I doubt these small batteries cause fires anymore than batteries in your iPad or laptop. But I wonder how many electric cars have caught and spread the fire. Or Tesla Wall batteries…
Sure, but the important takeaway is that that the battery is connected to the copper wiring of the entire house. Once thermal runaway takes place, way too much heat will transfer through the copper wiring, burning up the house that way.
The wires would melt and not conduct heat further than a foot or two.
Molten copper on concrete does literally nothing. It solidifies immediately. I doubt wood would even burn if you splatter the volume of a foot of thick copper wire over it.
Wood chars and charred wood conducts heat very poorly. Also, it radiates heat away very well. This is why building a wood fire is not that easy. It takes tinder or fuel to get it going before it becomes self-sustaining.
I doubt these small batteries cause fires anymore than batteries in your iPad or laptop. But I wonder how many electric cars have caught and spread the fire. Or Tesla Wall batteries…
Sure, but the important takeaway is that that the battery is connected to the copper wiring of the entire house. Once thermal runaway takes place, way too much heat will transfer through the copper wiring, burning up the house that way.
Here's an example in human form: mitochrondia produces excess heat within the body and causes spontaneous combustion.
The wires would melt and not conduct heat further than a foot or two.
Molten copper on concrete does literally nothing. It solidifies immediately. I doubt wood would even burn if you splatter the volume of a foot of thick copper wire over it.
Wood chars and charred wood conducts heat very poorly. Also, it radiates heat away very well. This is why building a wood fire is not that easy. It takes tinder or fuel to get it going before it becomes self-sustaining.
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