roll bar mounted fire suppression switch bracket?

[mrmustang]

Originally Posted by Dangerous Doug

Depends.


Halon fire suppression system just seems like a good idea on an expensive fiberglass car...

This depends entirely on where the nozzles are pointed and what type of fire you may or may not have. The reason why I say this is because Halon works on removing oxygen from the fuel source, but in an open cockpit car such as the Cobra, with the amount of air movement through the interior and chassis structure, it may or may not work the way you expect it to if god forbid, you ever have to use it. You might want to consider refilling the bottle with a wetting agent type foam product that will encapsulate the fire at it's source instead of a gaseous one.......


As for where to mount the activation handle, strap yourself in with your full harness, make sure you are belted in good and tight, then extend your arm and hand out, wherever your hand grips maximum reach is, this is the farthest away you would want to mount the activation handle. Mount it any further, and you just defeated the purpose of having it in the first place, which is to allow yourself extra time to get out of the car as the car can be replaced, but your life cannot be.


Hope you find this post somewhat eye opening and helpful.


Sincerely,

Bill S.

[undy]

Originally Posted by mrmustang

This depends entirely on where the nozzles are pointed and what type of fire you may or may not have. The reason why I say this is because Halon works on removing oxygen from the fuel source, but in an open cockpit car such as the Cobra, with the amount of air movement through the interior and chassis structure, it may or may not work the way you expect it to if god forbid, you ever have to use it. You might want to consider refilling the bottle with a wetting agent type foam product that will encapsulate the fire at it's source instead of a gaseous one.......


As for where to mount the activation handle, strap yourself in with your full harness, make sure you are belted in good and tight, then extend your arm and hand out, wherever your hand grips maximum reach is, this is the farthest away you would want to mount the activation handle. Mount it any further, and you just defeated the purpose of having it in the first place, which is to allow yourself extra time to get out of the car as the car can be replaced, but your life cannot be.


Hope you find this post somewhat eye opening and helpful.


Sincerely,

Bill S.

...can't speak for others, but..

My main intention was to prevent engine compartment fires. I think that is the most likely area for a fire source, short of a major wreck. One would probably NOT be conscious and able to pull the cable anyway in a severe wreck. My engine compartment is protected well with 2 outlets and 6 nozzle angles from the front and down both sides of the intake manifold. I have another outlet under the dash with 3 nozzle angles spraying the under dash electrics and the driver's foot well. A typical fire of major concern would be, a ruptured under hood fuel line. If the halon doesn't knock it down then there's always the hand-held extinguisher in the trunk.

Easy of access is the major reason mine went on the dash, other than the fuzzy dice


Dave

[John McMahon]

Originally Posted by undy

...can't speak for others, but..

My main intention was to prevent engine compartment fires. I think that is the most likely area for a fire source, short of a major wreck. One would probably NOT be conscious and able to pull the cable anyway in a severe wreck. My engine compartment is protected well with 2 outlets and 6 nozzle angles from the front and down both sides of the intake manifold. I have another outlet under the dash with 3 nozzle angles spraying the under dash electrics and the driver's foot well. A typical fire of major concern would be, a ruptured under hood fuel line. If the halon doesn't knock it down then there's always the hand-held extinguisher in the trunk.

Easy of access is the major reason mine went on the dash, other than the fuzzy dice


Dave

My 2 cents.....

You better be able to reach that handle in any situation and you better have a 10 lb canister with all those nozzles....otherwise what is the point?

under the dash in my old FIA...

[undy]

Originally Posted by John McMahon

My 2 cents.....

You better be able to reach that handle in any situation and you better have a 10 lb canister with all those nozzles....otherwise what is the point?

I only actually have the three nozzles, 2 in the engine compartment and one under the dash. Each nozzle has 3 different angled discharge orifices. I worked with SafeCraft on the system and it's sized for my 5 lb bottle.
Dave