| DATA: |
| Bombs Used in: F.X. 1400 and H.E. bombs. |
| Color: Dark grey. |
| Material: Aluminum. |
| Possible Actions: Two short (less than 1 sec.) pyrotechnic delays. |
| Principal Markings: El.A.Z. (38) B. |
| Secondary Markings: edr 42 bmv a le; bmv 1942; bvmq. |
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DESCRIPTION. This fuze incorporates
two firing circuit and differs from other type 8 fu-zes by having an
additional condenser added to the B side to increase the arming time. Both
vibratory switches are coaxial with the fuze. All other fuzes have one
switch trans-verse to the fuze's axis. Both circuits have short
pyrotechnic delays, each of less than 1 second. (See fig. 168.)
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Safety switching is accomplished by depressing either plunger, which
switches off the opposite arming circuit.
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| ARMING TIMES: |
