Fuel Question... Why the metal cans?

[Del Rykert]

I inferred similar after reading the group of posts with reference to have to change to metal cans by one distributor due to a fire. Instead of addressing who and why the fire was allowed to start in first place they also go after what helped contribute to a bigger fire. Next the will legislate no fire allowed when the wind is blowing as that causes bigger fires. Just Kidding about legislating wind but the officials looking out for the masses also get my dander up.
 
Course having been down a NASTY road with them might have something to do with my opinion.
 
     Del K. Rykert
     AMA - 8928 
     NSRCA - 473
     Kb2joi - General 


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Keith Black 
  To: discussion at nsrca.org 
  Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2003 1:10 PM
  Subject: Re: Fuel Question... Why the metal cans?


  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.

  Keith Black
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Ron Van Putte 
    To: 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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