Scott Nxg2

[Guest]

Was wonder if any departments out there have or tried Scotts New Nxg2 air.

I know the elctronics of it runs on C size batteris (not to sure how good of an idea that is).

I'm Just looking for some pro's and con's from departments with them.

[Guest Rich DD]

We use them.... we keep having problems with them going through batteries. I personally wouldn't recommend them.

Get a standard pack, and use seperate PASS devices...... the best way to go.

My Chief will pry my PASS from my cold dead body.... while in my bunk!!!

[Guest]

I heard that some new bottles Scott is making are 1 hour long, and if any dept uses them, are they good and do they really last 1 hour and on avg how long is the average time, and how are the Nxg2 packs i saw a pic of one of them in a couple of firehouse mags they look sweet and look real reliable, and good quality.

[AS702 0]

SCOTT has been making 1 hour bottles for quite some time now.. No bottle will last as long as its supposed to when you're working.. Not even for the fittest guys..

[BIGRED1 71]

the time is a suggested time. it all depends on the guy, his fitness level, level of work, and weather conditions. i mean a bigger bottle also means more weight, which means more work to haul it around. now it may only be a pound or two more but still.

[Guest alsfirefighter]

I've talked to a local SCOTT distributor about the NXG2 and he was pretty solid on the fact that he didn't feel they were up to snuff. He has had a couple departments interested in them and I give him credit for being honest being he could make a lot more money on the NXG's then the 50's. I've also had a few students who have had them and they expressed mixed feelings on them but every single one said they would trade it in for their SCOTT 4.5 or 50's that they had prior.

Snapshot: 60 Min rated cylinders have been around for quite some time. HazMat teams often use them or 45 min. rated cylinders for some extended operational time. They are not generally used for fire suppression because of the added weight and there really is no reason for a firefighter to endure the average times of a 60 min. rated cylinder.

As far as you question on how long do they ask, the cylinder times are only rated times based on air volume and how much air a normal persons under normal conditions breathes. There are very few persons who can actually get the rated time out of a cylinder, and that is under normal breathing conditions. The time they actually lasts depends on the users stamina, what operation is being performed and other stressors.