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Harry
Electrolux vacuum explodes, causing third-degree burns
Last Updated: Friday, March 27, 2009 | 10:19 AM ET
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A woman is recovering from third-degree burns to her left palm after
the cordless vacuum she was using to clean the stairs in her Richmond,
Static buildup, ignition of dust. I've heard of several cases where
the static buildup from the cyclone style canister vacs spark and
ignite some of the deodorizing powders that have become popular. I
got good 5 inch arcs off a vacuum once, so I can believe it.
On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 8:15 AM,
Since it was a cordless, there was likely a lithium battery.
These batteries have a history of overheating and explosion.
It could be coincidental, of course, that the batteries contain lithium
hydroxide which has been used successfully as the electrolyte in cold fusion
experiments.
Jones
Downloading and magnifying the upper photo appears to show that
the top visible cell of the battery (still mostly inside the
handle) had burst, blowing a hole in the handle. Those cells
are pretty small, and if they can power the motor for a while
they must contain a substantial amount of
Jones wrote:
Since it was a cordless, there was likely a lithium battery.
These batteries have a history of overheating and explosion.
Mark S Bilk wrote:
Downloading and magnifying the upper photo appears to show that
the top visible cell of the battery (still mostly inside the
handle)
Darn. so much for my exploding static vortex dust cyclone idea.
damn you and your logic!
On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 12:23 PM, Stephen A. Lawrence sa...@pobox.com wrote:
Jones wrote:
Since it was a cordless, there was likely a lithium battery.
These batteries have a history of overheating and
In reply to Harry Veeder's message of Fri, 27 Mar 2009 11:15:39 -0400:
Hi,
[snip]
The conventional explanation is an internal short, however I wonder about that.
An internal short can't be any worse than an external short, so has anyone
managed to cause a fully charged battery to explode simply
In reply to leaking pen's message of Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:36:58 -0700:
Hi,
[snip]
Darn. so much for my exploding static vortex dust cyclone idea.
damn you and your logic!
Note also that the casing that holds the batteries has been blown away. This is
clearly due to an explosion from within.
all i can plead is that my work internet filters prevent me from
seeing the picture, and i skimmed the article.
On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 2:44 PM, mix...@bigpond.com wrote:
In reply to leaking pen's message of Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:36:58 -0700:
Hi,
[snip]
Darn. so much for my exploding static
mix...@bigpond.com wrote:
In reply to Harry Veeder's message of Fri, 27 Mar 2009 11:15:39 -0400:
Hi,
[snip]
The conventional explanation is an internal short, however I wonder about
that.
An internal short can't be any worse than an external short, so has anyone
managed to cause a
In reply to Stephen A. Lawrence's message of Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:49:13 -0400:
Hi,
[snip]
mix...@bigpond.com wrote:
In reply to Harry Veeder's message of Fri, 27 Mar 2009 11:15:39 -0400:
Hi,
[snip]
The conventional explanation is an internal short, however I wonder about
that.
An
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