Re: Fire Extinguishers....

[Walt Boeninger <walt.boeninger@hp.com>]

Robert M. Lang wrote:
> 
> 
> Halon is a florinated hydrocarbon and has been shown to be a leading
> factor in the reduction of the ozone layer. It was banned a number of
> years ago, about the same time that R12 wa banned as a refridgerant.

Banned from new manufacture, but still available from reclaimed
halon in systems, or so we were told some years ago.  IIRC ...

Halon bottles are readily available, the 1301 type.  There were
are two types and I cannot recall the difference .....

Walt