Fuel Question... Why the metal cans?

[Ron Van Putte]

Keith Black wrote:

> Personally I really appreciate Earl's pointing this out. It's 
> something that I hadn't considered and I do carry a loose gel cell 
> battery that I use with my starter. The terminals on top could easily 
> touch a fuel can. If I ever use metal fuel cans I'll keep this in mind.
>  
> I'm also against too much governmental interference, but I didn't read 
> that into Earl's message at all.


I didn't read anything regarding governmental interference into Earl's 
message either.  However the message reminded me of the increasing 
governmental interference in packaging of products like fuel.

Ron Van Putte

>  
> Keith Black
>
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     From: Ron Van Putte <mailto:vanputte at nuc.net>
>     To: discussion at nsrca.org <mailto:discussion at nsrca.org>
>     Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2003 10:51 AM
>     Subject: Re: Fuel Question... Why the metal cans?
>
>
>
>     EHaury at aol.com wrote:
>
>>     A consideration for modelers using metal fuel cans is their
>>     conductivity. Shorting a gel cell, or large starter NiCads, with
>>     a metal fuel can has been disastrous for a few, a lesson we
>>     should not repeat.
>>
>
>     You can't legislate against ignorance/stupidity/et al, but state
>     and federal officials keep trying to protect us from ourselves.
>      Just wait until they decide that model airplane fuel is even more
>     dangerous than gasoline (it isn't).  Then we will they will ban it
>     for our own good.  Sorry for the tirade, but Earl's response
>     triggered my %$#@ button regarding government control of our lives.
>
>     Ron Van Putte
>

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