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A blasting machine comprising a plurality of load condensers which supply energy to respective electronic switches which in turn are connected to respective blast initiating conductors. A pulse generator supplies time spaced signals to all of the electronic switches, and shorting devices are provided on each branch of the signal conductor leading to a respective electronic switch to short out the respective switch until the immediately preceding switch has been actuated and its load condenser has been discharged to its blast initiating conductor. The blasting machine further embodies a battery powered high voltage generator and control circuit which shuts off the signal generator until a predetermined voltage is produced and which shuts off the generator after the predetermined voltage is reached.
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0 United States Patent 1 [111 3,805,l l5 Heckelman Apr. 16, 1974 [5 BLASTING MACHINE 3,752,081 8/1973 McKeown et al 102/702 R Inventor: James D. Heckelman Norwalk, 3,762,331 10/1973 Vlahos 102/70.2 R
Ohm Primary Examiner-Volodymyr Y. Mayewsky [73] Assignee: Research Energy of Ohio, Inc.,
Ohm 57 ABSTRACT [22] Filed: May 1973 A blasting machine comprising a plurality of load con- 21 Appl. No.: 357,826
densers which supply energy to respective electronic switches which in turn are connected to respective blast initiating conductors. A pulse generator supplies time spaced signals to all of the electronic switches, and shorting devices are provided on each branch of the signal conductor leading to a respective electronic switch to short out the respective switch until the immediately preceding switch has been actuated and its load condenser has been discharged to its blast initiating conductor. The blasting machine further embodies a battery powered high voltage generator and control circuit which shuts off the signal generator until a predetermined voltage is produced and which shuts off the generator after the predetermined voltage is reached.
11 Claims, 2 Drawing Figures READ) 9 70 FIRE R 7 ea 30 MAM MM 5 PAVENTEBAPRIB I974 SHEET 1 BF 2 I I I E mwj mQRoumQ 52 0% BLASTING MACHINE BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to circuitry which will provide pulses to a sequence of separate conductors in such a manner that the pulse on a second conductor is spaced timewise from a pulse on a first conductor by a predetermined interval and a pulse on a third conductor is spaced timewise from the pulse delivered to the second conductor by the same predetermined interval, and so on throughout the sequence of conductors.
More particularly the invention relates to circuitry for sequentially discharging respective ones of a plurality of condensers to respective ones of a plurality of conductors at precisely separated time intervals. Such circuitry has particular advantages in blasting machines wherein the sequence of conductors are connected to respective explosive charges, and the individual conductors of the sequence are energized at precisely spaced apart time intervals.
An object of the present invention is the provision of new and improved circuitry of the above described type comprising: two or more electronic control switches connected to respective conductors to deliver electrical energy thereto, signal generating means of a type which bleeds a regulated voltage through selectable resistors to an electronic switch having a threshold control voltage for turning itself on to generate spaced apart pulses, and pulse transmitting circuitry which will actuate sequential ones of said electronic control switches by sequential ones of said spaced apart pulses.
Another object of the invention is the provision of new and improved circuitry of the above described type in which the sequential pulses are blocked from reaching any particular one of the control switches until the immediately preceding control switch has been actuated by one of the pulses.
Another object of the invention is the provision of new and improved circuitry of the immediately above described type wherein a lockout" switch is provided which prevents all pulses from being delivered by the pulse generator until a predetermined constant voltage is applied to the electronic control switches that in turn supply energy to the load (blasting cap) conductors.
Another object of the invention is the provision of a new and improved power supply for assuring a constant voltage to the load circuitry and which comprises a transformer having a center tapped control winding, a semiconductor requiring a predetermined voltage on the output of the transformer before passing a current, and a switch controlled by the semi-conductor and which is arranged to remove the bias to the control winding when the switch is energized.
Another object of the invention is a voltage control circuitry of the immediately above described type in which a signal from the voltage control switch actuates another switch which grounds out and disables the biasing circuitry of the lockout switch of the pulse generator which prior thereto had shut off the output of the pulse generator.
A further object of the invention is the provision of a charge switch which normally shorts out the charging circuit to load condensers until the charge switch is actuated.
A further object is the provision of a tire switch which normally shorts out the conductors from the load condensers, and also disconnects the pulse generator from the control switches, until the tire switch is actuated.
Further objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art to which the invention relates from the following description of the preferred embodiments described with reference to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and in which:
FIG. 1 is a schematic wiring diagram of a DC generator with controlled output voltage and having a battery power supply, and a pulse generator which produces pulses of predetermined duration that are spaced apart by selectable lengths of time; and
FIG. 2 is a schematic wiring diagram of one of a plurality of control circuits each of which are adapted to discharge a condenser to its output conductor upon receiving a pulse from the pulse generator, and each of which includes a grounding switch which normally shorts out the pulse transmitting circuitry to the following control circuit until the control circuit in question has discharged its condenser to its output conductor.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Although the principles of the present invention may be otherwise embodied, they are herein shown and described as embodied in a blasting machine for setting off a plurality of explosive charges at precisely spaced apart time intervals. In order that the terminology used herein will be clearly understood, the term switch or switch means" is used in a broad sense to indicate any type of electronic apparatus having a pair of power terminals and a control terminal that is connected to a control element or gate which when actuated allows energy to flow between the power terminals. Such switch means will include unijunction transistors, transistors, silicon control rectifiers, etc..
Because the blasting machine is to be used in remote areas, its primary source of power comprises two selfcontained 7 A volt batteries BT] and BT2 connected in series, with the negative terminal of BT2 connected to terminal 3 of an eight terminal cable socket Jl, which in turn is communicated by line 10 to terminal N of cable socket J2, which in turn is grounded. The positive terminal of BTl is connected to a fuse OL-l and then to terminal 1 of socket J 1 whose corresponding plug P1 is jumpered to pin 2. The receiving terminal for pin 2 in socket Jl is connected by line 12 to the normally open mechanical switch SlA ofa two element Charge switch S1. The other terminal of SlA is con nected to junction 14, whose purpose will later be described, and then to junctions 16 and 18. Junction 16 is connected to a terminal of the Fire switch 82A of a mechanical multiple ganged switch S2, and the other terminal is connected to the center tap CT of the primary power winding of a power transformer X1 through resistor R5 and junctions 20 and 22. Junction 22 is connected to ground through condenser C4 to attenuate ripple. Terminal CI of the primary power winding is connected to the collector of an NPN transistor Q1 and the emitter of O1 is connected to ground. The other terminal C2 of the primary power winding is connected to the collector of a NPN transistor Q2 whose emitter is connected to ground. Transistors Q1 and Q2 are matching transistors, and a condenser Cl is connected between the collectors of the transistors for the usual reasons, as is understood in the art. The transformer X1 also includes a center tap control winding, the center tap CT of which is adapted to be supplied with voltage from the primary power supply through junction 18, resistor R3, Zener diode Z1 having a breakdown voltage of 6.8 volts, and junction 24. Junction 24 is also connected to ground through resistor R1 which is adapted to deactivate the control winding when the power supply is disconnected from the control winding. The terminal B2 of the control winding is connected to the base of transistor Q2, and the terminal B1 of the control winding is connected to the base of transistor Q1. Because of the slight mismatch due to manufacturing tolerances in transistors Q1 and Q2, more current will flow through one of the transistors than through the other when the power supply is connected to the transformer, and this will startthe transistors Q1 and Q2 oscillating. The oscillation of the primary power winding, will of course, produce an oscillating current in the center tapped secondary power winding of the transformer. The center tap of the secondary power winding is connected to ground, and the terminals A1 and A2 of the secondary power winding are connected to diodes D1 and D2, respectively, to produce full wave rectification. The output from diodes D1 and D2 are connected to junction 26, and then through resistor R2, junction 28, and diode D3 to the high voltage bus 30.
It is a feature of the present invention that the blasting machine is capable of properly setting off the charges to which it is connected even though the volt age of the primary batteries has been depleted to volts. The equipment which is connected to the high voltage bus 30 is all designed to operate on 90 volts even though the equipment so far described is capable of producing 120 volts.
It is a further feature of the present invention to prolong the life of the equipment connected to the high voltage bus 30 by shutting off the power supply to the bus 30 whenever the voltage exceeds the nominal 90 volts that is required to satisfactorily operate the circuitry connected to the high voltage bus 30. The voltage limiting function of the present invention is very efficiently accomplished by the voltage regulating circuitry which will now be described.
The voltage regulating circuitry comprises switch Q3 which is an NPN transistor, the collector of which is connected to the primary power supply on the transformer side of R3 through the light emitting diode LED-l. The emitter of switch Q3 is connected to ground through terminal 32 and resistor R6. The base or gate of the switch Q3 is connected to the junction 28 on the high voltage output of the transformer through junctions 34 and 36 and Zener diode Z2. Zener diode Z2 has a breakdown voltage of approximately 90 volts, and when the output voltage of the power transformer exceeds this voltage, positive voltage is applied to the gate of O3 to actuate the gate and ground out the control winding of the transformer through the light emitting diode LED-li. LED-1 indicates that the necessary voltage has been reached in the equipment to satisfactorily operate all of the blasting circuitry that is connected to the high voltage bus 30. Resistor R4 and condenser C3 communicates junctions 34 and 36 to ground to eliminate any high frequency that might otherwise be applied to the gate of transistor Q3. A condenser C2 is placed between the junction 28 and ground to filter out ripple from the high voltage power supply. Diode D4 is connected between junction 20 of the primary power supply and junction 28 of the high voltage power supply to give a nominal 15 volt boost to the bus 30, and thereby improve the efficiency, and reduce the length of time required to adequately charge the equipment connected to the high voltage bus 30.
The blasting machine of the present invention further comprises and utilizes a timing circuit which generates pulses of predetermined length which are separated by adjustable periods of time to give a total cycle corresponding to the desired spacing between individual and sequential blasts or detonations. It is a further feature of the present invention to provide a lockout" circuit for the pulse generator which will prevent the control pulses from being transmitted out of the generator to the various blast initiating circuits. This lockout circuit operates in conjunction with the voltage regulator circuit above described, and locks out the pulse generator until such time as the voltage on the bus 30 has reached the proper voltage for adequately operating the blast circuitry attached to and receiving its energy from the bus 30. The lockout" circuitry comprises a switch Q4, which is shown as a silicon control rectifier, having its anode connected to the 15 volt power supply at junction 18 through resistor R9. The cathode of the switch Q4 is connected to ground, and the gate of Q4 is connected to the junction 32 that is supplied with the emitter current of Q3 and which in turn is connected to ground through resistor R6. When no current is flowing through the switch Q3, the gate of Q4 will be grounded and the switch Q4 will be nonconducting, so that the nominal 15 volts will exist at the anode of Q4. This nominal 15 volts is transmitted through conductor 38 and diode D6 to the gate, or base, of *switch" Q7 of the pulse generating circuitry which will later be described. The switch Q7 shown is a PNP transistor, and the 15 volts which exist in conductor 38 when switch O4 is nonconducting is transmitted to the base of Q7 to keep Q7 turned off. However, when 04 is turned on by reason of the voltage having reached the necessary volts to pass through Zener diode Z2, Q3 and Q4 are turned on, and the voltage at the anode of Q4 drops substantially to zero due to electron flow through the silicon control rectifier Q4. Thereafter positive voltage can no longer be supplied through D6 to the gate of Q7 and this then allows the normal functioning of the pulse generator to take over, and supply its control signal to the gate of Q7. Switch Q7-can then turn on, and operate in its normally intended manner as will later be described. The lockout signal provided by the switch O4, in conjunction with the dual function of the switch Q7, which normally operates as a pulse generating amplifier, performs a unique safety function, which prevents control signals from being transmitted to the later described individual blast circuits before sufficient voltage is supplied to the individual blasting circuits to assure their proper functioning.
The pulse generator of the present invention is also made to operate at a voltage which is less than that which is normally supplied, in order that it will be assured of perfect operation even though a deterioration of the battery or circuit components has occurred. The pulse generator is made to operate at a nominal 9 volts which is produced from the 15 volt power supply by bleed through resistor R27 connected to junction 14, and conductor 40 that is connected to Zener diode Z3 which is in turn connected to ground. Zener diode Z3 has a threshold voltage of 9.1 volts, so that any voltage above this value is bled to ground through the resistor R27. An adjustable amount of this voltage is obtained from the sliding contact 42 of a variable resistor R22 which is connected in series with resistor R23 which in turn is grounded. The adjusted voltage from sliding contact 42 passes through fixed resistor R to a 12 contact switch 44 having resistors R1 1 through R21 respectively connected between respective contacts of the switch 44. A condenser C5 is connected between the sliding contact 42 and ground to take out ripple.
' The sliding contact 42 of the switch 44 is connected by conductor 48 to junction 50 which in turn is connected both to the control element of a switch Q6 and a stor age condenser C6, the other side of which is grounded. The value of R10 is selected so as to give a 10 millisecond delay in charging C6, and each of the resistors R7 through R21 have values to give an additional 10 milliseconds delay for each of the respective resistors, so that when the sliding contact 46 and all of the resistors including R21 are used, a 120 millisecond delay is obtained. Resistors R10 through R21 can also be changed to give other values of delay, if so desired.
Switch Q6 shown in the drawing is a unijunction transistor, and the gate thereof is the emitter. The breakdown, or the threshold voltage of the unijunction transister is such that when the voltage on the condenser C6 exceeds this voltage, conduction occurs through the base of the unijunction transistor. Base 1 of Q6 is connected to ground through resistor R29, and the base 2 of O6 is connected to junction 52 which is connected to the 9 volt power supply 40 through resistor R24. Conduction of 06 produces a negative pulse at junction 52 which is transmitted through condenser C7 to the gate of switch 07 previously referred to. In the present instance switch Q7 is a PNP transistor, so that the negative pulse from 06 will turn O7 on to amplify the signal if D6 anode has been grounded, as previously referred to, by reason of Q4 having been made conductive. O4 is made conductive, as previously explained, when the voltage in the high voltage bus is above approximately 90 volts. The side of condenser C7 opposite to that which receives the negative pulse from O6 is connected to the 9 volt conductor through a resistor R25. The emitter of O7 is also connected to the positive 9 volt conductor 40 through a resistor R26, and the collector of O7 is connected to ground through resistor R30, junction 54 and resistor R31. Resistors R25 and R26 are so selected as to provide a negative polarity on the base or gate of Q7 by reason of a pulse origi nating from O6. O7 amplifies this pulse, and this pulse is in turn conducted from junction 54 to the gate or base of another switch ()8, which in the present invention is an NPN transistor. The emitter of O8 is connected through Zener diode Z4 to ground, and the collector of O8 is connected to the primary power supply junction 14 through resistor R28. Zener diode Z4 is selected to maintain a back voltage of approximately 3.9 volts on the emitter of Q8 when it is conducting, so that a generally square wave shaped pulse is produced on the signal output conductor 56 from the pulse generator. Resistor R32 is connected between the output conductor 56 and ground to assure an immediate drop in voltage after the pulse is transmitted. Signal output conductor 56 contains a second element 828 of the Fire switch S2 which is normally open to prevent the signal from being transmitted to the charge detonating circuits, later to be described, until such time as the Fire switch is depressed.
Socket J1 is used to provide a quick coupling for a battery charger, and for a circuit tester, which will not herein be described. Signal output conductor 56 is connected to terminal 6 of socket J1. Terminal 5 of socket J1 is connected to a second element SIB of the ganged Charge switch, and pins 4 and 5 of plug P1 are interconnected to ground terminal 5 to terminal 4 through ground line 10.
It is a feature of the present invention that the blasting machine utilizes a control pulse generated bythe charging and discharging of a single circuit, as opposed to a plurality of different circuits, so that the spacing between control pulses will be substantially identical and thus very accurate. This control pulse is communicated by signal output conductor 56 to a plurality (usually 10 or more) of substantially identical cap igniting conductors, one of which 62 is shown in FIG. 2 of the drawings. FIG. 2 of the drawings shows the first section (Section 1) of ten sections, and section 1 is the first to receive the pulses from the pulse generator.
Once the Charge switch S1 has been depressed, and the light LED-1 is lighted to indicate high voltage, the Fire switch S2 is depressed. A train of pulses at a predetermined spacing is delivered to the signal output conductor 56, which train of pulses is delivered to an electronic control switch 0101, which in the present instance is the gate of a silicon control rectifier, through resistor R35 and diode D7. A stabilizing resistor R36 is connected between the signal output con ductor 56 and ground to assure that the voltage will drop appreciably in the conductor 56 after each pulse is transmitted. The anode of Q10l is connected to the high voltage bus 30, through diode D101, and the cathode of Q10l is connected to ground through junction 60 and a one ohm resistor R102. One side of a power storage or detonating condenser C101 having more than sufficient capacity to ignite a blasting cap is con nected to the discharge of diode D101, while the other side of the condenser C101 is connected to ground through resistor R103 and the normally closed switch 52C of the Fire switch S2. A full volts, therefore, is slowly accumulated on the condenser C101, and the corresponding condensers of the other nine blasting sections, provided that the Charge switch S1 has been depressed. One of the safety features of the present invention is that the power storage condensers, and all of the other power condensers are prevented from accumulating a charge prior to the time that the Charge" switch S1 is depressed. This safety feature is accomplished by means of the normally closed switch element SIB which is connected to negative bus 58 and which in turn is communicated through a load resistor R33 to the individual blasting circuits. A diode D102 communicates negative bus 58 to the positive terminal of C101 to in effect short out the condenser C101 through the load resistor R33 until such time as the Charge switch is depressed. The resistor R103 on the negative side of the condenser C101 is in turn connected by conductor 62 to the terminal A of the cable connector socket J2, and to which terminal the line leading to the first of the series of caps that are to be detonated, is connected.
It will now be seen that the switch element S2C provides the highly desirable safety feature of shorting out the cap detonating line until such time as the Fire switch is depressed. A resistor R104 is in parallel with the Fire switch element 52C to slowly dissipate the charge on the condenser C101 if for some reason an open circuit or very high resistance exists in the cap detonating circuit at the time that the Fire switch S2C is opened. The first pulse delivered to 0101 therefore allows electrons from the condenser C101 to pass through the cap to ground and back through 0101 to the anode of condenser C101 to dissipate the energy in the condenser and ignite the cap. This flow of current produces a positive voltage at the junction 60, which in turn is passed through resistor R105 to the gate of a signal transfer switch 0102, which in the present instance is also a silicon control rectifier.
The cathode of 0102 is connected to ground and the anode of 0102 is connected through resistor R106 and resistor R107 to a 15 volt bus that is connected to the 15 volt power junction 18 through switch 05, which is a PNP transistor. The base of 05 is connected through resistor R8 and conductor 64 to terminal L of socket J2, and a plug, not shown, is used to jumper terminals L and N to ground when a sequential operation of the blasting circuits is desired. Conductor 64, therefore, will normally bias 05 on, so that the volts at terminal 18 is normally communicated to the anode of switch 0102. A resistor R7 is connected between the base of 05 and the power terminal 18 to limit the bias that is delivered to the base of 05 by the grounding of conductor 64. The positive 15 volt power supply from resistor R107 is also communicated through resistor R106, resistor R108 and resistor R109 to the gate of a shorting switch 0103, which is shown as an NPN transistor. The emitter of the transistor is communicated to ground, while the collector of the transistor 0103 is connected through a diode D103 to the gate of a switch or silicon control rectifier 0201 of the second section, not shown, but which corresponds to 0101. The signals from the pulse generator are also transmitted from the signal output conductor 56 to the gate of the second stage switch 0201 through resistor R111, which corresponds in value to R35, and the diode D103, which is similar to the diode D7. A resistor R110 communicates the base of 0103 to ground so that a positive bias with respect to its emitter is normally maintained upon the switch 0103 to short out the signal that is transmitted to the gate of the second section of cap igniting circuits until such time as C101 has properly fired.
As previously indicated, the firing of C101 produces a pulse on the gate of 0102 (if the current discharge by C101 has been greater than a predetermined value) which switches 0102 on. A light emitting diode LED- 101 is placed in parallel with resistor R106, so that when 0102 is turned on, the cathode of the light emitting diode LED-101 is grounded, and sufficient current flows through LED-101 to produce a light which indicates that C101 has been discharged. A condenser C102 is connected between the gate of 0102 and ground to produce a delay in the actuation of 0102 for such period of time as assures that an adequate charge has been transmitted from C101 to the cap circuit to ignite the cap. In addition to lighting LED-101, the actuation of 0102 grounds out the gate of 0103, which is normally on, to turn 0103 off, so thatthe next pulse which is experienced in the signal output conductor 56 will no longer be shorted out and will in fact trig ger the control gate of switch 0201 of the immediately following section that is connected to signal output conductor 56. A condenser C103 communicates the junction of resistors R108 and R109 to ground to provide a minimum delay for the actuation of 0103, which minimum delay is longer than the pulse duration. This assures that the second section does not become triggered by the same pulse which triggered 0101.
With the exception of switch SIB, resistor R33, resistor R35, and diode D7, the remaining circuitry shown in FIG. 2 will be exactly duplicated for each section that is connected to the signal output conductor 56 other than the last section. The last section will be the same as the second section just described, excepting that no shorting out switch comparable to 0103 and accompanying circuitry corresponding to R108, R109, R110, R111, condenser C103 and diode D103 is required.
As previously explained, the cap igniting conductor 62 for the first detonation section is connected to terminal A of the socket J2 of a cable connector, and terminals B through J of socket J2 are similarly connected to their respective detonating sections 2 through 10. The plug P2 of the cable connector has its terminals A through J adapted to engage the respective terminais A through J of the socket J2, and has its terminals L and M jumpered. When plug P2 is utilized, therefore, the base of 05 is automatically grounded to turn 05 on, to thereby assure sequential operation of the blast sections 1 through 10.
It will now be seen that the individual sections of the cap firing circuitry effectively cascade the control signal from the pulse generator from one section to another without the signal passing through the preceding section. In the present invention the control signal is transmitted simultaneously to all sections, but lockout means or shorting means are provided which disable the control signal on all downstream sections until the section immediately upstream to the section in question has successfully fired. It will further be seen that a mechanical firing switch is provided of a type which grounds out each individual cap firing conductor until such time as the Fire switch is actuated. One of the elements of the same switch disconnects the control signal of pulse generator from the cap firing sections until the same Fire switch is actuated. The Charge switch also has an element which grounds out all of the firing condensers until such time as the Charge switch is actuated to charge the condensers immediately before firing. It will further be seen that the high voltage circuitry for the power transformer will have many applications other than in blasting machines, as will the disabling circuit for disabling the pulse generator prior to the time that a proper voltage has been generated by the power transformer. The arrangement of using sequential signals from the pulse generator to sequentially turn on a plurality of sections of other circuitry also will have many applications other than in a blasting machine; and the individual sections and cascading arrangement will likewise have many applications other than in blasting machines.
While the invention has been described in considerable detail, I do not wish to be limited to the particular embodiments shown and described, but it is my intention to cover hereby all novel adaptations, modifications, and arrangements thereof which come within the practice of those skilled in the art to which the invention relates.
I claim:
1. A blasting machine comprising: first and second detonating condensers, first and second cap igniting conductors communicating with a side of respective condensers, first and second control switches having power terminals respectively connected between the other side of respective detonating condensers and ground to provide discharge circuits for respective condensers, a spaced apart pulse generator connected to the control terminals of both control switches, a shorting switch with power terminals communicating the control element of said second control switch to ground when energized, resistance having means normally energizing said control element of said shorting switch to normally hold said second control switch off, and signal transfer means communicating the discharge circuit of said first condenser to said resistance having means connected to said control terminal of said shorting switch to turn said shorting switch off.
2. The blasting machine of claim 1 including a delay condenser between ground and said resistance having means to delay turning said shorting switch off when said first detonating condenser discharges.
3. The blasting machine of claim 1 including: a normally closed charge switch means grounding the positive side of said detonating condensers until the switch means is actuated, and normally closed fire switch means grounding out said cap igniting conductors until the fire switch means is actuated.
4. The blasting machine of claim 3 including: a delay condenser between said signal transfer means and ground to delay signal transfer until said first detonating condenser has delivered a generally predetermined amount of energy to said first cap igniting conductor.
5. The blasting machine of claim 3 wherein: said signal transfer means comprises: a signal transfer switch with power terminals communicating ground to said resistance having means which normally energizes the control element of said shorting switch, the control element of said signal transfer switch receiving its signal from said discharge circuit of said first detonating condenser, and a delay condenser grounding the control element of said signal transfer switch to delay its actuation until a generally predetermined quantity of energy has been discharged by said first detonating condenser to said first cap igniting conductor.
6. The blasting machine of claim 5 including signal means which indicate when said signal transfer switch has been actuated.
7. The blasting machine of claim 6 including a second condenser grounding said control element of said shorting switch to give a time delay to the operation of said shorting switch after said signal transfer switch has been actuated.
8. The blasting machine of claim 7 wherein said signal generating means provides pulses whose duration is less than the delay provided by said second delay condenser and provides spacing between pulses that are greater than the total delay provided by said first and second delay condensers.
9. The blasting machine of claim 3 wherein said fire switch means includes an element which normally disconnects said pulse generator from said control switches until said fire switch means is actuated.
10. A sequential blasting machine comprising: first and second detonating condensers; first and second cap igniting conductors communicating with a side of respective condensers; first and second control switches having power terminals respectively connected between the other side of respective detonating condensers and ground to provide discharge circuits for respective condensers; a shorting switch with power terminals communicating the control element of said second control switch to ground when energized; a power supply; resistance having means communicating said power supply to said control element of said shorting switch; signal transfer means communicating the discharge of said first condenser to said resistance having means to turn said shorting switch off after said first detonating condenser has discharged; a third control switch having a control terminal, and power terminals in series circuit with said power supply and said resistance having means; and a control circuit for providing sequential or simultaneous firing of said detonating condensers, said control circuit including a resistor and an on-off device in series between said power supply and ground with the control terminal of said third control switch being connected to the portion of said control circuit between said resistor and said on-off device.
11. The blasting machine of claim 10 wherein said on-off device comprises: a first half of a multi-terminal cable connector some of the terminals of which are connected to respective detonating condensers, another terminal of which is connected to ground, and another terminal of which is connected to said resistor; and a second half of said multi-terminal cable connector some terminals of which engage said respective terminals of said first half which are connected to said detonating condensers, said second half also containing a jumper between said terminals of said first half which contact said grounded terminal and resistor connected terminal; and whereby the connection of said two halfs of said cable connector automatically provides sequential operation of said blasting machine.
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MandoMutt's Return Policy We offer a 48 hour Approval period on all instrument purchases, but not on trade deals. If you purchase an instrument from us and decide within 48 hours of receipt that it's not for you, you may return it to us, no questions asked. Buyer is responsible for all shipping fees in event of a return. Additionally, we only accept a return if the instrument is returned in the exact condition as when it left our hands. We will not accept returns if any alterations or modifications of any kind, have been made to the instrument. This includes truss rod adjustments, bridge adjustments or any other alteration, modification or adjustment and so forth.
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Improving on Edison's original incandescent light bulb design has been a mixed bag — the soft-serve CFLs save energy but cast a bluish cadaver pallor and require a HazMat response to clean up mercury released if they break. A different, albeit expensive, approach to energy efficiency comes in the Switch LED light bulb. Continues after…
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Most landlocked divers recall with a shudder the pool sessions that were required to learn skills for open water certification. Often conducted in an over-chlorinated high school pool, they're more a rite of passage than an inspiration. Well, for divers in Brussels, Belgium, pool sessions have a whole different meaning thanks to John Beernaerts' NEMO33,…
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Everybody knows Nike. How could you not? The global sportswear company is ubiquitous, thanks to decades of developing gear and sponsoring athletes competing in every sport imaginable (seriously, they even sponsor Curling). But while marketing savvy has unquestionably assured the brand limitless time in the spotlight — there's an equally innovative half to Nike's success…
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We're all for clean energy, but sometimes the execution of the pursuit can just get plain annoying. Wind turbines, for example. Ubiquitous and essentially looking like an overgrown P-51 Mustang's propeller on a stick, they just don't seem to make any landscape more attractive. This is where the Enessere Hercules Wind Turbine aims to bring…
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Sometimes, we get so used to a certain product that no true changes are ever really made for years, decades even. Toilet paper comes to mind. Another is the pneumatic tire. Sure, the modern tire is a wealth of technology and high grade materials such as synthetic rubber, sulfur, carbon, steel, etc. Heck, recent years…
The future will be displayed properly
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Pico projectors have teased geeks like us for years with the potential of carrying a theater-size screen in our pocket. Tony Stark's candy land o' holograms may still be a pipe dream, but European research group Fraunhofer has given us a titillating preview of where display technology is headed with the release of their smartphone…
Mellow Yellow
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A culmination of the company's non-comformist sense of self, yet still embracing their storied history, the Pentax K-01 is unlike any other camera in the mirrorless camera world. Indeed, it embraces its lineup of beautiful K-Mount lenses (both modern and from the film days) allowing users to fasten them with a satisfying click, but what…
One-wheel drive
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We can all agree that the morning commute is broken for many. With no fix in sight, mechanical engineer Chris Hoffman of Ryno Motors has proposed a solution that turns more heads than it does wheels. Meet the Ryno Single Wheeled Electric Scooter. Looking like Segway's one-legged cousin, this self-balancing electric scooter offers riders even…
Unlike most substitute teachers, this thing feels no pain
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Cycle tracks will abound in Utopia. -- H.G. Wells
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The condition of New Hampshire's interstate highways was ranked first in the nation in an annual report by the Reason Foundation. (NHDOT PHOTO)
Interstate highways in the southern tier of the state are the best in the nation, ranked number one in a 50-state analysis by the Reason Foundation, a nonpartisan, public-policy foundation that publishes Reason magazine.
With zero miles of urban interstate in poor condition, New Hampshire ranks first in that category, based largely on data from the Federal Highway Administration.
That doesn't mean New Hampshire bridges are falling down.
"The average age of a New Hampshire bridge is 54 years old. Half of all New Hampshire bridges were built before 1976. A large segment of our bridge inventory of 2,143 state bridges is reaching the end of its design life," he wrote in an email. "Only half of the state bridges were designed to meet modern loads, and yet traffic on these bridges has gone up 33 percent in the last 20 years. Current funding for state bridges is $30 million a year. We should be investing $47 million in these bridges just to maintain them at existing levels."
The report ranks states on 11 different criteria, ranging from quality of urban and rural interstates and bridges, to fatality rates and more arcane calculations such as "maintenance disbursement per mile."
New Hampshire does spend a lot on maintenance compared to warm weather states, and was ranked 42nd for spending $51,780 per mile of roadway, meaning only eight states spent more. But the state spent much less than others on capital investment (meaning expansion or new roads) and bridges. The state's total expenditure per mile puts it in the middle of the pack, at 29.
According to state Rep. David Campbell, D-Nashua, chairman of the Public Works and Highway Committee, the report takes a snapshot of a period in time when the state enjoyed several one-time sources of highway funding that will not be available moving forward, including $129 million in federal stimulus funding, all of which went to the interstate system.
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In just the past two years, the digital universe has doubled to 2.8 zettabytes – a zettabyte (ZB) equals a trillion gigabytes. And, the IDC survey, titled "Big Data, Bigger Digital Shadows, and Biggest Growth in the Far East," projects that the digital universe will continue to double every two years between now and 2020. According to the study, a major factor behind the expansion of the digital universe is the growth of machine-generated data, which is expected to increase from 11% as recorded in 2005 to more than 40% in 2020.
Emerging markets will be another big factor in the the coming years. Whereas emerging markets accounted for 23% of the digital universe in 2010, their share has increased to 36% in 2012. And, IDC predicts that 62% of the digital universe will be attributable to emerging markets by 2020.
The current global breakdown of the digital universe is: United States – 32%, Western Europe – 19%, China – 13%, India – 4%, rest of the world – 32%. According to IDC, by 2020, China alone is expected to generate 22% of the world's data.
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It is much worse than that.
As RPers should know, we have a global elite who buy off our government with money and power. Obama Care is just another landmark globalist piece of legislation, and has been passed for the purpose of control and part of the process of shutting down this country. Ultimately it fits in very well with their eugenics program. One other thing that it does is that it gets most everyone in the system, and accounted for. It will also be used to force deadly vaccines upon the population. As others have said, and I have recently seen happen, they will use this to force their deadly health care upon us by using our children as the reasoning. They do, and will, take our children if we don't comply.
This will also be used for the purpose of taking our wealth. Such things as real property and income through the IRS. If a person has a home paid off, and are low income, they will not qualify for government assistence, and will now have to pay for unaffordable health insurance, or pay the tax. If they do not pay the tax, they will be penalized severely. Eventually, they will start taking property.
Insurance companies wrote the legislation years before Obama took office. They needed a liberal in office to pass it, because the republicans don't have the political positioning to do such a thing. The false left/right paradigm is set up in such a way as to switch back and forth to get all of this devistating legislation passed. The non-partisan establishment in D.C has the same goals on both sides of the isle.
Bohner covers for Obama by no bringing thing to the floor for a vote. Now we have seen the "conservative" chief justice cover for the liberals. Effectively, we do not have three branches of government anymore. There is no ideological difference or real power struggles happening anymore.
The UN, IMF, CFR, etc. are the ones who push for these things to happen under a global scheme to shut down the industrialized world. Their ultimate goal is to preserve the resources for themselves, while killing off much of the global populations. Agenda 21 is part of their schemes. NAFTA and GATT were of the same agenda. All of our federal agencies are enforcing regulation that has the same end.
Global corporations do run the country, but at the top levels, they know that the system will collapse, and our country will go into a full blown fascist authoritarian system. Our currency will collapse, and we will be held down by the debt, while a new global currency is created to fund the police state and the new global military.
We are being shut down in such as way as to establish as much control as they can get before martial law is fully implemented. We have been in a state of emergency since 1933, and Obama just recently declared the continuation of it. We do not have a constitutional government, because we are in a perpetual state of emergency. They only pander to the constitution to keep the public from knowing what they are doing.
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Tom Coughlin launches book tourPosted by on March 6, 2013 – 11:39 am
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I don't understand when reading about Revis being up for grabs that I don't see any mention of the G-Men as the top team interested seeing the secondary play in the past few years.
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Will Tom Coughlin make any book signing apperences at any Barnes and Noble stores in the Washington, DC or Baltimore areas. If so, when? There are still quite a few die hard Giants fans in these metropolitan areas who would be very pleased to purchase this book and shake his hand.


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