Latest articles: Firing Systems

Easy Pyro Igniter Tester

March 14, 2022

Review of the handy igniter tester.

Consumer Igniter Failures Part 2

October 14, 2021

Discussing failures with consumer ematches.

FireFly Igniter Field Test

September 25, 2021

How many times can you reuse a reusable igniter?

4 Cue Firing System UK Review

September 7, 2021

After a year of usage, my verdict on the DB04r.

Firefly Firing System – UK First Look & Unboxing

September 6, 2021

It’s finally in the UK. Featuring reusable igniters!

1 Button Remote – Caution

August 30, 2021

Exploring a design problem with the 1 button remotes.

rfRemoTech 1 Cue Firing System

August 28, 2021

The 6th generation single cue distributed system.

Quickplug series and parallel breakout board Cobra

Quickplug Breakout Boards

July 11, 2021

My review of the IGNITE compatible breakout boards from Cobra.

IGNITE 18 Cue Firing System

July 2, 2021

My review of the new 18 cue IGNITE firing system.

DB04r Firing System Manual

June 28, 2021

A complete manual for the DB04r 4 cue firing system.

Consumer Igniter Failures

November 18, 2020

An in-depth look at failure rates of consumer igniters.

DB04r Safety Test

October 20, 2020

I switch a DB04r on and off 1000 times to test its power-on safety.

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