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Old 25th Mar 2013, 21:40
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A question crossing my mind after watching the propane video : Just imagine the lid of the box ( or the whole box) does not really hold in case of a thermal. runaway. Could the explosion , and the velocity of the steel parts flying around in this confined Electric bay area cause more dramatic destruction than a fire ?

I understand Halon 1301 is an oxygen depletive, so I do not understand why a massive Halon discharge in A CLOSE area in case of a Li-ion fire would not work ? Different story in an open area of course. but inside a box ?
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