Best white strobe composition

[PyroCube]

Hi all

 

 

As you may all know there are two common types of white strobe formulas, one with AP/Mg

and another one with barium nitrate. I`ve tried the BaNO3 strobe once (rolled 8mm stars)

but I wasn`t very satisfied with the result, they are not very bright and the strobe effect is also a bit disappointing.

 

Can I achieve a really good strobe effect only by using AP? How dangerous are these mixtures, f.e. shimizu white strobe?

 

Thank you and best regards

[Zumber]

I am staisfied with BaNO3 strobe stars.

what mesh magnelium are you using?

for strobe pot I would suggest 100 mesh and for stars I would suggest 200 mesh.

Hardt white strobe formula works great for me.

 

Hardt's #1

 

Barium Nitrate - 51

Potassium Nitrate - 8

Magnalium (200 mesh) - 13

Sulfur - 23

Dextrin - 5

Edited August 9, 2014 by swapnilsutar1988

[PyroCube]

I used 200 mesh magnalium in my stars. How big did you roll them?
The company "Zink fireworks" in germany produces very nice strobe stars, does anyone know what mixture they are using?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdyvfNOeZ-k

 

 

Best regards

[Zumber]

I roll 6mm stars.

you can try that formula with 200 mesh magnelium, it will work.also use hot prime for this stars.

[mabuse00]

I prefer bleser white strobe with 150µm MgAl.

 

They are bright and have a distict on-off burning instead of just flickering, or "irregular burning" or whatever you might call it with some stars.

 

I have no idea what Zink uses, but the results imho can be achieved with nitrate strobes.

[Niladmirari]

NH4ClO4 - 60%

(NH4)2SO4 - 20%

MgAl - 20%

K2Cr2O7 - 4%

NC - 6% (acetone)

[PyroCube]

Yeah and what`s exactly the advantage of this comp. over the BaNO3 Strobes?

K2Cr2O7 is quite toxic and NH4CLO4 also isn`t easy to handle so I`m trying to avoid

this mixture if it hasn`t any major advantages over the BaNO3 ones...

 

 

Greets

Edited August 10, 2014 by PyroCube

[Mumbles]

AP based strobes have much more regular strobe rates, and are generally easier to color than nitrate based strobes. I'm not saying they're better for this, just mentioning the advantages in general.

[Niladmirari]

K2Cr2O7 is quite toxic

Ba(NO3)2 also very toxic