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Line 14: ==Vika on ISS== A backup to the temperamental Elektron system used on both the ISS and ''Mir'' is the ''Vika'' solid-fuel oxygen generator (SFOG), which contains a replaceable cartridge – a thin-walled steel tube with a three-part block of oxygen-releasing mixture based on [[lithium perchlorate]]. Two parts are tablets of the chemical mixture and the third one is the igniter tablet with a flash [[igniter]]. The igniter is struck by a firing pin when the device is activated. One cartridge releases {{convert\|600\|L\|USgal}} of oxygen and burns for 5–20 minutes at {{convert\|450\|-\|500\|C\|F}}.<ref>[http://www.molecularproducts.com/products_detail.php?id=2 Oxygen Generators]{{dead link}}</ref> The oxygen is cooled and filtered to remove dust and odours, and released into the space station atmosphere.{{citation needed\|date=December 2010}} {{see also\|ISS ECLSS}}

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