>>Pointed the fire extinguisher at the back, and pulled the trigger. >>Nothing! One tiny puff of white powder sort of trickled out.
ALWAYS give a powder-type extinguisher a few good knocks (preferably holding the extinguisher upsidedown) before use, as the powder tends to settle & clump at the bottom. It wouldn't hurt to do this occasionally to stored extinguishers too. Just don't damage the nozzle or release! >Got me a larger Halon extinguisher. >From H3R > >http://www.h3r.com/products/home_vehicle.htm Halon is illegal in the 1st world, due to the "greenhouse gases" scaremongering. Not that I've sent mine in... >I didn't like the thought of the damage a chemical extinguisher >could do to the engine & wiring. Most of the engine-bay will be OK, but the stuff could do damage inside an alternator. -- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin New Zealand Fossil preparator <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut |
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