BTI Lock Explosive Door Manual Model Type: 03 BTI Part Number: ED Revised: 01 January 2011
BTI Door Installation The installation of the BTI training door is straightforward and most likely selfexplanatory by visual examination. Caution: Through our physical testing of actual doors during the development of this product, forces in excess of 3000 lbs. have been seen during a breach. Therefore it is advisable to anchor or mount your product accordingly. Typical house construction methods are not adequate for the numerous breaches for which this product has been designed.
Thank you for your purchase and use of the BTI Breaching Door system. This innovative and patented training device provides realistic training scenarios that are discussed on the following pages. The BTI Explosive Breaching Door is designed to promote realism in training. The door is not designed or intended to train explosive personnel on the sizing or design of breaching charges.
UTILIZED FOR ITS INTENDED PURPOSE UNLESS CAUSED BY THE GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILFUL MISCONDUCT OF BTI, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, SHAREHOLDERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS.
Warranty Your new BTI Explosive door includes a One Year Warranty against manufacturing deflects. It’s useful life is solely a function of the type and quantity of charges utilized. If at any time you are unsatisfied with this product or its operation, please feel free to contact us using any of the options listed under contacts below. Replacement Parts Although we don’t anticipate any items that would need replacing other than the skin of the door, please contact us to discuss these items.
Explosive Door Operation Your new breaching door has been designed to simulate an inwardly opening door for forced entry training utilizing Explosive Pushing Charges. This door may be mounted in a structure such as a training or live fire facility, or may be utilized with the optional freestanding kit. Pins. With the purchase of your BTI training door, you received a quantity of green explosive breaching pins.
Once the door has been breached, the broken pins may not fall out or may partially fall out. A screw driver, or similar tool may be used (as shown) to remove the spent pins from the opposite direction of installation. Spent pins may be extracted from the insertion direction utilizing a screw driver or similar tool as shown on the following page.
Explosives The BTI Explosive door is designed to function with “pushing type” charges only. The use of shape and cutting type charges will only damage the door and increase the risk for injury. Based upon our experience, pushing charges of 250 to 350 grains of HE are sufficient to open the door. The use of charges in excess of 350 grains equivalent will only lessen the life of the door and increase the chance of injury. Typical charges and methods utilized by BTI personnel are shown at the right.
BTI personnel have also utilized “water bag” type charges that generate acceptable pushing type results. Other explosive pushing charges utilizing C-1 through C-4 plastic explosives can be utilized. However, explosive weight should not exceed 20 grams or a 350-grain equivalent. Note that detonation cord is manufactured in many different explosive weights. The military commonly utilizes 54 grains per foot detonation cord. Always determine the total explosive weight of any charge.
IMPORTANT NOTICE!! ATTN: BREACHING TRAINER Please deliver this notice to the BREACHING TRAINER BTI Breaching Pins and/or panels are required and MUST be used for training on ALL BTI Breaching Doors. The use of substitute pins or panels will result in loss of warranty. Pins and panels can be obtained by going to our web site: www.breachingtechnologies.com Contact BTI for a price quote by emailing: delj2121@sbcglobal.
End Use License Agreement BTI Breaching Doors are manufactured using a patented socket or panel system installed in the frame and door. It should be specifically noted that the Purchaser must use the BTI patented engineered pins or panels when breaching the door. Any use of a substitute product is strictly prohibited and would constitute a violation of BTI policy and thereby be in default of this Licensing Agreement notification.
