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I'm more concerned about the battery itself bursting into flame on my wall, frankly, than having a battery that needs some insulation and a metal enclosure betw
by cestith 4y ago
I'm more concerned about the battery itself bursting into flame on my wall, frankly, than having a battery that needs some insulation and a metal enclosure between it and air-conditioned space. Lithium batteries can do that. They say this one can't. Either way, safety steps should be taken before putting a battery in a pile of oily rags or anything.
- giantg2 4y agoEh, that's exceedingly rare. I wouldn't be surprised if defects in the mass manufacturing of the new battery produces rare fire hazards too. I assume the thermal expansion and contraction of the containment materials will lead to issues too (I've seen it in even cooler operation temps for other batteries). Lithium sulfur batteries are supposed to be fire safe too. I assume there are other options out there as well, stuff with thousands of cycles vs hundreds. It will be interesting to see how it pans out over the next decade, if it becomes commercially available at all.
- cestith 4y agoI imagine before it hits any markets (if ever of course) refinements would increase the recharge cycle limit somewhat. They used to be lower on lithium, too. We used to use NiCad and NiMH too. I'm just saying that level of heat is not a deal killer for a fixed position residential application.