Yes, Halon is a CFC and is bad for the ozone. But I wouldn't throw the
extinguisher away. As long as it is charged it is ready for use and is
valuable to you. You may be able to find a CFC recycler that will buy it
from you and recycle it. (Depending which halon it is, it can still be used
in refrigeration/air conditioning systems.)
Replacing it with an "approved" gas extinguishing agent will be expensive.
The entire fixed halon system for my race car cost less than $100 many years
ago. To replace the bottle would be over $300 today. However $300 is a
small price to pay to not have the race car burn to the ground.
Dick Ryan ex. 24022
(650)312-4022
Risk Management Dept.
SM 2000/2
FAX (650)312-5830
-----Original Message-----
From: noji [mailto:noji@snowman.med.umn.edu]
Sent: Monday, September 25, 2000 10:22 AM
To: roadsters
Subject: Re: electrical system questions
Fred,
The extinguisher that I had is a old Halon unit. I've had it in the car
for 10 plus years. Purchased this type so I wouldn't have to clean up a
mess. I was just looking on the web this AM and am not sure if halon is
still marketed. Is this a CFC and thus bad for the ozone?
Dana
Fred_Katz@ci.sf.ca.us wrote:
>
> Speaking of power uses, I used an adapter to power my cell-phone on the
way
> back from Shasta. I've got two sockets in my radio console plate - the
> stock cigarette lighter socket and a 12V accessory socket. We were at a
> McDonalds parking lot. I had a device in the accessory socket, and plugged
> the phone adapter in the cigarette lighter socket.
>
> All of a sudden a thick cloud of smoke started pouring from under the
dash!
> Dana Nojima came running over with a fire extinguisher but I stopped him
> from using it while I yanked the wire off from behind the socket. (I
didn't
> want to clean up after an extinguisher on my nice shiny dash.)
>
> Fred
> BADROC
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Dana Nojima, Ph.D.
Department of Urology
VA Medical Center - 112F
4150 Clement Street
San Francisco, CA 94121
phone: (415) 221-4810 x 2031
fax: (415) 750-6639
noji-1@pacbell.net
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