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Old 29th Jul 2016, 05:52
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lithium iron phosphate batteries dont burn ok
Yes they will get hot if internal short when charged but do not enter any sort of chemical thermal runaway
They are an order of magnitude safer than the cells Boeing used
A very slight power/weight cost but not when you include a bloody great steel box.
It was a bad call by Boeing and now "lithium batteries" have a bad rap
Unjustified, unnecessary
Huge saveing on lead acid in weight, voltage stability, no explosive gas, non corrosive, just better!
I repeat lithium iron phosphate batteries dont burn !
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