9 Volt Battery Danger...Burned this guy's house down...

[brin]

I did not know this....Watch this short video and see how safe your new or used 9v batteries are...

Kids and Character Fire Safety Introduction - YouTube

 

[murphy1244]

Thanks Bob.

 

[Travelover]

Good public service message.

 

[k0ua]

Good info.. What you are doing by changing the batteries every fall and spring, is of course throwing away perfectly good batteries.. As he found out by putting them in a bag together so they could short out the terminals. If you wait until the smoke alarm starts chirping, the battery is nearly dead.. Of course who wants to get up in the middle of the night and change a battery. They only start chirping in the middle of the night. He tried to do the right thing, and he paid a terrible price for it. Alkaline batteries can deliver a lot of power, but Ni-cads even more, you can weld with ni-cads and Ni-MH batteries. Li-ion batteries can also start fires. In short batteries carry a certain danger, but we need them.

 

[Baby Grand]

Back when I was a Boy Scout, one of my buddies got the bright idea to leave a couple of alkaline D Cells in the campfire just before taps. About an hour later we were all startled by a huge explosion and red hot embers raining down on our canvas tents. Made for a very unpleasant weekend and one very unhappy camper.

 

[wdchyd]

Thanx for the link Bob

 

[MossRoad]

Didn't any of you ever start a fire with 9v battery and steel wool?
Starting a Fire With Steel Wool and 9V Battery - Urban - Suburban Survival - YouTube

 

[MossRoad]

Or a gum wrapper and some batteries?
Make a fire with 2AA battery & Gum wrapper - YouTube

 

[GolfAddict]

... They only start chirping in the middle of the night...

:laughing: Sure seems like it! :laughing:

 

[k0ua]

Didn't any of you ever start a fire with 9v battery and steel wool?
Starting a Fire With Steel Wool and 9V Battery - Urban - Suburban Survival - YouTube

Done that.