Fire extinguisher

[wrp]

Originally Posted by sik68

wrp (name?), you nailed it! It is not always so easy to decipher facts from marketing claims, as my research found the people who are willing to inform are also willing to sell. I tried my best to sift it out, but the marketers I'm sure slipped a few past me.

Its Bill. I sincerely appreciate the work you did. I am pretty convinced I would like to set one off to see what the cleanup, coverage and so forth would amount to.

Thanks Again,
Bill

[Flash68]

Steven -- nice job on the research. That is greatly appreciated and gave me plenty more info on a topic I have dug into. Well done.

[wrp]

Got much of the interior back in today. Still have to remount the ECM, front kick panels and passenger seat. I think the console panel turned out well. I bought a second Firecharger system so now I service three zones with two nozzles each. To solve the activation challenge I just mounted the handles where I could pull them both easily.

[wrp]

Moved the bottles from a vertical to a horizontal mount. Someone suggested that if upside down, both bottles would run out as the hose would be upright. Only other fire suppression I have is a chambered round in the 9 mm so thought I would heed that advice.





Also finished my CF panel.

[Steve Chryssos]

There really is no kinder gentler, suppression agent. They all must perform the same job unfortunate job. ..And remember that if your car's on fire, MANY people will (hopefully) be running over with fire extinguishers. They're not likely to ask what kind of agent you and your upholstery prefer.

The take away message, aside from making sure you HAVE a fire extinguisher in the vehicle as well as a battery disconnect switch, is to get out first before spraying any agent. If you're a responder, try and remove occupants from the vehicle before spraying any agent. Then try to save the car as a whole as well as the surroundings from fire rather than mitigate the effects of the agent.

[Flash68]

Well done Steve.

[wrp]

In a former life I rode in plastic things with big blades twirling overhead. We carried a sidearm with one round chambered, fire suppression. It was all about the gonads.