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detonator

espoleta (detonador)

detonator

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Most high explosives are harmless unless used with a detonator, but this is not generally understood. en.wikipedia.org

At a purely technical level, a sufficiently large detonator would initiate high explosives without the need for a booster charge. en.wikipedia.org

For example, lead azide, used in detonators, may be prepared from the metathesis reaction between lead nitrate and sodium azide. en.wikipedia.org

One of them is a pendant that looks like the detonator. en.wikipedia.org

Powder, explosives, a battery and detonators filled the false bottom of his wooden suitcase. en.wikipedia.org

It undergoes deflagration to detonation transition in a relatively short distance, allowing its use in detonators. en.wikipedia.org

The detonators went off, but failed to ignite the gas. en.wikipedia.org

The explosive charge is detonated by a detonator. en.wikipedia.org

An embedded detonator ignited the cloud as it descended to the ground to produce a massive explosion. en.wikipedia.org

The mine is unusual in that it uses five igniter/fuzes linked to a central detonator by a series of flame tubes. en.wikipedia.org

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