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egipp Member Since: 29 May 2009 Location: East Gippsland Posts: 230 |
The new photographs in my gallery - May 22 - were issued by the CFA Road Accident Rescue Section; they show the results of a GPS left on the wind screen in hot sun. The battery overheated and exploded.There's a moral to this..... |
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22nd May 2012 11:49 pm |
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npinks Member Since: 28 Jun 2007 Location: Ls25 Posts: 20090 |
In the uk you don't leave the bracket on the windscreen as they smash your window to look for the gps so they can buy their drugs
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23rd May 2012 5:57 am |
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Merlin100 Member Since: 05 Oct 2011 Location: Rotherham Posts: 28 |
Oh, so thats what "exploded view" means? |
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23rd May 2012 2:02 pm |
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Bugblatter Member Since: 08 Mar 2012 Location: Ilkley, West Yorkshire Posts: 417 |
Looks more like fire damage than explosion. 2013 RR Evoque Pure Tech
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23rd May 2012 10:32 pm |
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egipp Member Since: 29 May 2009 Location: East Gippsland Posts: 230 |
Most explosions involve subsequent fire damage due to the heat generated and the creation of flammable debris, as in this case. |
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23rd May 2012 11:20 pm |
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peteoheat Member Since: 02 Jun 2008 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 52 |
Lithium batteries are well known for their explosive qualities when overcharged, overheated or punctured. Lithium reacts rather spectacularly on contact with oxygen. Have a little search on YouTube for 'lithium battery explosion' 09 FL2 Santorini Black GS - Privacy glass, enormous fixed towbar!
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24th May 2012 6:47 am |
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Dave Member Since: 04 Jul 2007 Location: Somewhere Near You Posts: 2666 |
A small Lithium battery like that doesn't cause much of an explosion.
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25th May 2012 7:56 pm |
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