ultimately falling away from the trajectory of the electrode 342 343 each electrode 342 and 343 is connected to a respective wire tether stored in wire stores 346 and 347 each wire store 346 347 is connected to a terminal 348 349 in proximity to a terminal 324 325 of launch device 302 when propellant 340 is activated cover 306 is removed electrodes are propelled away from cartridge 304 on wire tethers and a circuit is ready for conducting the stimulus signal this circuit includes stimulator 316 terminal 324 terminal 348 wire of store 346 electrode 342 tissue of the target presuming electrodes are successfully delivered proximate the target 39 s tissue electrode 343 wire of store 347 terminal 349 terminal 325 and back to stimulator 316 this circuit performs the remote stun function at a distance up to the length of the wire in stores 346 and 347 wire may be about 9 feet to about 40 feet 3 m to 13 m and consist of conventional materials e g copper filament insulated with a suitable polymer for high voltage insulation a ram communicates a propulsion force against a cover to remove the cover for example ram 344 345 is pushed by electrode 342 and or gas from propellant 340 to impact cover 306 so as to push cover 306 away from cartridge 304 preferably ram 344 345 is assembled into abutting contact between electrode 342 343 and cover 306 ram 344 345 improves the effectiveness of an electrode 342 343 to remove cover 306 in a repeatable.