I decided to remove the BMS from the water-logged Leaf battery pack
to see what survived inside. Essentially nothing.
Two of the sense connectors have several pins burned clear through
apparently from the Leaf cells discharging into the BMS when the vehicle
caught fire and the auxiliary battery
Today I opened the battery pack of the Leaf to see how it held up when
the vehicle above it was on fire.
I now understand why the fire started in the auxiliary battery pack in
the trunk.
Believe it or not, it was caused by rainwater.
Ironical as it is that a fire starts from rain water, I can come
I saw a burned-out Leaf in a tow yard and asked what caused the interior
fire
(The contents of the motor bay are fine, so if anyone is interested in a
2011 Leaf motor, inverter, front suspension, brake controller, ..., then
let me know!
The front bumper and radiators and lights are gone.)
It had
