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
