At 23:49 8/15/2000, CHRIS STANN wrote:
>R12 and R134 will burn when exposed to flame.  The resulting gasses are
>poisonous and can kill you.
>
>Surprised?

Surprised that compounds containing chlorine, fluorine or both will have
poisonous breakdown products?  I hope not...but the fact is that freons are
exceptionally stable substances at ordinary temperatures.  Perhaps the
moral is "Don't build campfires in your A/C cabinet?"  Also "Don't burn
your urethane-foam insulation and seat-cushions," since these give off
cyanide when burned -- major cause of fatalities in aircraft fires.

david
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