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Post by truk41 on Mar 16, 2008 20:38:04 GMT -5
Where is a good place to get a legal, cheap one, and the double straps. Is this one OK... It is rated 10 BC www.ioportracing.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=F01&Category_Code=FE-HHI looked at the TT Rules and seems to me it is legal because it says 10BC...purple K recommended, but Sodium Bicarbonate is not listed so just double checking. 10.19. FIRE SYSTEM All cars shall meet one of the following minimum requirements: 1. Halon 1301 or 1211, two (2) pound minimum capacity by weight. 2. Dry chemical, two (2) pound minimum with a positive indicator showing charge. Chemical: 10 BC Underwriters Laboratory rating, potassium bicarbonate (Purple K) recommended, 1A10BC Underwriters Laboratory rating multipurpose, ammonium phosphate and barium sulfate or Monnex. The fire extinguisher shall be securely mounted in the cockpit. All mounting brackets shall be metal and of the quick-release type.
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Post by lancer360 on Mar 16, 2008 22:30:03 GMT -5
Hmmm... I have always heard bad things about dry chemicals often doing more harm to the engine than the fire itself, but these guys seem to be claiming baking soda doesn't. There are however, newer formulations of Halon that are allowed. Safecraft makes a basic extinguisher that contains Halon 1211 for $135. Based on what you listed though, this is probably more expensive than what you wanted. From what I have read though, nothing beats Halon in putting out a fire. www.safecraft.com/product_page.asp?ProductCatID=1&ProductSubCatID=7
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Post by markt on Mar 17, 2008 7:09:33 GMT -5
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Post by MattP on Mar 17, 2008 8:32:37 GMT -5
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Post by Warp3 on Mar 24, 2008 11:15:27 GMT -5
Keep in mind there are *two* rules for fire bottles at TT events. One for the car (unless your class requires an actual fire system) and one for the paddock area.
The rule for the car (if in SS, IT or xSP) is 2 lb dry chemical or halon.
The rule for the paddock is 10BC (iirc) in the GCR (though I can't seem to find such a rule in the 2008 GCR), but if you run in Georgia they have some odd 10ABC requirement (which is funny because that designation doesn't actually exist). Apparently what the term "10ABC" *really* means, though, is 10-lb ABC, so something big like a 4A60BC would cover the paddock requirement.
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Post by Warp3 on Mar 24, 2008 11:16:22 GMT -5
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Post by lancer360 on Mar 24, 2008 11:45:50 GMT -5
I just bought a 4A60BC for my trailer to keep in the paddock. I know CMP lists a 10BC minimum in the paddock area in the supplemental rules for the race this weekend.
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