You'd think moving to a 9V alkaline would allow you to deliver 9A, but
it doesn't really work that way. Unlike LiPo batteries, Alkaline cells
have a very high source resistance and their current producing ability
-is nowhere near linear.
+is nowhere near linear. They work fine to fire commercial low-current
+e-matches, but we strongly prefer LiPo batteries for our own projects.
If you're using a programmable pyro channel on Altus Metrum products that
include that capability (TeleMega, EasyMega, EasyTimer) to do something like