[Milsurplus] OT: Kidde fire extinguisher recall

[Clare Owens]

That's interesting about the ones carried in vehicles.  I'll have to tilt
mine a few times to see whether it seems OK, or is that a good enough
test??.

By the way, the 1A 5BC Halotron extinguisher that I have here in my Radio
Room was over $300 when I bought it several months ago.  But I felt that
the >20 year old small Force 9 Halon 5BC that sits next to it was just too
small.  But now that I've looked at it I see that it is a Kidde with a
plastic handle...  But not part of the recall.

By the way, for many years the actual meaning of the A and BC numerical
ratings was not exactly a secret, but also not widely disseminated by UL.
But now there are videos and power points out there showing what the
numbers mean and some actual testing.  Good information, methinks.

Clare

On Thu, Dec 7, 2017 at 6:29 PM, Hubert Miller <Kargo_cult at msn.com> wrote:

> Thanks for the worthwhile tip about the vehicle extinguisher. That
> explains the puzzling non-performance of one I recently tested.
> -Hue
>
> >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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