Explosive switch

Refs 1) C.E.Baugha, "Evaluation of Explosive Switches MK66 MOD O and MK 67 MOD O Nav Ord Rept 6628 (1959), White Oak Maryland 2)E. Kilmer, "The Actuator, Explosive WOX-23A, An Actuator to Replace Actuator MK 3 MOD O i n the Explosive Switch MK 46 MOD 0", Nav Ord Rept 6761 (I960), White Oak, Maryland 3) Ellem "Military and Civilian Pyrotechnics", Chem-Publg Co, NY (1968), 168 4)Anon"Fuze Catalog Vol 3 Fuze Explosive Components (U)" MlL-HDBK-137 (1970)... 

NAVORD Rept 6628 (1959), Evaluation of Explosive Switches MK66 Mod O, and Mk 67 Mod O, White Oak, Maryland 5) J.C.Kenyon, Ordnance Mission Data Rept 4, DA Project 512-1 5-009 (1962), No- Fire Level Test of TADM Electro-Explosive Devices, White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico 6) S Odierno, Information Pertaining to Fuzes , Pamphlet, pub-lished by Picatinny Arsenal in 1964, Vol 4, pp XVA XVB 7) DuPont Blasters Hdb (1966), 94—5 (Electric Squibs)... 

Explosive Switch. An electric switch operated by an electric squib or primer, such. as the MK66MODO. This switch is manufactuted by the Atlas Powder Co. The dimensions of the switch housing are x x 2-1/8 inches. It is a sin gle pole quadruple throw switch containing four circuits, two open and two closed. The bridge lead wires extend from one end of the switch a minimum of 4 inches. The bridge wire is nichrome and is approx. 001 ioch in dia. Its resistance is 1.8 + 0.2 ohms. The... 

Explosive switch—self-contained electrically initiated small unit that causes one or more electric circuits to be opened and/or dosed by explosive (actually, propulsive) action. 

An EED is any explosive device such as a blasting cap, squib, explosive switch, or igniter which is designed to be initiated by an electric current. 

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