Re: Fire Extinguisher
Originally Posted by Infinite
I hope its simply not an ABC extinguisher, they dont do anything for automotive fires that involve fuel/oil.
- Class A extinguishers are for ordinary combustible materials such as paper, wood, cardboard, and most plastics. The numerical rating on these types of extinguishers indicates the amount of water it holds and the amount of fire it can extinguish.
- Class B fires involve flammable or combustible liquids such as gasoline, kerosene, grease and oil. The numerical rating for class B extinguishers indicates the approximate number of square feet of fire it can extinguish.
- Class C fires involve electrical equipment, such as appliances, wiring, circuit breakers and outlets. Never use water to extinguish class C fires - the risk of electrical shock is far too great! Class C extinguishers do not have a numerical rating. The C classification means the extinguishing agent is non-conductive.
- Class D fire extinguishers are commonly found in a chemical laboratory. They are for fires that involve combustible metals, such as magnesium, titanium, potassium and sodium. These types of extinguishers also have no numerical rating, nor are they given a multi-purpose rating - they are designed for class D fires only.
This one is a B C so if it gets into the upholstery it's toast, I just hope I am not in it at that time and get toasted as well. 
Originally Posted by Joliet John
You could have just used your cupholder:
That's a good point, but in a fire maybe that's the first thing I would want to see burnt. 
Last edited by onehundred80; Sep 1, 2010 at 06:45 PM.