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Old 10-16-2024, 09:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Berwin View Post
I used to live in Norfolk, VA 700 feet from the ocean. A low lying street near us flooded during one hurricane and a picture of a car near an apartment building burning merrily away made the news. Not an electric vehicle, just a plain old lead-acid battery gas burner. So, if you don't think flooding salt water bridging the terminals of your regular battery can't start a fire, guess again.
Small battery small fire, large battery large uncontrollable fire.