Re: Tesla Coil Firehazards (fwd)

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Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 10:02:50 -0800
From: Jonathan Peakall <jpeakall@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Tesla Coil Firehazards (fwd)



>
>     Back to the (valid) reccomen=mendation to have a fire extinguisher 
> handy:
>     Be familiar with the TYPES of extinsuishers, some are rated for 
> electrical
>     fires, some not.  (I think its 'Type C' for 'all fires', but may be 
> rong.)

Fire Extinguisher Classes:

A) Ordinary combustibles (paper, wood, plastic)
B) Liquid combustibles (grease, oil)
C) Energized electrical
D) Metals

Most extinguishers these days are ABC. Remember that C) refers to ENERGIZED 
electrical equipment. Once you pull the plug on your flaming coil, it 
becomes a class A fire.

Jonathan