John & Angela wrote:
ol Bombero-JC wrote:
RVcrazy wrote:
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The second Yuma fire was caused by golf cart batteries. The golf cart was parked under the fiver overhang.
Lithium ion battery (from electric car) for golf cart battery.
The golf cart was also parked under the overhang.
Some others reading these threads "were" considering doing same. There may be MANY others who DID do the same.
Note: This apparently occurred in Melbourne, Florida.
VERY, very close call for the occupants!!
Links are in my previous post of this unfortunate event to someone many of us know from RV Net.
*Here* - 5th wheel destroyed by fire
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So, do you mean it was a somebody using a Lithium ion 6 volt golf cart battery?? I didn't follow the "from electric car" comment. Was this some kind of home build electric car?
J & A:
If you read Randy's original thread, there is a *lengthy* description of his golf cart set-up in the first link.
Scroll (way down) to his post dated March 5th.
He states:
"My golf cart was powered by two 48 volt Li-ion batteries bought on E-bay. They were single units, not a full pack,
from a wrecked 2013 Chevy Volt".So - yes, it was home built.
He is a very capable electrician, however 'something' (obviously) went wrong. He offers 'conjecture' as to the cause in that same post, however, the golf cart (and trailer) were *totally* destroyed.
Moral of the story - play it safe! - Don't park your "Hover-round", Segway, or amateur/pro built golf cart with *Li-ion batteries* close to your vehicles!..:(
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