Hello,
I was concerned about the safety of the flare in the passenger footwell of the Delica (as its 18 years old now and the local fire station couldn't tell me how to dispose of it) so I asked a friend of mine who can read and speak Japanese to translate the Kanji characters printed on the side. Some of it had rubbed off but this is what it says if anyone is interested:
It will have some English dates on (made and valid till) I don't know whether "valid till" means it stops working around this time, or you should dispose of it around this time.
有効月日 1998.7 = valid until Jul 1998
製造月日 1994.8 = manufactured Aug 1994
The rest of the writing says things like don't point it at people when setting it off, light it away from petrol, don't let children play with it and boasts that neither wind nor rain will extinguish the red flame while it's burning. Unfortunately, the bit that tells you what to do with out-of-date flares is worn off, and I can't read it (though a native might be able to). Even if I could read it, it's only two characters so not much information.
The maker is also marked on there: 日本カーリット株式会社 = Japan Carlit Ltd, i.e. these folks: http://www.carlit.co.jp/ They might be able to tell you how to dispose of it. There are a few email addresses on the inquiry page.
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Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 9:59 Post subject:
I still have mine.
Basically it is a match, it won't explode or spontaneously combust, it just burns when lit, with the striker. :D
Can't say as I've ever seen a matchbox with a 'use by' date on it. _________________
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So what do you do with it? take it out of the red packaging and actually light it with a light or something? does it not go off if you pull it out of the plastic tube? _________________ '94 Delica LWB Royal Exceed
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Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 10:23 Post subject:
It can be removed from the tube.
The part that burns is a solid unit, with a plastic cap over it. The igniter is on the cap. You turn the cap over and strike the igniter across the face of the core to ignite it, then it just burns for about 20 minutes and dies out.
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does it shoot something into the air like a firework or just burn really bright at the end of the flare? I have been imagining something that could take down a jumbo jet! _________________ '94 Delica LWB Royal Exceed
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Joined: 23 Jan 2012 Posts: 31 Location: Felixstowe Suffolk
Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 16:46 Post subject:
Hi aerris
Can you get your friend to translate all the stickers inside your Deli please _________________ 1996 L400 LWB SUPER EXCEED
BLACK WITH BIG RED DRAGON ON EACH SIDE
I don't live near him anymore so we can only communicate by email so if you take photos of the stickers you want translated and put the online I can send them to him. He is a busy guy though so I don't know how long it would take him to respond _________________ '94 Delica LWB Royal Exceed
Joined: 01 Nov 2012 Posts: 205 Location: North Wales
Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2013 6:59 Post subject: flare
Iv had several of these things in pajeros and delis , just light the thing "easy , mine was 10 years out of date , burned a treat for 20 mins ,, you can hold it the flame being like 2" long lol ,, light the barbie with it " only thing is if you stare at it you see red for two hours haha , very bright " but certainly not dangerous at all , just light it burn it off and stick it back in its holder , its nice to keep the thing"
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Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2017 8:17 Post subject:
The torch holder, and torch/ inspection lamp, is on the rear offside panel.
It's Deffo for holding the flare:-
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If the flare was the type that works like a firework rocket then it is possible (but unlikely) that it would be illegal (or count as a firearm which would also be illegal)
However, I understand that the flare is actually like a 'roman candle' which means that it is just a firework (so almost certainly legal).
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Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2017 15:43 Post subject:
DelicaTessAn wrote:
I understand that the flare is actually like a 'roman candle' which means that it is just a firework (so almost certainly legal).
Obviously you missed what I wrote, in more than one post, on the previous page. :?
It is not a rocket, it is not a firework — a Roman Candle fires projectile.
It is a match that burns with a bright light. You light it and put it on the floor. When it has burned all the stuff in it it goes out and you pick it up and dispose of it like any other waste.
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