Ok, so maybe the opto is wired wrong. But i do read 5V+ as though everything is working as it should. I have it wired just like SAborn had in the picture he first put up. Looks as though y'all have both 5V+ coming in one side of the opto, as I have one on one side, and one on the other. I think it just cant over come the 15ohm resistor. Do you see now why I need it? The LEDs make the gate very sensitive.
4pyros, i'm sure we have talked about all this before. My E-match is not like all the others, when I made mine, I didn't know what a E-match was. Its just as impossible as me to poop rainbows as it is that my E-match will short out after firing.
And yes I well know that ALL fireworks can kill.
Worst case thing happens, they all go off at once..... That would suck, but would be a nice short show, if the mortars are set up right, there will be no safety problems. Plus i'm a Firefighter.... so I'm suppose to know what i'm doing.
Thanks for the concern though. If you knew all the test and stuff I had done, you would probably call me a fool.
Listen guys you don't know how much this means to me. Ronv and SAborn. If you guys have paypal I would love to buy yalls lunch. Yall have been a big help, and continue to be.