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787 battery blew up in ’06 test, burned down building
In 2006, a devastating lab fire in Arizona showed just how volatile Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner lithium-ion battery can be if its energy is not adequately contained. By Dominic Gates, Seattle Times aerospace reporter (seattletimes.com) Mais...
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Had a friend who was charging his RC battery in his garage almost lost the garage.
"Securaplane's main buildings were burned to the ground when a battery test went wrong"
what they don't say here is that "an investigation into that fire determined the cause was the set-up of the test, not the design of the battery or the charger."
looks like headline hunters strike again.
what they don't say here is that "an investigation into that fire determined the cause was the set-up of the test, not the design of the battery or the charger."
looks like headline hunters strike again.
So, they are using batteries that they don't even know how to test properly?
it's so amazing how companies continue to push products through even though they have not been fully field tested and there are known problems with the product....I mean I am all for advancements in technology but whenever you pass any product along knowing that they have potentially fatal flaws it's just wrong....I have no doubt that the 787 is going to be a fine plane but I just think they should refit all of the delivered and soon to be finished planes with batteries that have already proven themselves to be reliable and safe.
The thing is that most users of such batteries don't care much about attached specs, which outline in a fine detail, how to charge it, what current, for how long, pulse, constant current, all curves of capacity loss and gain, etc. Too many times, I've seen people charging their AA NiMH with NiCD chargers, cause it's all just AA, isn't it?
'“If I’ve got an unexplained source of smoke or smell and messages indicating an overheat or a fire has been detected, frankly, I’m not going to pull out the book,” said veteran airline captain and aviation expert John Nance. “I’m just going to get the ship on the ground.”'