Was the fire a result of the lithium battery or leaving a charger unattended while charging? I am not sure, but the charger I have has a temp probe that gets strapped on the LiFePo4 battery pack, and monitors it during the charging (in addition to balanced charging). It is a sad event, that is for certain, and I am not criticizing...
-Kevin (KK4YEL) No trees were killed in the sending of this message. However, a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced ! > On May 18, 2017, at 12:05, Richard Fjeld <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thank you very much for this advice. > > I have often heard of fires due to Li-on batteries, but I have no idea of the > nature of the ‘fire’. In other words, do they burn, or do they explode > scattering ignited fragments. > > Knowing this would help in finding a safe container for charging them. It is > not practical to always avoid leaving them unattended while charging. > > I’d like to know more about the bag someone mentioned, and if cooling is a > problem. > > Rich, n0ce > > From: William Lagerberg<mailto:[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2017 4:30 PM > To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: [Elecraft] Fire in the house li-ion > > Guys, > > I want to give you a advice, my shack it (was) in the basement (cellar??) I > do all my thing for the hobby there. > A collega of mine asked me to take a look at two Go-Pro LI-Ion accu's because > they where not loading anymore. > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
