Industrial Toys
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I never realized that unlike most nicad or other battery packs, the terminals on these batteries are completley exposed. I had removed a fully charged pack and placed it on my bench, cluttered as usual. Later, coming into the garage, I smelled plastic burning! A metal square had come accross the exposed contacts!
This is VERY, VERY dangerous in my opinion! I am not a big proponent of all this Saftey non-sense (for liability reasons) these days, but this design is just wrong and at least deserves a large warning label!
I am also angry and perplexed why they would not internally fuse the pack. This could be a nuisance, but not narly as much as having your place catch fire!.
This is VERY, VERY dangerous in my opinion! I am not a big proponent of all this Saftey non-sense (for liability reasons) these days, but this design is just wrong and at least deserves a large warning label!
I am also angry and perplexed why they would not internally fuse the pack. This could be a nuisance, but not narly as much as having your place catch fire!.
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