Fire Extinguishers

[Serran]

made quick calls to sydneyfire protection, bettafire, and deanmac about an ABE 1kg unit. these companies sell fire protection type services and products.

none of them could complete all my q's:

1) dimensions w/ bracket

2) how is this mounted to the interior of the car

3) maintanence of the extinguisher for compliance

only answer i can get is that the 1kg unit is 335mm long. thats it!

can anyone shed some light w/ some info?

[lextcy]

They probably dont get many requests for fire extinguishers in cars

[Serran]

maybe or maybe not.

but they sell products for motor vehicles.. namely, ABE 1kg and 2kg extinguishers

what concerned me was they didnt know maintenance requirements for them. to be able to manufacture and sell these things you need to pass certain standards saftey codes

[stephenc]

I have a 1kg powder extinguisher in my other car...came with a mounting bracket which I bolted to the passenger floor.

[Serran]

hey stephen..

can you gimme the width (incl. the mounting bracket).. i just wanna know how far it sticks out from the floor. yeh yours would most likely be type abe.

tnx

[stephenc]

hey stephen..

can you gimme the width (incl. the mounting bracket).. i just wanna know how far it sticks out from the floor.  yeh yours would most likely be type abe.

tnx

The one I have is from Exelgard Fire Protection...it labelled as a B(E) type.

Anyway, have attached a photo for you...it sits about 8.5 - 9 cm (incl bracket).

Not a very clear shot as I just took it in the garage....not much lighting.

[Serran]

excellent.. thank you!

btw.. any reason why u took be and not abe?? be does fats and cooking oil..

abe doesnt do fats/cooking oil but does carbon type solids like paper, plastics, etc.

be doesn't do carbon types.