Battery fire in July

[shemozzle999]

http://www.itv.com/news/london/2016-07-18/fire-at-block-of-flats-sparked-by-electric-bike-battery/

 

[brightonebikes]

It would be interesting to know whether this was a professional or amateur built pack?

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[Deleted member 4366]

Was it one of those ones wrapped in gaffa tape with no BMS that that guy in Halifax was selling on Ebay? I contacted the Halifax fire brigade and trading standards, but nobody was interested.

 

[brightonebikes]

Was it one of those ones wrapped in gaffa tape with no BMS that that guy in Halifax was selling on Ebay? I contacted the Halifax fire brigade and trading standards, but nobody was interested.

Shame on Halifax TS. You can lead a horse to water.....
Was it also charging on the carpet, next to the radiator with a pile of washing dumped on top of it?! [emoji51]

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[anotherkiwi]

Tesla has good QC and yet its multi-thousand buck cars have burnt to a crisp thanks to a faulty cell or two. Phones and laptops burn. Hoverboards - you are literally walking on fire...

There is no reason that a Bosch or other battery pack wouldn't spontaneously burst into flames if a Li-ion cell has been having a bad day. Li-ion cells pack huge amounts of energy into a small space that is why they are in a metal casing. The notion that Li-ion bike batteries are safe as houses causes a false sense of confidence - I am guilty of charging overnight and unattended in the stairwell. A Lipo pack you know presents a risk if badly treated so you look after it and watch over it making it just as safe in the long run IMHO.