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  1. Yoric

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    #1 Yoric, Aug 29, 2005
    Went to my local Granger hardware store today to buy a Halon fire extinguisher--the best type at the best price, I'd heard--but all the salesman could come up with was a unit (2.5 lb) labelled HALOTRON. Does anyone know whether this (supposedly environmentaly friendly) is as good at putting out fires in our cars as the plain old Halon units without undue collateral damage? The price, by the way, was $87.50, which I surmise is fairly average. I'm open to recommendations or suggestions since I won't drive my newly acquired Ferrari without one.
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  2. Ricambi America

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    #2 Ricambi America, Aug 29, 2005
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    Halotron is NOT halon, it's a new compound. "Halotron is a streaming agent that meets those requirements and is gaining wider acceptance around the world as a safe, effective, environmentally acceptable fire extinguishing agent. " Halotron is a clean fire extinguishing agent that is discharged as a precisely dispersed rapidly evaporating (i.e. volatile) liquid. The primary extinguishing mechanism of Halotron™ I is the absorption and removal of heat from the combustion size.

    To a much lesser extent, the extinguishing mechanism is the displacement of oxygen from the combustion zone.

    S: (n) halon (a compound in which the hydrogen atoms of a hydrocarbon have been replaced by bromine and other halogen atoms; very stable; used in fire extinguishers although it is thought to release bromine that depletes the ozone layer)

    Just about anything can put out an engine fire: water, sand, L'Oreal hair mousse, etc. The kicker however is the residue. Halotron is supposed to be low-residure (certainly less than a dry chemical), but I just don't think there's enough evidence about how safe it is on a car engine.

    Having said that, of course 100% real Halon is still available. Guess where?? http://ricambiamerica.com/index.php?cPath=627
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  3. No Doubt

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    #3 No Doubt, Aug 29, 2005
    I'd like to see engine insulation filled with halotron such that a fire would burn the insulation, release the halotron, and potentially put out the fire for you passively.
     

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