Editing Cordtex

{{Short description|Type of detonating cord}}
'''Cordtex''' is a type of [[detonating cord]] generally used in [[mining]]. "Cordtex" and "[[Primacord]]" are two of many [[trademark]]s which have slipped into use as a [[Generic trademark|generic]] term for  detonating cord.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-03-21 |title=Reds go green: How looted solar panels are now powering Maoists in dense Bastar forests |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/raipur/robbed-solar-panels-now-powering-maoists/articleshow/108658528.cms |access-date=2024-05-06 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

It uses an [[explosive core]] of [[PETN|pentaerythritol tetranitrate]] (PETN) inside its plastic coating. It is commonly the thickness of electrical [[extension cord]] and has a [[detonation velocity]] of approximately 6000–7000 metres per second.  It is used to "[[Daisy chain (electrical engineering)|daisychain]]" a sequence of explosives together.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2014-10-12 |title=Anti-Naxal operations: Local detonating wire bleeding security forces |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Anti-Naxal-operations-Local-detonating-wire-bleeding-security-forces/article11067465.ece |access-date=2024-05-06 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

It can also be used in short lengths in simple [[boobytraps]] and early warning devices.

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[[Category:Detonators]]
[[Category:Explosives]]


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