FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
1. Scope
2. General
3. Components
CONSTRUCTION
4. General
5. Cylinders
6. Joints
7. Caps, valves, and closures
8. Gaskets and 'O' rings
9. Gas cartridges and cylinders
10. Pressure gauges and indicators
11. Puncturing mechanisms
12. Locking devices and seals
13. Hose
14. Couplings
15. Nozzles and discharge valves
16. Siphon tubes
17. Handles and mounting devices
18. Hose retainers - wheeled extinguishers
19. Running gear - wheeled extinguishers
20. Expellant gases
PERFORMANCE
21. Fire tests
22. Pull pin tests
23. Operating delay
24. Operation test
25. Discharge range test
26. Discharge duration test
27. Operating temperature limits test
28. Pressure-retention test
29. 30-day elevated temperature test
30. High temperature exposure test
31. Packed hose test
32. Packed chamber test
33. Temperature cycling test
34. Rate of flow test
35. Intermittent discharge test
36. Vibration test
37. Roadability and rough usage tests
38. Handle and mounting device test
39. Hydrostatic pressure test
40. Servicing tests
41. Calibration test - gauges and indicators
42. Burst strength test - gauges and indicators
43. Overpressure test - gauges
44. Impulse test - gauges
45. Pressure gauge relief test
46. Water resistance test - gauges and indicators
47. Leakage test - gauges and indicators
48. Cycling test - pressure indicators
49. Elastomeric parts test
50. Extinguishing agent tests
51. Mercurous Nitrate immersion test
52. Aging tests - polymeric materials
53. Salt spray corrosion test
54. One-year time leakage test
55. Nameplate exposure tests
56. Nameplate adhesion test
57. Nameplate abrasion test
58. Nameplate removal test
PACKAGING
59. General
MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCTION TESTS
60. General
61. Hydrostatic pressure test
62. Two-year leakage test
MARKING
63. General
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS,USE CODE SYMBOLS AND MANUALS
64. Operating instructions
65. Use code symbols
66. Recharging instructions
67. Identification of contents
68. Inspection instructions
69. Record tag
70. Manuals