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Just curious if anyone has seen or heard of these?

Passive balls that erupt when exposed to flame and disperse dry powder. Given our LBC’s propensity for electrical fires, placing a few in the engine compartment might not be a bad idea??


…cue: “Goodness gracious, great balls of fire…”
 

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No personal experience here, but "fire extinguisher balls" have been around for a while. Around 2000 years!

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PS - they worked, but many contained carbon tetrachloride. When burned the liquid created phosgene gas. Not good.
 

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In Europe known as FKO ; Fire knock out
 

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I learned a couple of lessons with the recent fire in the engine compartment of my Nasty Boy. I carried a dry chemical extinguisher which really helped to minimize the damage to the car. However, cleaning up after the discharge is a huge PITA. I'll be carrying a
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Just curious if anyone has seen or heard of these?

Passive balls that erupt when exposed to flame and disperse dry powder. Given our LBC’s propensity for electrical fires, placing a few in the engine compartment might not be a bad idea??


…cue: “Goodness gracious, great balls of fire…”
Never heard of these before. Interesting, Since they say they are good for approximately 19 sqft you might not need a few in the engine compartment unless you have VBBC - Very Big British Car.
My fathers VW beetle almost went up in smoke when a dried out gas hose cracked. Fortunately a driver behind him honked, and jumped out with his fire extinguisher.
 

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Never heard of these before. Interesting, Since they say they are good for approximately 19 sqft you might not need a few in the engine compartment unless you have VBBC - Very Big British Car.
My fathers VW beetle almost went up in smoke when a dried out gas hose cracked. Fortunately a driver behind him honked, and jumped out with his fire extinguisher.
I guess the magnesium block didn't catch.
Once that ignites nothing will put it out.
 

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Back in the day, stationed in Gitmo, some of our aircraft had Mag wheels. If they locked up on landing they'd shave the tires off, the wheels would grind on the runway and catch fire! The only thing that would put them out was a class D retardant smothering them. Once the wheels cooled to a point the aircraft was carried off the runway or set on dollies. Usually, a major rebuild of the landing gear was required after the incident.
 

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I had to use a dry chemical extinguisher some 30+ years ago on an electrical fire on a TF. Like you said, it did the job, but the powder was a pain to get rid of. With the top off, it will blow into your eyes, so keep that in mind.
 
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