I think this product already exists in the form of a battery pack used for professional video equipment. One can see the news media with these "Battery Belts" at emergencies. Maybe that video industry has some data or prior art that would be useful.
Lou Aiken, LaMer LLC 27109 Palmetto Drive Orange Beach, AL 36561 USA tel ++ 1 251 981 6786 fax ++ 1 251 981 3054 ----- Original Message ----- From: John Woodgate <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 11:36 AM Subject: Re: Fire Enclosure Design for NiCad Batteries > > I read in !emc-pstc that Peter Merguerian <[email protected]> wrote > (in <2D1037012914D4118DB8204C4F4F50203DDF59@ITLLTD01>) about 'Fire > Enclosure Design for NiCad Batteries' on Tue, 17 Dec 2002: > >A battery belt made up of polymeric material similar to the one used to > >manufacture school bags, consists of NiCad batteries. The battery belt is > >to be used by builders in powering their battery tools during building > >construction. The NiCad batteries are made of nickel plated steel, with a > >thickness of 0.4 mm for the can and 1.2 mm for the cover. The 2 parts are > >insultated with a polyamide insulator ring. > >Can this construction of the batteries serve as the fire enclosure or should > >a separate enclosure of more robust construction be made for the batteries? > > Which standard requires a fire enclosure for steel-cased batteries? I > could understand an explosion-containing enclosure, but fire?? > -- > Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk > Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to > http://www.isce.org.uk > PLEASE do NOT copy news posts to me by E-MAIL! > > ------------------------------------------- > This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety > Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. > > Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ > > To cancel your subscription, send mail to: > [email protected] > with the single line: > unsubscribe emc-pstc > > For help, send mail to the list administrators: > Ron Pickard: [email protected] > Dave Heald: [email protected] > > For policy questions, send mail to: > Richard Nute: [email protected] > Jim Bacher: [email protected] > > All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: > http://ieeepstc.mindcruiser.com/ > Click on "browse" and then "emc-pstc mailing list" > ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: [email protected] Dave Heald: [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] Jim Bacher: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://ieeepstc.mindcruiser.com/ Click on "browse" and then "emc-pstc mailing list"
