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Thomas- gehst Du in Deiner Rechnung vom selben Wirkstoff aus? Der Ausgangsstoff, der dann noch weiter verdünnt wird, ist nämlich nicht bei allen Firmen gleich.
Nachdem ich schon einige OPS Kurse gemacht habe- hier die Meinung von einem der Trainer zum Thema OC:
Fox Labs is good stuff. It's good stuff not because of how hot it is, rather because of the carrier that they use and the quality of the OC (very refined). The Scoville Content of Fox 2% 5.3million SHU is only 106,000 compared to 100,000 for a 5% 2million SHU or 200,000 for a 10% 2million SHU product.
People tend to get wrapped up around SHUs without understanding exactly what makes a good OC product good.
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OC products are completely unregulated. There is a lot of garbage on the market. People who should know better, sometimes don't. The LSP went to an inferior product a year or so ago because someone thought they knew what they needed and didn't do proper research.
The potential effectiveness of an OC product is related to three or four basic things.
1. How hot is the base Oleoresin Capsicum (OC)? This is the oily goo that hurts. The "hotness" of the OC is measured by a method known as HPLC (high performance liquid chromatography). The measurement is expressed in Scoville Heat Units (SHUs).
2. What is the carrier being used? The carrier is what is mixed with the OC to dilute it so that it can be sprayed/aerosolized. Some products use water. Some use alcohol. Some use 134a (the same thing used in asthma inhalers and air conditioners). Some use trichloroethane. Some carriers reduce the effectiveness of the OC (water), some have benefits (alcohol, trichlor) and some are neutral (134a).
3. What is the propellant? Some cans use nitrogen, others carbon dioxide. Some use isobutane, others use 134a (some will use 134a for both functions too).
4. What is the pattern of dispersal? Some patterns allow a better atomization effect, which increases the rapidity of effects but also tends to increase the area contamination. Some are tighter (streams) and rely more on pain/eyes slamming shut,etc rather than on inhibiting ventalatory processes.
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Paul Gomez
Instructor, OPS HQ
Options for Personal Security
http://www.optionsforpersonalsecurity.com
Nachdem ich schon einige OPS Kurse gemacht habe- hier die Meinung von einem der Trainer zum Thema OC:
Fox Labs is good stuff. It's good stuff not because of how hot it is, rather because of the carrier that they use and the quality of the OC (very refined). The Scoville Content of Fox 2% 5.3million SHU is only 106,000 compared to 100,000 for a 5% 2million SHU or 200,000 for a 10% 2million SHU product.
People tend to get wrapped up around SHUs without understanding exactly what makes a good OC product good.
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OC products are completely unregulated. There is a lot of garbage on the market. People who should know better, sometimes don't. The LSP went to an inferior product a year or so ago because someone thought they knew what they needed and didn't do proper research.
The potential effectiveness of an OC product is related to three or four basic things.
1. How hot is the base Oleoresin Capsicum (OC)? This is the oily goo that hurts. The "hotness" of the OC is measured by a method known as HPLC (high performance liquid chromatography). The measurement is expressed in Scoville Heat Units (SHUs).
2. What is the carrier being used? The carrier is what is mixed with the OC to dilute it so that it can be sprayed/aerosolized. Some products use water. Some use alcohol. Some use 134a (the same thing used in asthma inhalers and air conditioners). Some use trichloroethane. Some carriers reduce the effectiveness of the OC (water), some have benefits (alcohol, trichlor) and some are neutral (134a).
3. What is the propellant? Some cans use nitrogen, others carbon dioxide. Some use isobutane, others use 134a (some will use 134a for both functions too).
4. What is the pattern of dispersal? Some patterns allow a better atomization effect, which increases the rapidity of effects but also tends to increase the area contamination. Some are tighter (streams) and rely more on pain/eyes slamming shut,etc rather than on inhibiting ventalatory processes.
__________________
Paul Gomez
Instructor, OPS HQ
Options for Personal Security
http://www.optionsforpersonalsecurity.com
