Electric Match composition

Composition

16  
Potassium chlorate (Ball milled)
3  
Lampblack (Conductive)
3  
Magnalium (200 mesh)
2  
Aluminium (120 mesh)
2  
Zirconium (200 mesh, optional)
5  
CMC (carboxymethylcellulose)

Description

This composition does not require the use of a bridge wire. The composition itself acts as a resistor. Comments from the poster: "The matches fire just fine on 200 feet of #16 guage wire and a standard 12V battery two at a time. Sometimes there's a delay...I haven't tested these on the high power electric firing systems so I don't know how they fare."
Method:

1) Bind in water. Make CMC & Water into a mostly soupy mess. Add components into a container and mix well.

2) Dip freshly stripped wire with both conductors about 1mm or slightly less between them, evenly parallel. The longer the exposed metal on the wire, the less Ohmage the match will have. Allow to dry in vertical hanging position. Redip as necessary. I find that two dips is just fine.

3) Once the comp is dry, you will need to coat it with NC (Nitrocellulose) laquer. I find that two dips in the NC laquer is enough to keep the very brittle comp from cracking or splitting while manuevering the wire into your shell or mine or rocket motor. I normally will color the double-dippers with some Iron Oxide stirred into the NC Laquer so I have a visual that they're unsuitable for firing whistle motors. (Double Dipped tend to go BANG, and destroy the motor).

Source: 
PML, post by Mike Carter <pyro@primenet.com