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1.3g Shell Lift Times

kram1982

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There was a post on the old pyrofan that had a list of lift times, drawing a blank on the 1.3g shell lift times and all my paperwork is currently locked up in my storage unit where I have it saved and don't have access to it right now. Can anyone help me out with this? Thanks!
 
Here's my chart. The weight is what I have as the maximum weight for a ball shell, so for ATF reporting purposes, a 5" ball shell is pretty much guaranteed to be under 700g. Depending on the shell, weights may be much less - a 6" parachute shell is quite light. (NOTE: Chart reloaded 12/21/2020 to correct bad cut-and-paste of Weight column.)

YF is for Yung Feng, a premium brand that I use when I can get them. In general I find that the cheaper sells tend toward the minimum, while the premium ones tend toward the maximum.


SizeWeight (g)Delay to full open (sec)Min DelayYF DelayMax DelayHeight (ft)Burst Diameter (ft)
2​
80​
2.2​
2​
2.4​
230​
49​
2.5​
150​
2.5​
2.4​
2.8​
2.8​
230​
49​
3​
195​
2.8​
2.4​
3.1​
4​
283​
66​
4​
410​
3​
2.8​
3.4​
5​
328​
98​
5​
700​
3.6​
3​
3.8​
5.2​
410​
148​
6​
1325​
4.2​
4​
4.2​
5.6​
492​
197​
8​
2745​
4.8​
4.2​
5.2​
5.7​
656​
361​
10​
6435​
5.6​
5.3​
6.1​
6​
820​
426​
12​
9000​
6.2​
5.8​
6.5​
7​
984​
492​
Mine
0.3​
Comet
0.3​

Height & Burst Diameter: Vulcan Fireworks Photobucket
Delay: Mike Korbylo http://www.finalefireworks.com/node/1001169
YF delay from Coach Timmy
YF use higher delay times - basically 1 size up
YF fancy shells (multiple color changes etc.) - add .1
 
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Thanks for the post, I get that quiestion often from people. I do think that the 12" weight may be off a bit.

Hope everyone has a merry Christmas, been a tough year for most everyone I know, so here's hoping that 2021 is much better.
 
Fixed that too, thanks. This is old, but is still widely used as a rule of thumb. Personally, I don't see my 2" shells to be going off lower than my 2.5" shells, so that change was deliberate.

Vulcan shell dimensions.jpg
 
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