TYRONEEZEKIEL Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 How does one select time fuse for the correct length and diameter for a specific diameter of shell. For instance, what length of time fuse X of diameter Y goes into a shell diameter of 3" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ventsi Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 (edited) Tyrone, are you asking if one uses different diameter time fuse for differnt shells? If so then no, 1/4" dia. is the standart, there ARE some other types that are bigger or smaller but 1/4" is the standart. As far as how long of a piece of TF to use, it all depends on how fast it burns. For example a 3" shell wants 3 seconds of delay, Skylighter has some tables for this, but in the end its up to trial and error. Edit; Sorry, I seem to be hogging the forum, though there aren't much folks around and I'm boring my a$$ off at work... Edited July 6, 2010 by Ventsi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TYRONEEZEKIEL Posted July 6, 2010 Author Share Posted July 6, 2010 Ventsi, i dont mind you hogging the forum. More information is best. especially from an established member. Well that helps very much. Thank you very much again friend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagabu Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 (edited) How does one select time fuse for the correct length and diameter for a specific diameter of shell. For instance, what length of time fuse X of diameter Y goes into a shell diameter of 3" Is this what you were looking for? Time Fuse Delay Times http://www.passfire.com/images/clear.gif http://www.passfire.com/images/clear.gif http://www.passfire.com/images/clear.gif http://www.passfire.com/images/clear.gif http://www.passfire.com/images/clear.gif Shell Size Delay Time (in.) (sec.) http://www.passfire.com/images/clear.gif http://www.passfire.com/images/clear.gif http://www.passfire.com/images/clear.gif http://www.passfire.com/images/clear.gif http://www.passfire.com/images/clear.gif http://www.passfire.com/images/clear.gif http://www.passfire.com/images/clear.gif http://www.passfire.com/images/clear.gif http://www.passfire.com/images/clear.gif http://www.passfire.com/images/clear.gif 3: 3 4: 3.5 5: 4 6: 5 8: 6 10: 6.5 12: 7 Typical delay times from lift until burst for aerial shells. Source: Illustrated Dictionary of Pyrotechnics Edited July 7, 2010 by dagabu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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