At 23:49 8/15/2000, CHRIS STANN wrote: >R12 and R134 will burn when exposed to flame. The resulting gasses are >poisonous and can kill you. > >Surprised? Surprised that compounds containing chlorine, fluorine or both will have poisonous breakdown products? I hope not...but the fact is that freons are exceptionally stable substances at ordinary temperatures. Perhaps the moral is "Don't build campfires in your A/C cabinet?" Also "Don't burn your urethane-foam insulation and seat-cushions," since these give off cyanide when burned -- major cause of fatalities in aircraft fires. david David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" '85 GL "Poor Relation" |
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