RSCoupe Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Are Firecharger fire systems legal? 15.2 Fire System It is highly recommended that a fire system be installed (required on some cars, as specified in class rules). An on-board system uses lines routed through the car with a single actuator to engage in case of emergency. An on-board system shall use Halon 1301 or 1211, five (5) pound minimum, with a minimum of two (2) nozzles (one (1) in cockpit and one (1) in engine bay) with manual or auto release. Systems may also use AFFF material (e.g. SPA Lite, ZERO 2000, Coldfire 302) 2.25 liter minimum. If such a system is used, the appropriate atomizing nozzles shall be used. All AFFF internally pressurized system bottles shall use a working pressure gauge. All AFFF bottles shall be marked with the recommended “filled weight.” All system cylinders should be securely mounted. On-board systems may also use CEA614 provided that the lines and nozzles are replaced as per the manufacturer’s (3M) instructions. The Firecharger is an AFFF system, but has an external CO2 cartridge, and no pressure gauge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottbm3 Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 Mark, Maybe an oversight. They had the same question in BMW Club racing. The answer was yes, provided that the seal of the manufacturer specified CO2 cartridge is unpunctured and the fire bottle's equal to the weight specified by the manufacturer. That said I would check with someone at National. I've seen plenty of racecars at NASA events with that system, but that doesn't mean they were compliant...... Cheers, Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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