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Wireless firework ignitor! Early? Yes! Cool? Yes!

justinthemodder

I thought I would post this now So people could either love or hate this in time. I thought that it would be cool for Ben to make a wireless firework igniter (electric lighter) for the 4th of July? Maybe? One that costs less than the commercially available one of $500!

 

                                        Justin

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  • There are several such projects floating around on the Internet that use the Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and other single board computers to launch fireworks, if that is what you are looking for.  You could build it pretty cheap if you don't get too elaborate with the hardware.  Heck, I have seen them built with a cardboard chassis, tupperware chassis (a bit of an ESD nightmare),  a prototyping breadboard thrown in a box, components mounted to a wooden board, etc.  Whatever is fast and cheap I guess.   A great place to get some ideas is from the "Firing System" section of the following forum, where along with the commercial units, people post their home made fireworks launchers.  There is also a wealth of information about fusing techniques, nichrome wire technical data, wiring schematics, etc.:

     

    Pyro Universe

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  • There are several such projects floating around on the Internet that use the Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and other single board computers to launch fireworks, if that is what you are looking for.  You could build it pretty cheap if you don't get too elaborate with the hardware.  Heck, I have seen them built with a cardboard chassis, tupperware chassis (a bit of an ESD nightmare),  a prototyping breadboard thrown in a box, components mounted to a wooden board, etc.  Whatever is fast and cheap I guess.   A great place to get some ideas is from the "Firing System" section of the following forum, where along with the commercial units, people post their home made fireworks launchers.  There is also a wealth of information about fusing techniques, nichrome wire technical data, wiring schematics, etc.:

     

    Pyro Universe

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