The M6 electric detonator is designated in different nomenclatures as follows: - Nomenclature "Model designation" - M6. - Nomenclature "Department of Defense identification code (DODIC)" - M 130. - National Stock No (NSN) - 1375-00-028-5224. - UN Serial number (code) - 0030. Packaging. 6 pieces in a cardboard box, box in a vapor-proof bag, 25 bags in a fiberboard container, 6 containers (900 detonators) in a wooden box. Box weight 51.26 kg. Dimensions 58.74 x 49.53 x 53.34 cm. Box marking is standard.
- The case (sleeve) is made of aluminum alloy; - Inside there is an initiating charge of lead azide and a main charge of hexogen; - Above the hexogen there is a flammable mixture (smokeless powder, dinitrocresol, potassium chlorate); - In the upper part of the sleeve (plug) there are two wires in a plastic sheath, connected to each other inside the detonator capsule by a wire jumper;
When current is applied (approximately 1.5 A) for at least 1 millisecond, the wire jumper heats up. The heated jumper ignites the pyrotechnic mixture, which leads to the detonation of the charge.