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Transporter Talk No 147
ENGINE BAY FIRE SUPPRESSORS
The second automatic system is also a cylinder, but rather than mounting the cylinder directly over the engine, the cylinder is mounted within the engine bay (usually) but out of the way, (usually the left rear side of the engine bay is most spacious). This system uses a linear detection tubing which is installed throughout the engine compartment. This tubing can not only quickly and accurately detect a re but also extinguish it before it can damage adjacent components. The tubing is connected to the cylinder valve and charged with nitrogen or compressed air. This pressure is utilised to hold back the extinguishing powder in the cylinder. Should a high temperature or re occur, the pressurised tubing will burst and the powder will be deployed from the burst hole directly onto the re.
Both systems are fully automatic and come with a full tting kit.
Fitting is relatively simple and requires no wiring or electrical input.
The rst system with the 360° dispersal nozzle can be purchased for approximately £60- £100 and the second system that utilizes the linear detection tubing can be purchased for approximately £180-£250.
The design is personal choice and we would not merit one over the other, but The Mechanic has had experience of tting the second system and found it simple.
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