Re:DIY Powerwall Builders Are Using Recycled Laptop Batterie...
by nine_k on Saturday August 26, 2017 @10:32PM
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Can this thing be put in a fire-resistant compartment outside house? Even a couple layers of drywall would probably be enough to isolate the fire. A design with inner fireproof walls would prevent one cell from lighting up most of the pack. All this is neither hard nor expensive, and would limit the consequences of a fire severely.
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Re:DIY Powerwall Builders Are Using Recycled Laptop Batterie...
by UnpossibleJim on Saturday August 26, 2017 @10:50PM
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No way I'd do this inside my house, either, but if you watch the video, the Australian fellow had his in two little aluminium sheds out back, set on concrete. Looks like, most likely, a catastrophic event would trip the wires and (at worst) burn down the sheds and couple computers/Arduino boards.
Now, insurance folk will always fight a claim, but you might be able to get past... maybe =/