^^^^^^^^^^^^ I was thinking the same thing -- "what's the best one to use?" The one you have with you.
Halon is NOT good for a car fire. Halon works by displacing all the air with the non flammable Halon gas. INSIDE a car - that could be deadly. They are also for ENCLOSED spaces. Most car fires are either electrical -- or in the engine compartment.
Go with Safecraft but educate yourself on what type extinguisher you're buying first. There are different chemicals for different fires....
On our boat - you had to have 2 DIFFERENT types.... because you had fuel and electrical. The automatic Halon system was in the enclosed engine room... It was required to be set up to kill the diesels so they didn't ingest the extinguishing agent. You also DID NOT enter the engine room until it could be determined that there was air to breathe.
I see Safecrafts removable systems are HALON.... that surprises me - but they obviously know a lot more about it than I do. I do know - having practiced with a Halon hand held - the fire is snuffed immediately. Without air - a fire can't be fire.
I would NOT want to use one of these inside a car if there were any occupants... but I guess not being able to breathe would be better than being burnt. The lessor of two evils?
Many of the race organizations here in indiana use Cold Fire - in pit lanes and on-board race and support vehicles. It's non-halon - but it is a wet agent - so it probably makes a mess.
For better or worse I am using a fixed mount Firecharger FFE system. Limitations include three nozzles only limiting you to two zones. I chose the driver compartment and fuel cell with the first system and am going to install a second in the engine compartment. Modified dirt trackers use this system around DFW. Went with it in lieu of Halon because of a concern that superheated Halon gases inhaled would/could result in burned lungs, have no idea if there is any truth to that but seemed plausible. So my problem now is with two systems covering three zones, trying to figure out how to discharge both systems simultaneously. I've seen some pneumatic pressure release arrangements but I'd have to give up an entire zone with two nozzles to use that. I also realize this system is not SFI because I can charge it myself but material handling was also a decision point. Also water soluble was a plus, thinking cleanup is easier.
Hey guys, I'm trying to dig up more information on this new gas 3M 1230....apparently at least a few of the NASCAR teams are using it for their fire suppression...thoughts?
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