Path: ...!feed.opticnetworks.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: TTman Newsgroups: sci.electronics.design Subject: Re: OT: Kids got an E-scooter? Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2024 22:39:48 +0100 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 31 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2024 23:39:49 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="fa3e02f6f9cd772f5b587561c9010435"; logging-data="4150260"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/DjzuaLr1P4/RYBRE6M5Xm" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:8/dUHwHpADFkAq2qdBmw2m1eKLs= Content-Language: en-GB X-Antivirus: Avast (VPS 240622-6, 6/22/2024), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean In-Reply-To: Bytes: 2135 On 22/06/2024 18:22, Cursitor Doom wrote: > On Sat, 22 Jun 2024 09:12:04 -0700, john larkin wrote: > >> On Sat, 22 Jun 2024 13:22:25 +0100, Cursitor Doom >> wrote: >> >>> Get rid of it! >>> >>> https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cxwwzd99r2do >> >> I doubt that there is any serious quality control on cheap batteries. >> >> Kids are maiming and killing themselves on cheap unlicensed >> battery-powered scooters and such too. >> >> Imagine maybe a million unused battery-powered toys gathering dust in >> garages and closets waiting to explode. > > A frightening thought! Not so much batteries; more incendiary bombs. > >> >> https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33963903/ >> >> https://www.amazon.com/Go-Bowen-Baja-1000W-Electric-Go-Kart/dp/ > B00NOD6T4G > That's why we charged our RC lipos in a fireproof bag... -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. www.avast.com