twistedtree
Guru
And fire? If one of those LFPs gets going, abandon boat cuz you won't be able to squelch it. In short order, it may even burn its way through the bottom of the boat. Amuse yourself and Google electric car fires and how 10,000s of thousands of water hosed by firefighters does almost nothing to knock down the fire. With all of the angst boaters commonly have about unlikely catastrophes, like we MUST have dual Racors, this event, burning LFPs, is far more likely and potentially DEADLY to boot unlike having to change a filter in a pitching seaway. Yet, from the proponents of LFP technology I have seen ZERO concern or discussion or analysis or even rationalization.
This is simply not true. A common mistake, but completely incorrect none the less. LFP is VERY VERY different from other Lithium-Ion chemistries, and is actually pretty hard to get burning and keep burning. It's really very much like LA in that respect. It will release all the stored energy just as any battery will, but it doesn't run away. The most flammable part is the plastic case, just like with a LA battery. Comparing to Tesla or other car fires simply demonstrates ignorance of the different types of Li-Ion batteries.
And in an earlier post you talked about how much safer the components of LA batteries are. That's nonsense. Sulfuric acid is one of the most caustic and dangerous substances on the planet. And lead is one of the most toxic.