Small Halon Fire Extinguishers
03-01-2002 | 07:49 PM
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Small Halon Fire Extinguishers
Hi guys,
Does anyone know of a source for these very small halon extinguishers? I mean the little ones like the size of a small can of hirspray or somehting?
I think they may be for aviation or boating but I do not know where to buy them
TIA
Does anyone know of a source for these very small halon extinguishers? I mean the little ones like the size of a small can of hirspray or somehting?
I think they may be for aviation or boating but I do not know where to buy them
TIA
03-01-2002 | 09:42 PM
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Yeah those little ones from Sporty's are nice, I have found them as cheap as 65 bucks at other places, they are made by H3R.
I was talking about the very tiny ones, usually square that are very cheap, I did not see kevin's but that is what it sounds like. They would be like a one time use almost and are like 10-15 bucks
I was talking about the very tiny ones, usually square that are very cheap, I did not see kevin's but that is what it sounds like. They would be like a one time use almost and are like 10-15 bucks
03-02-2002 | 12:15 AM
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Small Halon Fire Extinguishers
in 1999 i bought two small halon fire extinguishers from amt netherlands (www.amtjets.nl).
last year in sept, due to a hot start, i had the opportunity to test these extinguishers.
i can only warn everybody to use these ones: halon seems to be very aggressive to all metals. everything was oxydating and rusty. the steel wires of the aileron and flap hinges (bandit) caused them to seeze. everything inside the turbine looked like after a nuclear attack (although had been repaired).
the damage of the fire was equal to the damage of the extinguisher.
i think CO2 extinguisher is the better way.
mec
last year in sept, due to a hot start, i had the opportunity to test these extinguishers.
i can only warn everybody to use these ones: halon seems to be very aggressive to all metals. everything was oxydating and rusty. the steel wires of the aileron and flap hinges (bandit) caused them to seeze. everything inside the turbine looked like after a nuclear attack (although had been repaired).
the damage of the fire was equal to the damage of the extinguisher.
i think CO2 extinguisher is the better way.
mec
03-02-2002 | 03:14 AM
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Halon Extinguishers
I think that John is correct. I purchased a reconditioned CO2 extinguisher recently and I told the fellow at the 3S Fire Extinguisher Company that either halon or CO2 would be fine and his comment was that the Halon is no longer available.
After some of the comments above it sounds like that is a good thing for us if they damage your aircraft. Gary
After some of the comments above it sounds like that is a good thing for us if they damage your aircraft. Gary
03-02-2002 | 04:07 AM
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Small Halon Fire Extinguishers
GARY, YOUR CORRECT ON THE HALON STATEMENT, MY GUY WHO REFILLS OUR SHOP EXT SAID A REPLACEMENT CALLED HALLOTRON(?) IS ON THE WAY. APPARENTLY HALON ISN'T MEETING THE EPA'S GUIDELINES THESE DAYS. WILL BE INTERESTING WHAT THE AIRFORCE AND GUARD BASES DO? I SAY IF YOU HAVE A HALON ONE BE STINGY WITH IT OR GET CO2. SCOTT
03-05-2002 | 05:05 AM
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Here are some small halon extingushers...but they are a little more expensive than what you were looking for. They are 10" tall and 3" in diameter. They are refillable though......
http://www.griotsgarage.com/catalog.jsp?&SKU=26680
Bob
http://www.griotsgarage.com/catalog.jsp?&SKU=26680
Bob
03-05-2002 | 05:04 PM
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Matt and John,
I finally decided to quit lurking and sign up on this forum since you guys are talking about me
. The halon extinguisher that I have came from a local hobby shop called Wild Bills hobbies about 3 years ago. At the time he had 4 or 5 of them and since they were very dusty I assumed that they had been on his shelf for a really long time (maybe more than 5 years). I have used it for a wet start one time with no ill effects to my engine, but since it is very small and not refillable I prefer to use my 5lb CO2 most of the time. As I understand it Halon is illegal for most applications since the fumes it gives off will kill you if used in confined spaces, I also assume that because of this the little extingiushers are not manufactured any longer, but I may be wrong. I might be able to run home at lunch and get the manufacturer's name and address if you like.
Kevin Whitlow
I finally decided to quit lurking and sign up on this forum since you guys are talking about me
. The halon extinguisher that I have came from a local hobby shop called Wild Bills hobbies about 3 years ago. At the time he had 4 or 5 of them and since they were very dusty I assumed that they had been on his shelf for a really long time (maybe more than 5 years). I have used it for a wet start one time with no ill effects to my engine, but since it is very small and not refillable I prefer to use my 5lb CO2 most of the time. As I understand it Halon is illegal for most applications since the fumes it gives off will kill you if used in confined spaces, I also assume that because of this the little extingiushers are not manufactured any longer, but I may be wrong. I might be able to run home at lunch and get the manufacturer's name and address if you like. Kevin Whitlow
