Date:         Mon, 23 May 2005 20:14:52 -0700
Reply-To:     John Bange <jbange@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         John Bange <jbange@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Fire extinguisher
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I have a pair of 7.5 pound Halon extinguishers, one by the driver's
seat <http://tinyurl.com/cd8nw> and another inside by the slider in
the standard westy location. Halons are only rated for liquid or
electrical fires, but that's mostly what you'd run into in a vehicle
fire, right? One advantage to Halons have over dry powder is that they
have a practically indefinite shelf life. The disadvantage is that
Halon is CFC and no longer made, thus all Halon extinguishers are
filled with Halon from an ever-diminishing pool of the stuff and it's
quite a bit more expensive.

> Stan's post has me thinking about fire extinguishers. I have the little
> litre-or-so sized one (no gauge) by the sliding door opening and I've
> never had to use it but I've always thought it was kind of weeny to put
> out a real engine fire, so two questions:
> 
> --what size extiguishers do people have? and..
> 
> --is there a size/brand that can be refilled? Seems like a ridiculous
> waste to be tossing a bottle every time the thing leaks enough air...