Question:
I had a small engine fire yesterday. Nothing really serious, just primed too much and whoomp. Damage, 1 hose costing 22,50 euro, 1 empty extinguisher and a dented ego. Now i have the problem about replacing the extinguisher. The old one contained Halon, but this stuff is prohibited in Europe from januari 1st 2004. I had a look at CO2 but these things are really expensive (150,- euro). The ones containing powder do more harm then good, the engine has to be taken apart for inspection after using one of those. Has anybody other suggestions?

Answer: I've been hesitating to post because I thought someone would bring up better information than I have, but I haven't noticed anyone post about a Halon replacement. I'm not sure if I have all of my facts straight but as I recall, when my wife got a fire extinguisher for our plane she was offered something that is a non-banned substitute for Halon. I had told her to find a Halon extinguisher, but I forget what exactly she ended up getting. I do recall that she was told that the other was just as good as Halon but not banned. I've been meaning to get out to the plane to check, but I'm trying to finish up end-of-semester assignments. Someone else want to jump in and correct me first?