Talk:Spark arrestor

So cool!
So cool! I did not know about this until I saw the article, in the PFP group, but it definitely fits the definition! Excellent contribution and categorisation! --Achim 06:20, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

Electrical wiring
I have removed the reference to electrical wiring. Electrical wiring should not spark. If it does, it is faulty. Biscuittin (talk) 13:59, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot (talk) 15:02, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

Barge??
"The spark arrestor ensures that the heavier particles arrive in the barge." What is this about the barge? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dthomsen8 (talk • contribs) 17:06, 23 December 2010 (UTC)

A steam locomotive is not an internal combustion engine.
In a steam locomotive the only thing that enters the drive cylinder is steam. Because the combustion occurs outside the drive cylinder, the steam engine is classified as an external combustion engine. 96.35.175.244 (talk) 05:22, 24 January 2011 (UTC)

arrestor or arrester
the title says arrestor but the first line says arrester

if you attempt to go to a spark arrester page it redirects you to this title, where it contradicts itself on the first line

some clarity would be nice (or explination for the two spellings)

L — Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.222.133.31 (talk) 03:43, 19 August 2011 (UTC)


 * Someone with page renaming rights needs to do this. Arrester seems to be the spelling that most US English dictionaries are using. I made a request in the Wikipedia Teahouse. Remaker (talk) 23:18, 21 November 2023 (UTC)


 * https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=spark+arrestor - 3.14M ghits
 * https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=spark+arrester - 1.34M ghits
 * This is an international encyclopedia. What US English dictionaries say has no bearing on the situation. The evidence suggests a rename is NOT in order. --Tagishsimon (talk) 23:23, 21 November 2023 (UTC)
 * This is an unusual situation indeed. "Arrester" seems to be common in the US and this article deals primarily with the United States, however "arrestor" is much more common globally, including Canada which usually follows US spellings for things like this. Even the US Forestry Service is inconsistent in their spelling; see this "Introduction to Spark Arrestors" which despite the spelling of its title uses "arrester" throughout the document. The article currently only uses US sources (almost all of which are dead links) while sources from almost everywhere outside the US use "arrestor". I think the solution here is to globalize the article, and then use the more common global spelling with a note that Americans spell it differently. Does this need an RFC? Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 16:14, 22 November 2023 (UTC)
 * I think a discussion here will suffice. I concur with your analysis & proposed solution. --Tagishsimon (talk) 20:23, 22 November 2023 (UTC)
 * I concur. I didn't realize that globalization was an option; that makes sense. Remaker (talk) 20:32, 22 November 2023 (UTC)