My Westy didn't have the OEM extingusher when I bought it. I bought a
Halon extingusher and installed it in the stock location.

And yes, I've used it. When the igniter on my fridge decided to self
ignite, one zap of halon was sufficient to extingush the flames with
no damage to cabinetry.

I've also used it one other time for a lantern fire. Again, it worked
great (and my charge is still at 95%).

On Jan 1, 2008, at 11:44 PM, azsun99 wrote:

> Having recently replaced the fuel lines in my '88 Westy got me to
> wondering about fire
> extinguishers and the one that comes with the Westy. Wondering:
>     How many still have the OEM unit?
>     How many have had to use it on a fire in the van and did it
> still work?
>     Anyone just decide to test it and see if it still worked?
> A search of the archives turns up lots of stuff, but nothing too
> recent.
>
> A disadvantage of the dry-chemical type seems to be cleanup and
> corrosion afterward.
> I believe there is at least one company still selling halon
> extinguishers on-line, but
> they are expensive. I think Larry Chase bought one.
>
> There are also at least two new, small aerosol-type extinguishers,
> that claim longer
> spray time, wider application and easier cleanup, and also claim to
> be approved
> replacements for halon, good on class A and B fires. They cool the
> area and
> encapsulate the fire.
> One is Flame-Out from Summit Engineering, the other is the Tundra
> from First Alert.
> Anyone have any real experience with them?
>
> Thanks,
> Jerry