Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Halon fire gear, on sale at Aircraft Spruce

[Fellippe Galletta (fellippe.galletta]

On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 5:48 PM, Rick Lindsay <rolindsay [at] yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hey Gang,
>
> Someone commented earlier that Halon fire gear may no longer be available.
>  I just got a flier from Aircraft Spruce offering these units.  They're
> designed for airplanes but to me that just means that they're made well and
> are light weight!
>
> http://www.aircraftspruce.com/menus/ps/fire.html
>
> No connection.
>
> rick
>
> PS: This is also the vendor where I found and bought new air ducts for my
> 308GTB.


In the fire protection industry for buildings, Halon is no longer allowed to
be used in new designs and installations, but is still acceptable to
recharge for existing systems.

I would assume the same applies to vehicle fire suppression.

Fellippe