The Battery Operated Fireset is self contained, powered by four (4) “C” cell batteries and is housed in a watertight Pelican™ case. The eight (8) Joule fireset provides the capability to initiate detonators from a maximum cable length of 100”. This fireset provides long operating life in excess of 50,000 operations before degradation occurs. This high efficiency system provides approximately 100 operations from a single set of batteries depending upon environmental conditions. Prior to high voltage charging, a battery check is conducted to determine if the power pack has sufficient energy for high voltage charging. The Battery Operated Fireset implements a single shot operation so that after the firing pulse occurs, the fireset is locked out. Recycling the “ARM” switch resets the system for another operation.
