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Safety Fuse

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safety fuse [′sāf·tē ‚fyüz]
(engineering)
A train of black powder which is enclosed in cotton, jute yarn, and waterproofing compounds, and which burns at the rate of 2 feet (60 centimeters) per minute; it is used mainly for small-scale blasting.
safety fuse
A flexible cord containing an internal burning medium by which fire is conveyed at a continuous and uniform rate for the purpose of firing blasting caps.
Safety Fuse 

(also Bickford fuse, blasting fuse), a fuse that transmits a heat pulse in the form of a cluster of sparks to a detonator, or blasting cap, within an exactly specified time interval. The safety fuse is covered by waterproof mastic and consists of a lightly compacted core of gunpowder grains—the powder train—that is surrounded by two layers of braided material. In the USSR, safety fuses are manufactured under the trademarks OSh-DA and OShP for underwater operations and OSh A for dry and damp operations. They range from 5 to 6 mm in diameter and burn at a rate of 10 mm per sec.
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MARDAN, November 06, 2009 (Balochistan Times): The district police have arrested a gang of terrorists here and recovered 350 kg high explosive material, 1500 prima card, 1000 safety fuse, one rocket launcher, 200 dynamites, three time bombs, 15 hand grenades and 10 Kalashnikovs from their custody.
Seven miscreants arrested, 350kg explosive material recovered by Balochistan Times (Baluchistan Province, Pakistan)
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