PyroCube Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Hi all As you may all know there are two common types of white strobe formulas, one with AP/Mgand another one with barium nitrate. I`ve tried the BaNO3 strobe once (rolled 8mm stars)but I wasn`t very satisfied with the result, they are not very bright and the strobe effect is also a bit disappointing. Can I achieve a really good strobe effect only by using AP? How dangerous are these mixtures, f.e. shimizu white strobe? Thank you and best regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zumber Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 (edited) I am staisfied with BaNO3 strobe stars.what mesh magnelium are you using? for strobe pot I would suggest 100 mesh and for stars I would suggest 200 mesh.Hardt white strobe formula works great for me. Hardt's #1 Barium Nitrate - 51Potassium Nitrate - 8Magnalium (200 mesh) - 13Sulfur - 23Dextrin - 5 Edited August 9, 2014 by swapnilsutar1988 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PyroCube Posted August 9, 2014 Author Share Posted August 9, 2014 I used 200 mesh magnalium in my stars. How big did you roll them?The company "Zink fireworks" in germany produces very nice strobe stars, does anyone know what mixture they are using?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdyvfNOeZ-k Best regards 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zumber Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 I roll 6mm stars. you can try that formula with 200 mesh magnelium, it will work.also use hot prime for this stars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mabuse00 Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 I prefer bleser white strobe with 150µm MgAl. They are bright and have a distict on-off burning instead of just flickering, or "irregular burning" or whatever you might call it with some stars. I have no idea what Zink uses, but the results imho can be achieved with nitrate strobes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niladmirari Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 NH4ClO4 - 60%(NH4)2SO4 - 20%MgAl - 20%K2Cr2O7 - 4%NC - 6% (acetone) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PyroCube Posted August 10, 2014 Author Share Posted August 10, 2014 (edited) Yeah and what`s exactly the advantage of this comp. over the BaNO3 Strobes? K2Cr2O7 is quite toxic and NH4CLO4 also isn`t easy to handle so I`m trying to avoidthis mixture if it hasn`t any major advantages over the BaNO3 ones... Greets Edited August 10, 2014 by PyroCube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mumbles Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 AP based strobes have much more regular strobe rates, and are generally easier to color than nitrate based strobes. I'm not saying they're better for this, just mentioning the advantages in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niladmirari Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 K2Cr2O7 is quite toxic Ba(NO3)2 also very toxic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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