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EDP (Electrically-Fired Detonator)

Demolition Stores  
Belarus
Russian Federation
Ukraine
USSR

The EDP (ЭДП) is a Soviet-era-developed, Russian Federation, № 8 strength electrically-fired detonator, which is normally used to initiate mines, demolition munitions, and explosive charges. The EDP is essentially a № 8-A (aluminium capsule-based) flash-sensitive detonator, which has an electrically-fired match-head igniter held in a plastic sleeve crimped to its head (top). To connect the detonator to an electrical firing circuit, two plastic...

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