Detnet South Africa (pty) Limited

Herman Van Der Walt

Christopher Malcolm Birkin

Craig Charles Schlenter

Andre Louis Koekemoer

Albertus Abraham Labuschagne

Johannes Petrus Kruger

An electronic detonator () which includes a housing () which contains an explosive charge (), an initiating element (), a control circuit (), at least one coil () having a plurality of windings () in a tubular configuration, and a magnet () wherein passage of the magnet () through the coil () creates voltage to which the control circuit () is responsive, and a connector () for connecting a shock tube () to the housing ().

Electronic detonator

A detonator which includes a tubular body within which is located a detonator assembly which comprise a container () which houses a set explosive composition element in which is embedded part of a PCB () which carries an ignition element ().

Detonator

A detonator assembly () which includes a housing (), an explosive () in the housing (), an initiating element () exposed to the explosive (), a circuit for controlling operation of the initiating element (), and a communication arrangement which can establish communication between the circuit and an external controller () at least at one optical frequency.

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Sandton, South Africa

Herman Van Der Walt