Re: Lithium jump start

From	"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	aus.computers, aus.cars
Subject	Re: Lithium jump start
Date	2016-09-05 15:28 +1000
Message-ID	<e34e46F5mhkU2@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
References	(18 earlier) <nqg4nn$13m$1@dont-email.me> <nqi8i0$lm6$1@gioia.aioe.org> <57ccc183$0$11118$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com> <e34368F3dtmU2@mid.individual.net> <nqin4v$mp7$1@dont-email.me>

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"Xeno" <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message 
news:nqin4v$mp7$1@dont-email.me...
> On 5/09/2016 12:21 PM, Rod Speed wrote:
>>
>>
>> "D Walford" <dwalford@internode.on.net> wrote in message
>> news:57ccc183$0$11118$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com...
>>> On 5/09/2016 8:51 AM, Computer Nerd Kev wrote:
>>>> In aus.computers Noddy <me@wardengineering.com> wrote:
>>>>> On 04/09/16 1:16 PM, Clocky wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>> When you consider how many lithium battery powered devices there
>>>>>>> are in
>>>>>>> the world and the number of fires or meltdowns that have happened I
>>>>>>> think that the risk is extremely low.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Not when you consider the typical production quality of these start
>>>>>> devices and the kind of loads they are subjected to when you
>>>>>> attempt to
>>>>>> start a modern vehicle.
>>>>>
>>>>> So, this is an opinion, or a statement of fact that you can prove?
>>>>
>>>> I presented a situation where these devices may be subject to more
>>>> excessive strain than most Lithium Batteries. Rapidly Discharging
>>>> hundreds of Amps is a very different situation to the slow discharge
>>>> of just a few amps (at most) which occours in 99% of consumer battery
>>>> applications (car batteries excluded).
>>>>
>>>> It doesn't mean that these devices are intrinsically unsafe. It does
>>>> mean that significant design work should have been made in ensuring
>>>> that the devices operate safely over a much wider range of operating
>>>> conditions than is normally required.
>>>>
>>>> If this work has not been done, and the devices have not been
>>>> extensively tested, there is a high likelihood of unacceptable
>>>> failure rates. As the device being discussed appears to have been
>>>> designed in China for sale at minimum price, I think there is a
>>>> high likelihood of issues.
>>>>
>>>> However as the need to jump start cars is infrequent for many,
>>>> it may be that most users will not experiance any trouble.
>>
>>> I could be wrong
>>
>> You are.
>
> LOL
>>
>>> but I thought that such devices needed to pass Australian Standards
>>> testing prior to being put on sale?
>>
>> Nope. Not even true of mains powered devices.
>
> As is evidenced by the number of 'wall wart' failures and recalls in 
> recent times. Ditto for things like powerboards and the like.
>
> Ever seen the likes of circuit board tracks that protect the fuse by 
> blowing themselves off the circuit board first? A lot of the cheap Chinese 
> TV imports had that wonderful feature!   LOL

And plenty can be seen to be completely lethal with even the
most basic mechanical failure with teardowns all over the net too.

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