What is a General Purpose Spark Arrester?
General Purpose Spark Arresters are tested against USDA Forest Service Standard 5100-lb or the latest revision of Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Recommended Practice SAE J350. Either of these documents establish the minimum performance and maintenance requirements of single-position application general purpose spark arrester. Spark arresting effectiveness shall be at least 80 percent for all flow rates on the cold test which correlates to 90 percent on a hot engine.