Balloon Exploder and detonator

Remote kits are easily available from the internet. We use the ebay Shop Techex online and cost around £6.00 Postage takes 5 business days.

http://stores.shop.ebay.co.uk/Techex-Online-Shop__W0QQ_armrsZ1

Although they sell the kits as a "RF Wireless Electric Garage Gate Door Remote Control". The technology is standard and can be applied to connect to different systems. 

Remote kits currently on ebay 

The lid unclips revealing the circuit and the 8 connecting screws on the right hand side.

In addition to the kits from Techex, the following also need to be purchased :

2 x PP3 battery connector snap clips clip for a 9 volt battery are required (ebay cost around 7p + postage) 

Electrical Cable (around £5 for a 10m roll on ebay)  

2 9v batteries and your usual small-gage filament used to burst the balloon

Connect the positive cable from the battery snap clip to the screw labelled  + and the negative cable to the screw labelled - 

 Connect cable from screw number 4 to one side of the filament.

 Connect one cable of a PP3 battery connector snap clip to screw number 5 and the other cable of the connector to the other connection of your filament.

Place your exploder in a safe position, tying down all the cables.

Connect a balloon to you filament, connect 9V batteries to the snap connectors.

Once in place, hold down the button A for a couple of seconds. 

Test thoroughly before using.

Take the usual safety pro-cautions.