[ale] Fire down on Williams street...

[Robert Reese]

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On 5/12/2008 at 9:08 PM Jim Kinney wrote:

>It was banned for use not because of environmental effects but because it
>kills the people _in_ the datacenter when it is used.

Rubbish and poppycock.  Halon does not kill people (unless atropine is introduced into a exposure victim).

The problem with Halon is that it is an extremely potent chloroflourocarbon.  That said, last I heard large datacenters could apply for an exemption.

Cheers,
Robert~


>On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 5:59 PM, Sean <kilpatms at speakeasy.net> wrote:
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>> On Monday 12 May 2008 05:26:29 pm Robert Reese wrote:
>> > I hope they have a HALON system!
>>
>> Halon.
>> Wonderful stuff.
>> Fill a barrel full of the stuff and drop in a live, armed grenade and it
>> goes <pop>  and not <KERPOW!!!!!>.
>> Unfortunately it has been illegal to manufacture/use the stuff in the USA
>> for probably the last 10 years as the manufacturing process is alleged to
>> generate ozone-depleting chemicals.
>> There is no other fire-suppressing chemical anywhere near as good as
>> Halon.
>> It's a gas and won't damage valuable electronics (or any other valuable
>> items for that matter.)
>>
>> Sean
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