2.1.2. ELECTRONIC An electronic time IED uses a digital timer, either from adapted commercially available components or from a bespoke circuit, which provides a specified output at a predetermined moment in time. This output is often not large enough to directly function an initiator (detonator) so frequently an additional step-up circuit is incorporated to increase the power.
Image 3. Image showing critical infrastructure providing a suitable target for a time IED
Image 4. Image showing a time IED placed against a supporting leg. The aim is that when the IED functions, the support leg of the tower will break and the rest of the tower will collapse under its own weight
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