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RIOTRONIC X+
User Manual
Insert the RIOTRONIC X+ detonator fully into the stepped hole making sure the base
charge does not protrude.
Assure that detonators are secured in the booster. Use tape to secure them if
necessary.
For boosters with more than three holes, the hole with the RIOTRONIC X+ detonator
should be the stepped one with a diameter a little greater than the detonator itself.
Figure 20. priming with Cast Booster
Find a stone of suitable size, bigger than the blast hole (Figure 21). Carefully wrap the down-
line around it once. Place the stone with the down-line about half a meter from the collar of
the hole. This procedure is done in order to avoid the possibility of the down-line being lost
down an unloaded hole.
Figure 21. Line wrapped around a stone
3.2.8.
Loading
The loading of explosives should be performed according to the blast plan data and following
a standard blast procedure. Special care should be taken to mitigate damage to the cables.
3.2.9.
Stemming
Engineers should perform an additional Leakage test of the RIOTRONIC X+ detonators, both
before and after the stemming process, to check if some of the cables were damaged.
