[Milsurplus] OT: Kidde fire extinguisher recall

KD7JYK DM09 kd7jyk at earthlink.net
Thu Dec 7 18:25:29 EST 2017


I had a couple on the list.  The recall goes back nearly half of a 
century and covers most all with plastic valves across dozens of 
manufacturers and possibly tens of millions of units.  I chucked both as 
I've been replacing mine with commercial all-metal models for the past 
year or so.  Also keep in mind that only Halon extinguishers work in 
vehicles as the powder models compact due to vibration and if the valve 
still works, the powder can't come out. Seen this a few times.

Kurt


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