27 May
2006
27 May
'06
10:47 a.m.
"Chuck Guzis" wrote:
Given the topic of smoke, what do folks keep around for
fire extinguishers
for their gear?
It's probably not pc (or even environmentally correct), but while racing
cars I started collecting small hand-held halon fire extinguishers.
Having used them a few times on engine fires (or grass fires caused by
oil spilling over hot manifolds) I can tell you they work extremely well.
The nice ting is they don't leave any residue to clean up. So I now
keep them around old machines, just in case.
I would think dry chemical bottle would make a huge mess.
I've still got a few big Halon-charged units whose
gauges say they're fine,
but I know that Halon's a no-no because it eats a hole in the sky. So
what's the current "safe" electronics fire extinguisher look like nowadays?
I'd like to know too. I'm not ready to give up my halon bottles because
of the residue.
-brad