Inspect Fire Extinguisher Bottle Or Cylinder Flashcards
1
Q
What releases the fire extinguishing agent in a high rate discharged bottle?
A
An electrically ignited powder charge blows a knife through a seal in the HED bottle
2
Q
What precaution must you observe when checking the electrical squib of an HRD fire extinguisher bottle for electrical continuity?
A
It takes only a small amount of current to ignite the powder charge, and the method of testing must not send this amount of current through it
