Path: ...!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid (Liz Tuddenham) Newsgroups: sci.electronics.design Subject: Re: lithium explosion Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2024 18:39:15 +0100 Organization: Poppy Records Lines: 34 Message-ID: <1qrwznu.1v15g9z1sqvcg0N%liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid> References: <1qrwbfe.1kjz45oeghmx8N%liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid> X-Trace: individual.net //ohT80kJK2+l0BX6ADV5Qo4QMBdEMVt1hNZfKaNiTbcThyW+p X-Orig-Path: liz Cancel-Lock: sha1:HkWzAPp2wR1XL8TycxKogy3I3Tg= sha256:EVABKiWU7Zw3T9aGq/u0fKGvS1vknU2LhVJK0Y0IshU= User-Agent: MacSOUP/2.4.6 Bytes: 2030 Bill Sloman wrote: > On 12/04/2024 6:55 pm, Liz Tuddenham wrote: > > Bill Sloman wrote: > > > >> ... if > >> it had a safe place to dissipate the stored energy. > > > > What if it didn't? > > Then it probably needs to include a louder hooter and brilliant flashing > lights to serve the same purpose, if more slowly than a purpose designed > dissipator. > > >> ..was being looked > >> after by somebody who ignored the early warnings. > > > > That includes 99% of battery users who wouldn't know what to do it they > > noticed the warnings or wouldn't be able to do it anyway. > > A voice message could be pretty explicit. All the message needs to say > is to move the battery outside to where it can't do much damage if it > bursts into flames. EV car batteries are big enough that that's quite a > way, but cars are designed to move appreciable distances. It's not really a very good selling point. "Oh, by the way, this model has the latest upgrade and tells you when it is going to explode, so you can get out of the way". -- ~ Liz Tuddenham ~ (Remove the ".invalid"s and add ".co.uk" to reply) www.poppyrecords.co.uk