CNC monitoring and protection

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Re: CNC monitoring and protection

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GEdward wrote:
Wed Jun 10, 2020 2:48 pm
A word of caution regarding CO2 fire suppression. When the system actuates it replaces ALL of the oxygen in the affected area with CO2. If you, or anyone else, are in the area the time you need to have a clear path evacuation strategy in place to avoid accidental asphyxiation. The insurance company for a shop I worked in a number of years ago mandated the removal of our CO2 system in the heat treat room for that very reason in spite of the fact that there were 3 egress options available.

I'd personally go with a dry fire retardant rated for all three fire classifications. Yeah, they make a mess...but messes can be cleaned up.

Just my two cents,
Ed
Thanks for the input, I will put this on the list... I was thinking of CO2 for (small) inclosed units in the 2x4 maybe 4x4 max. My mill is not inclosed so I would need to do a dry retardant.
Thanks,
Jim

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