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Subject:Re: Fire extinguisher
From:Andrew Grebneff
Date:Tue, 24 May 2005 23:13:30 +1200

>I've got a 10 pound Halon extinguisher that I have hanging in front of and
>below the front passenger seat. It was easy to bolt up the bracket, it is
>within easy reach of the driver, and it doesn't get in the way of the
>passenger. Halon is very well suited to extinguish vehicle fires as it
>doesn't leave any residue, and a 10 pound canister should be able to put out
>all but the most viscous vehicle fires. The bottle can be refilled also,
>although not inexpensively.

I have a small halon extinguisher that I will put in the van, but it
will have to be disguised... there is a substantial fine here for
owning halon; all were supposed to be handed in a year or more ago,
and the "amnesty" period is well over.
--
Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin
New Zealand
Fossil preparator
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
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