System Description

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Storage
 Store DigiShot
®
Detonators in accordance with relevant regulatory/legal requirements.
 Ensure no smoking or open flames near DigiShot
®
Detonators.
 Always keep storage facilities clean and dry.
 Ensure rotation of stock to use product with the specified shelf life.
DigiShot
®
Detonator Care
 Avoid dropping or applying any physical shock to DigiShot
®
Detonators because all detonators are impact
sensitive.
 The connector is splash proof; water inside the connector could cause leakage that could
result in DigiShot
®
Detonators malfunctioning.
 Keep detonators a minimum of 0.1m from cellular phones and 2m away from handheld radios while priming
and loading blastholes.
 Keep detonators a minimum of 2m from cellular phones and 2-way radios when preparing for blasting as
interference could cause
the 4G Detonator to malfunction.
 Never attempt to open the DigiShot
®
Detonator as it could initiate.
 Keep the connectors closed when not in use to prevent corrosion of the connector’s pins.
 Grit and dirt inside the connector could damage the connector pins and result in poor connection.
 Explosives inside the connector may cause corrosion on the connector pins that could result in poor
connection and leakage.
Specifications
Number of DigiShot
®
Detonators
A maximum of 300 DigiShot
®
Detonators (dependent on down-line wire length) can be accommodated per channel.
Automated detonator capacity check
Due to the expanded non-volatile memory capacity of the new DigiShot
®
Detonator, the cable length is now stored in
the detonator during assembly. With this information stored in the detonator, the software on the Control Equipment
will automatically verify the cumulative detonator down-line length and warn the user should the installation limits be
exceeded.
Decking
The system can accommodate decking applications with up to six decks and three 4G detonators per deck while using
the Advanced and Planned Tagging Options. In DigiShot tagging mode the control equipment will allow for up to 15
detonators per hole.
Regulatory information.
4G DETONATORS MAY ONLY BE CONNECTED TO THE T HE D IGI S HOT
®
R ANGER IN ACCORDANCE WITH
LOCAL LEGISLATION AND PRESCRIBED BLASTING PRACTICES ON SITE WHICH MAY REQUIRE THE BENCH TO
BE CLEARED FOR BLASTING BEFORE CONNECTION TO A BLAST DEVICE IS ALLOWED .