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"
