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I bought my kids a hover board for Christmas a few years back. Then it was in the news that some, a different brand, were catching fire on people. I never liked
by 14 5y ago
I bought my kids a hover board for Christmas a few years back. Then it was in the news that some, a different brand, were catching fire on people. I never liked the thought of lithium ion batteries charging unattended after that. I started placing it to charge away from the walls on on ceramic tiles in case it start to burn. Even cell phones I feel better with them charging in a glass dish. Call me paranoid but I’ve seen too many internet videos of these types of batteries spontaneously bursting into flames.
- PawBer 5y agoMost of those hoverboards are actually from the same place in China with a different company importing it. I would keep away from any of them.
- 14 5y agoThey did recall several brands, I checked and mine was not recalled. I bought a name brand one, Airwalk to be exact. Yes I know many are just rebranded but there was some issues in the ones that caught on fire which the air walk brand did not have. It is 3 years old and running strong still, on it's second shell as they bashed the shit out of the first one cracking it. Sounds like the perfect match for an incident bashing walls with a possible explosive battery inside. It could go off any day but some risk I will take because they are a lot of fun. I just charge it on ceramic tiles and keep it away from the walls. I have told my kids if it catches on fire they need to get outside immediately and not breath the smoke.
- jacquesm 5y agoThere is no way I would let a device like that into my house. In the (detached) garage, maybe, but even there I'd be very careful about how it is stored and charged.