[RE-wrenches] Discover AES explosion!

[Michael Morningstar]

Yes, it is a 6650. It's neighbor survived, we think. Might be able to pull
data off it or the Lynk II


On Fri, May 3, 2024 at 8:33 AM Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar via RE-wrenches <
re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:

> Never heard of one with LFP. The cobalt and Magnesium Lions are definitely
> out there. Was this a 6650 model Michael?
> Going to be fun times doing a failure analysis on this one.
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> On 2024-05-03 8:21 am, Michael Morningstar via RE-wrenches wrote:
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> Two days ago, one of my clients came home to find the door of his
> powershed blown off its hinges and a smoldering Discover AES. The case was
> still intact and the entire room is coated with a fine graphite-like
> powder. The fire department was unable/unwilling to do anything to cool the
> battery down and it smoldered for a day. 199 degrees fahrenheit after 18
> hours. Discover is taking this seriously and their response has been great.
> They are in contact with the cell manufacturer to find a "best practices"
> for the clean up of the room. They also have said that this is a first for
> them (lucky me).
>
> I'm just curious how rare or common LiFePO 4 explosions are? I've never
> heard of one in the context of residential storage. This has me pretty
> freaked out.
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Michael Morningstar


Morningstar Electric Inc

PO Box 1494

Mount Shasta, CA 96067

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mjmorningstar at gmail.com
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