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| Randal |
 May 10 2004, 02:56 PM
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Best I can find locally here in the Bay Area is a 5lb bottle for about $149.00. Anyone have a better source for Halon?
I think it is also called Haltron 1. |
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| campbellcj |
May 11 2004, 11:29 PM
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I can't Re Member Group: Members Posts: 4,550 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Agoura, CA Member No.: 21 Region Association: Southern California 
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I think Halon has been proven hard to beat in enlosed or semi-enclosed areas (such as an engine compartment or trunk.) It works by displacing air (consumable oxygen) and essentially suffocating the fire. For more open areas and potentially for passenger compartment use, the non-gaseous (i.e. AFFF) types are supposedly a little better as they are less toxic, and less likely to "fly away" as a gas, in simplistic terms.
I'm gonna go with an AFFF plumbed-in system and already have a portable Halon bottle. To me that seems the best combo. |
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Randal Fire Safety May 10 2004, 02:56 PM
Rog914 There's both Halon & Halotron. Halon comes out... May 10 2004, 09:20 PM lagunero Halon won't be produced for the public anymore... May 10 2004, 09:30 PM lmcchesney I can not find the source posting, but I seem to r... May 11 2004, 07:16 AM Elliot Cannon Halon can sometimes be dangerous if used in a conf... May 11 2004, 11:55 AM brant whoo... is this true that Halon is no longer appro... May 11 2004, 11:58 AM Lawrence There are better products available than Halon? I... May 11 2004, 11:12 PM Jeff Bowlsby Pelican sells a couple Halon FEs. You should only... May 11 2004, 11:21 PM brant Rusty,
yeah.. what Chris said.
for an open car s... May 12 2004, 09:03 AM Jeroen I don't get it. Why are you guys always using ... May 12 2004, 03:26 PM TimT QUOTE
Jeroen Get a 4 liter AFFF (foam type) extingisher system
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