Fire in the coach.
We recently had a near miss, the Inverter circuit board decided to over heat and catch on fire. We were home and smelled smoke, and found the electrical compartment was on fire, we park next to the h...
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rgatijnet1 wrote:
The cure sounds good but do not discount the fact that lithium batteries carry their own fire hazards. Another thing to consider is that putting out a lithium battery fire is a little different than putting out a regular fire. The lithium batteries create their own fuel and oxygen so certain types of extinguishers may have little affect.
While it is true LI batteries have a bad rep of Flame On
There are several types of LI batteries and some are more likely to flame on than others.
Interpreting this chart https://www.fire.tc.faa.gov/pdf/TC-16-17.pdf
Is a bit above my pay grade but to me it APPEARS LiFePo4 is safer than some of the older Lithium Metal Hydride types. that set so many laptops aflame. But I stress "Appears" and "Above my pay grade"
Still I present the chart for consideration by folks who are above my pay grade.
