FDIC 2013 - From the show floor

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The FIT-5 is ok, had a lot of issues with the charging and the igniter in it, yes this ignites. We used to sell them and the $1000-1250 price scared many potential customers off. I had the opportunity to try a couple at the U of I Fire Institute and of the 3, 2 had failures. They have since changed the igniter so hopefully the issues have been fixed, there is a new product out now Stat-X First Responder that works under the same principles, and is less than 1/4 the price and just as effective. It was actually developed by own of the guys who started the FIT-5 and left when the issues were not addressed or corrected with it. These STAT-x's are about the size of a WD-40 can and operate similar to a tactical smoke grenade.