Also details on Halon are here: http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/documents/ss/STANDATA/fire/Halon.pdf
It is legal in aircraft applications only. Regards Chris G Sent from my iPad > On Apr 6, 2015, at 6:22 PM, Chris Gardner via KRnet <krnet at list.krnet.org> > wrote: > > Are you sure on those facts about Halon? > Check out : H3rcleanagents.com. Site for Halon myths. > No mention of poisonous gas ? Only that it was discontinued in 1994 because > it is a CFC and depletes the ozone layer. > I'm still using a Halon fire extinguisher in my a Canadian amateur built KR2. > Chris G > > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Apr 6, 2015, at 5:56 PM, Bill Wood via KRnet <krnet at list.krnet.org> >> wrote: >> >> Not sure what the laws are in the US but in Canada, Halon was pulled many >> years ago. It is one of the most efficient fire suppression systems around >> except for the fact the chemical reaction with fire creates a fatal >> poisonous gas. I don't think i would use it in my aircraft. >> >> Just my $0.02 worth. >> >>> But I noticed that you can buy a 2# Halon unit just >>> right for for small planes like our KRs on Amazon for >>> $25 including a mounting > bracket that's perfect for >>> mounting it on the front of the spar just in front of >>> the seat. >> >> DJ was kind enough to point out that the Halon extinguisher I advised to >> order was dry powder, not Halon, so I could cancel the order. Halon >> extinguishers are an order of magnitude more expensive than unit I was >> looking at on Amazon. I should have known. >> >> Bill Wood >> Technical Consultant/R&D (EXT-262) >> Guspro (Ice King) >> Guspro Inc., Chatham, ON >> PH: 1-888-648-7776 / FX: 1-800-667-8742 >> _______________________________________________ >> Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. >> To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org >> please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >> see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change >> options > > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options
