FYI,
USFRA safety crews carry COLDFIRE in the tanks on the safety trucks.
Darrell is accurate on his description of the way it works and also it does
not blow away like halon does in a breeze. There are very few residues
involved and since it is water based it washes away easily so the engine
compartment doesn't require a full detailing to get rid of the fire
suppressant after use.
Wes
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> From: "Ferguson, Darrell" <dfergus@bactc.com>
> To: "'Dan Warner'" <dwarner@electrorent.com>
> Subject: Fire Supression
> Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2000 13:33:07 -0800
>
>Dan and List
>
> I talked at great length with Jim Diest last year concerning the
>installation of the COLDFIRE halon replacement system. While he was very
>specific about the optimum location of nozzles and plumbing the system as a
>"loop" he assured me that the new system is a vast improvement over halon.
>Jim informed me that COLDFIRE is much more effective than halon because it
>not only suppresses the fire, but removes heat to prevent re-ignition. As a
>result, COLDFIRE achieves the same results with much less agent. Keep in
>mind however that there are very specific installation considerations for
>COLDFIRE, and that the new agent and older halon systems ARE NOT
>interchangeable. For details, I would recommend contacting Diest.
>
>Darrell Ferguson
>BLACK RADON ENGINEERING
># 939 BBFALT
>http://my.cybersoup.com/blackradon <http://my.cybersoup.com/blackradon>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan Warner [SMTP:dwarner@electrorent.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2000 6:52 AM
> To: Brian Mullaney
> Cc: land-speed@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: LSR Clutches and Flywheels
>
> Brian & list,
>
> In some applications the anti-sub belt is not sufficient to keep the
>driver
> in place. An example may be the type of car Jim Bickford had which
>was a
> very small streamliner with the driver in an also reclining
>position. The
> purpose of this strap is to keep the driver from going UP into the
>cage and
> suffering spinal cord damage. The cold fire systems are OK for use
>if
> installed per manufacturer's specs.
>
> Dan
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Brian Mullaney <mullaneb@mccc.edu>
> To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, January 17, 2000 10:21 AM
> Subject: Re: LSR Clutches and Flywheels
>
>
> > On Mon, 17 Jan 2000, Jim Bickford wrote:
> >
> >
> > > your chest until it intersects the floor. This is where it needs
>to be
> > > anchored. For laydown seating such as in streamliners, this
>keeps the
> > > lap belt from riding up in a crash and damaging your abdomen.
> >
> > I'm confused - I thought that was what an anti-sub belt was
>supposed to do
> > (keep the lap belt from moving off your hips in a crash)
> >
> > On another note, is the fire system Simpson is now selling ("Cold
>Fire")
> > approved for ECTA & SCTA events?
> >
> > Brian
> >
> >
>
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