How do you store lithium-based tool/appliance battery packs at home?
I've just written to Patrick Durham of StacheD Training (who does a lot of youtube videos about lithium-based rechargable battery fire risks) to bring up the issue of storing lithium-based tool/appliance batteries at home.
I have some battery tools, etc. inc some lights and a fan and a handheld vacuum cleaner. A mix of Dewalt and Ozito 18 V devices.
In total I have about 6 battery packs including one that has been dropped and broken and is considered unsafe to use again.
We are mostly aware (unless you have your head in the sand) of the risks of thermal runaway in any lithium-based rechargable battery powered device from a phone, to laptop, to power tools and other home appliances, to electric vehicles and other mobility devices like e-bikes, e-scooters, etc. 99 percent of people are still totally blase/indifferent to these risks and believe it can never happen to them.
As a volunteer firefighter of 22 years I've had some exposure to battery device fires but did not experience an electric vehicle fire, however there's more than enough evidence to demonstrate how serious any lithium-based rechargable battery powered item is if the battery goes into thermal runaway for any reason.
I always keep my battery tools seperated from their actual battery modules when not in use, and never have a tool/appliance battery, or even my laptop or phone, on charge if I'm not home or am home but sleeping.
I have some battery tools, etc. inc some lights and a fan and a handheld vacuum cleaner. A mix of Dewalt and Ozito 18 V devices.
In total I have about 6 battery packs including one that has been dropped and broken and is considered unsafe to use again.
We are mostly aware (unless you have your head in the sand) of the risks of thermal runaway in any lithium-based rechargable battery powered device from a phone, to laptop, to power tools and other home appliances, to electric vehicles and other mobility devices like e-bikes, e-scooters, etc. 99 percent of people are still totally blase/indifferent to these risks and believe it can never happen to them.
As a volunteer firefighter of 22 years I've had some exposure to battery device fires but did not experience an electric vehicle fire, however there's more than enough evidence to demonstrate how serious any lithium-based rechargable battery powered item is if the battery goes into thermal runaway for any reason.
I always keep my battery tools seperated from their actual battery modules when not in use, and never have a tool/appliance battery, or even my laptop or phone, on charge if I'm not home or am home but sleeping.
