Halotron as replacement for Halon

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    Date: 3 Nov 1999
    From: Jeffrey Makala <jmakala [at] mail__wesleyan__edu>
    Subject: Halotron as a viable replacement for Halon?

    The university is springing for some replacement hand-held fire
    extinguishers, and we've been offered the choice of Halotron I
    units.

    Apparently Halotron is a "greener" replacement chemical agent
    for Halon. Roughly the same functionality, but better
    production/atmospheric properties. I've done some looking on
    commercial sites (some listed below) and on the very informative
    Halon Alternatives Research Corporation web site
    <URL:http://www.harc.org>, and Halotron seems on first glance to
    be a viable replacement. (And I've checked the listserv
    archives.)

    Has anyone had first-hand experience with Halotron I or II
    extinguishers?

    Halotron Manufacturer's site
    <URL:http://www.apfc.com/>
    <URL:http://www.amerex-fire.com/msds/long/halotron_I.htm>
    <URL:http://www.alcarriere.qc.ca/extAll/Hal/HalA.html>
    <URL:http://www.sprinklerhuset.se/hlengnfo.htm>

Jeffrey Makala
Processing Archivist/Reference Librarian
Special Collections & Archives
Olin Library, Wesleyan University
252 Church St.
Middletown CT 06459
860.685.3863
Fax: 860.685.2661

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