave.  :)
Larry H

----- Original Message -----
From: <mate_stubb@...>
To: <motm@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 11:09 PM
Subject: [motm] Re: waaaay ot--hot wires


When I used to rock n' roll with a band which used a lot of pyro, we
built flash pots which were nothing more than 2 screw terminals with
an AC cord attached. Instead of buying special trigger wire, we would
make our own by taking zip wire and unravelling it to use a single
strand of thin copper. The 120v was enough to pop it every time,
without blowing breakers. Of course, you can fry yourself if you wire
it up and it's still plugged in. Dangerous!

Moe

--- In motm@y..., "J. Larry Hendry" <jlarryh@i...> wrote:
> You want nicrome wire.  It used to be sold a lot for model rocket
engine igniters.  Of course, you could just use model rocket engine
igniters.  Check your hobby shop..   You can light them off 3 or
4 "D" cells quite easily.  I never tried AA, but seems reasonable,
just not as many times.  :)
> Larry H
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: klem klemmingberg
>   To: motm@y...
>   Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 10:27 PM
>   Subject: [motm] waaaay ot--hot wires
>
>
>   Howdy--
>   I want to ignite flash paper electrically--from some aa
batteries.  I'm thinking
>   very thin wire would heat up well, but i'm not sure if there's
some trick to getting wire
>   extra hot.  Or is there some sort of electronic component that
would do the trick for me?
>
>   Please reply off list.
>
>   tomr
>   (keeping the OT in MOTM)
>
>         Yahoo! Groups Sponsor
>
>
>
>   Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of
Service.





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Get outta here, I thought my old band was the only ones crazy enough to 
try that. BTW, another good squencer application ;-)

Chuck
remembering Aerotech and Estes

--- In motm@y..., mate_stubb@y... wrote:

> When I used to rock n' roll with a band which used a lot of pyro, we 
> built flash pots which were nothing more than 2 screw terminals with 
> an AC cord attached. Instead of buying special trigger wire, we would 
> make our own by taking zip wire and unravelling it to use a single 
> strand of thin copper. The 120v was enough to pop it every time, 
> without blowing breakers. Of course, you can fry yourself if you wire 
> it up and it's still plugged in. Dangerous!
> 
> Moe
> 
> --- In motm@y..., "J. Larry Hendry" <jlarryh@i...> wrote:
> > You want nicrome wire.  It used to be sold a lot for model rocket 
> engine igniters.  Of course, you could just use model rocket engine 
> igniters.  Check your hobby shop..   You can light them off 3 or 
> 4 "D" cells quite easily.  I never tried AA, but seems reasonable, 
> just not as many times.  :)
> > Larry H
> >   ----- Original Message ----- 
> >   From: klem klemmingberg 
> >   To: motm@y... 
> >   Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 10:27 PM
> >   Subject: [motm] waaaay ot--hot wires
> > 
> > 
> >   Howdy--
> >   I want to ignite flash paper electrically--from some aa 
> batteries.  I'm thinking
> >   very thin wire would heat up well, but i'm not sure if there's 
> some trick to getting wire
> >   extra hot.  Or is there some sort of electronic component that 
> would do the trick for me?
> > 
> >   Please reply off list.
> > 
> >   tomr
> >   (keeping the OT in MOTM)
> > 
> >         Yahoo! Groups Sponsor 
> >        
> >        
> > 
> >   Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of 
> Service.