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General Discussion / Re: Funny Photos 2024
« Last post by Moggy on April 21, 2024, 04:13:54 PM »Sent from my SM-S908E using Tapatalk
Sorry for the absence Swaggers.
Brett and I currently don't have a CT or caravan
What's everyone's thoughts - should we shoot for a 2025 National Meet?
Victorian fire authorities say they're responding to almost one lithium-ion battery fire every day. ...
fire services, who are responding to almost one fire per day caused by lithium-ion batteries ... a lot of people are charging devices while they're asleep — phones, computers, scooters, that type of thing," he said.
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Sorry, but population of Victoria is ~7 million, + tourists on top of that, so it's probably fair to say that there are at least 50 million lithium-ion "devices" in Victoria, with "most" of them being charged most days.
& they're causing 1 fire a day
Compared to how many candle, gas, fat, petrol, bush ... fires
Please forgive me if I don't get too concerned!
In the process of getting the van atm upgraded, the inspection place only found 3 things, chains were damaged and have to be replaced, which I can't do, new springs minimum 2200kg capacity so I got a kit, all new brackets,pins,hanging brackets, 10 leaf off road springs with a capacity of 2500kg's, didn't weigh them but fluck me ,those things are heavyy.
Things get just a bit harder to do whan you get to 77
Any got 1 side done, just to grease them, wait until Monday to recover and then start on the other side
What's everyone's thoughts - should we shoot for a 2025 National Meet?I think it would depend on bodies to put it together... Maybe aiming for next year would give more time for a team to put things together
Question: are the lithium batteries used in these scooters/fire starters etc made differently from the ones used by campers and caravans or for the house??
Victorian fire authorities say they're responding to almost one lithium-ion battery fire every day.
Commander Eckholdt said lithium-ion batteries were a growing concern for fire services, who are responding to almost one fire per day caused by lithium-ion batteries.
"What we are finding is that a lot of people are charging devices while they're asleep — phones, computers, scooters, that type of thing," he said.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-18/lithium-battery-fire-phone-charger-students-building-carlton/103740394
There is a difference between lithium ION and lithium IRON but this seems to get lost in most media crap.
https://traction-direct.com/technical-corner/key-differences-between-lithium-ion-and-lithium-iron-batteries
https://evergen.energy/batterytechnologydifferences/
https://amsolar.com/rv-solar-news/rv-lithium-storage-guide/