30 CFR §7.66
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- (a)Test procedures. The blasting unit shall be tested by firing into each of the following resistive loads, within a tolerance of ±1%:
- (b)Acceptable performance.
- (1)The voltage shall be zero at the firing line terminals 10 milliseconds after operation of the firing switch.
- (2)The electric current from the blasting unit shall be:
- (i)Less than 50 milliamperes except during firing of the blasting unit.
- (ii)Available only through the firing line terminals.
- (iii)At least an average of 2 amperes during the first 5 milliseconds following operation of the firing switch.
- (iv)Not exceed an average of 100 amperes during the first 10 milliseconds following operation of the firing switch.