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Originally Posted by Dangerous Doug
Depends.
Halon fire suppression system just seems like a good idea on an expensive fiberglass car...
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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.