This tester is for small amounts of materials, as described in MIL-STD-1751A. The title is “Safety and Performance Tests for the Qualification of Explosives (High Explosives, Propellants, and Pyrotechnics).” Methods 1032 and 1033 describe this small-scale tester and the test procedure.
This tester is for primary explosives and pyrotechnics. A charged electrode drops quickly into the test material and then rises automatically.