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 Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 4:52 pm Post subject: Fire Extinguisher was Re: Engine 'first' start |
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In flight use a Halon extinguisher clean agent and breathable for the most part. In the hangar I have a CO2 that provides multiple times of use for small fires (over primed truck engine) and is a clean agent. I also have a ABC dry chemical (ammonium mono phosphate that can create phosphoric acid in a fire) as a last response. The dry chemical was free, but if I was buying one I would get a BC (sodium bicarbonate)
Sherman Butler
RV-7a Wings
N497GS reserved
Carlsbad, NM
--- On Wed, 8/6/08, linn Walters <pitts_pilot(at)bellsouth.net> wrote:
| Quote: | From: linn Walters <pitts_pilot(at)bellsouth.net>
Subject: Re: Engine 'first' start
To: rv-list(at)matronics.com
Date: Wednesday, August 6, 2008, 1:31 AM
| Quote: | --> RV-List message posted by: linn Walters <pitts_pilot(at)bellsouth.net>
Get one of the 'halon' fire extinguishers. Failing that, make sure
that
the powder in the one you get from Home Depot isn't corrosive to
aluminum. I'm being told that the newer fire extinguisher powder isn't
as corrosive as the old stuff .... but that just means your pride and
joy will take longer to become a corroded POS. Per my hangar agreement
I have to buy a 20BC (or better) extinguisher. All I can find is powder
types .... and they already know when the fire is put out, there'll a
full extinguisher with paint burns on it. Your insurance won't pay for
the corroded POS in the long term.
Linn
Oh yeah .... jumping up and down holding the fire extinguisher doesn't
count as a hand signal!!!
do not archive
Dale Ensing wrote:
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<densing(at)carolina.rr.com>
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During first start plan to have someone stand watch with fire
extinguisher handy looking for oil and gas leaks, smoke or fire. Watch
the observer and have hand signals for emergency shut down.
Dale
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> More thoughts.....
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> Ralph
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