Sounds familiar, burned me a scat hose, nothing serious but it got my
attention and showed me how fast I can unhook an extinguisher, get out and
use it. Pretty quick. The extinguisher was the one that came with the
plane when I bought it and there was no telling what was left in it so I
went looking for a replacement.

I looked into those replacements for Halon, after talking to a couple
dealers on the phone that sold it, they said they're alright, but not as
good as Halon, and the prices were alot higher. Learned some other things
as well, even though Halon is banned, you can still buy it recycled. I got
it from A/C Spruce (the H3R RT A1200) which has the part# 13-07660 at A/C
Spruce. I read that the old Halon 1211 often has leak problems especially
after you actually use it. The 1211/1301 blend that this extinguisher has
seems to hold its charge longer - it can all be found on www.h3r.com . I
think I paid $125 or something. I'm not sure how things are over in Europe,
but the regs here say: 2.5lbs capacity / 5B:C rating / not less than 8sec
discharge time / not less than 10feet range.

I cant say how well this one works, luckily havent had the need to try it
out.
Chris