Lithium Ion Batteries...Yikes
Well, we just had an "interesting" experience while on the road with our 37' Class A. I was driving through Alabama, near Montgomery on I-65, when my wife noticed a smell, like something burning....
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2oldman wrote:
I'd be looking this thing up and see if others have had the same experience.
The dive boat off the Santa Barbara (CA) coast - multiple fatalities caused by fire originating in (small) lithium Ion batt(s)for various
camera equipment, etc. Probably started in one and spread to others. Guests sleeping below deck were unable to escape.
The Chevy Bolt - some folks have purchased lith Ion batts from wrecked electric cars to use in golf carts. One member on SKPs forums had what was suspected to be a short in the golf cart batt - parked under the overhang of his 5th wheel. (BTW he's an electrical engr).
He rated the fire as an "explosion" (at 2:30 AM while sleeping)- which was so intense the smoke detectors didn't have time to alarm....and he had only seconds for himself, wife & dog to escape. Fifth wheel (& of course the golf cart) completely destroyed.
All batteries deserve respect - but Lithium Ion Batteries deserve
very special "mega" respect!
A Fire Dept in a suburb of Houston even called Tesla for advice on how to extinguish a car fire which simply would not go out despite repeated efforts by use of various extinguishing agents - and thousands of gallons of water over a period of 4 hours.
The crash (& fatality of both occupants) was supposedly caused by use of the "driverless" feature being improperly utilized. (Google it).
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