Re: 5ktq/200tq parts for sale

[Ken Keith <auditude@impulsedata.net>]

Brett Dikeman <brett@pdikeman.ne.mediaone.net> wrote:
> 
> >Steering wheel w/airbag
> 
> Please mention to him that I do not think it is wise to resell airbag 
> units, particularly ones from wrecked cars.  It is also illegal to ship 
> them(they are classified as explosive devices, and thus not carriable by 
> UPS, USPS, Fedex, and just about every other package company.

I think there is some kind of distinction between the type of
explosive, 
and the amount.  Open powder, hermetically sealed, loaded ammo,
etc.

> Some will, if you pay big $$$, specially package it, and sign all sorts 
> of forms.)  Then, there's the issue of damage in shipment.

Yellow Freight, Burlington Air Express, and Southwest Air Freight
carry 
these types of explosives.  I'm sure there are others.  These are
a bit 
different than a courier-type service tho'.

> Airbag Generator Units(as the airbag explosive device is called, because 
> it explosively generates a gas) require very special handling. The Bently 
> specifies no sudden drops, a certain orientation when placed on a workbench, 
> so on etc.

We call them initiators at my work, where we make 'em.  That's
the real 
explosive device.  The part that gives off the gases is commonly
referred 
to as an inflator, at least in the part of the industry I am in. 
I've 
never thought of the inflator itself to be explosive per se, but
does 
releases gas very quickly.

I think static is probably more of a concern than shock (drops
and such), 
IMO.

Ken
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