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    Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1993 18:03 EDT
    From: david@la*.St*.ED* (Peter R. David)

	    If you do have an old Mini C and you will use it for flares, keep 
    the little black beads that are the catalytic converters for hydrogen.
    (2H2+O2=> 2H2O)  They are important to preventing accidental explosions.
    Also, when not in use, keep the flares dry, cool, and leave the 
    container open to the air, i.e. not sealed.  It is a good precaution 
    for flashlights as well.

I guess I'm spliting hairs but the Hydrogen is off gassed from a
battery. When it gets wet or if it water comes in contact with the
outputs of the battery (electrolysis). Anyway no battery no hydrogen gas.
If one of these two event happen when the light is turned on it might
blow up.

Maybe someone out there knows if a flare gets wet, does it give off
hydrogen gas and if so is the catalytic converters which works with
batteries accecptable. I'm speaking in terms of the amount of hydrogen.

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