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by motosk8er2
Fri Oct 25, 2013 7:41 am
Forum: Hybrid Cannons
Topic: First hybrid blew up, with video!
Replies: 22
Views: 9797

Re: First hybrid blew up, with video!

I don't think you got DDT... Never on record here anybody got a DDT at such a low mix, even with additional oxygen. I remember one member here may got a DDT (Larda) but that was pure oxy/propane at mix 100... PVC accidents however, plenty out there :wink: 3000 psi is no joke, mix 10 hybrids don't g...
by motosk8er2
Thu Oct 24, 2013 7:36 am
Forum: Hybrid Cannons
Topic: First hybrid blew up, with video!
Replies: 22
Views: 9797

Re: First hybrid blew up, with video!

Is DDT at all a possibility here? I mean it did survive a few shots before... Just something that came to me, I'm not at all knowledgeable about it. DDT is exactly what I was thinking. I havent found much information about propane being able to detonate so I might try to setup a rig to test in a co...
by motosk8er2
Mon Oct 21, 2013 8:53 am
Forum: Hybrid Cannons
Topic: First hybrid blew up, with video!
Replies: 22
Views: 9797

Re: First hybrid blew up, with video!

Haha thanks guys. The pvc was sch 40 pipe from my local hardware store, not the thin HWV stuff. Probably should have used sch 80 :| As for a burst disk I did some tests with aluminum foil and found that a 5 layer disk ruptured at around 40-45 psi and that is what I used for this shot. The disk did r...
by motosk8er2
Mon Oct 21, 2013 8:16 am
Forum: Hybrid Cannons
Topic: First hybrid blew up, with video!
Replies: 22
Views: 9797

First hybrid blew up, with video!

Hello everyone, first let me say a few things. I have been building cannons for almost 10 years. I consider myself to be pretty knowledgable of pnuematics and combustion cannons. Recently I decided to explore the world of hybrids, and having never built one I did tons of research. I wanted to use st...