Sahwa@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 hours agoNew nickel-iron battery charges in seconds, survives 12,000 cyclesinterestingengineering.comexternal-linkmessage-square62fedilinkarrow-up1330arrow-down17
arrow-up1323arrow-down1external-linkNew nickel-iron battery charges in seconds, survives 12,000 cyclesinterestingengineering.comSahwa@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 hours agomessage-square62fedilink
minus-squareMinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down2·edit-26 hours agoif it’s charged it’s a fire hazard. i’ve seen nickel cadmiums go up in weird ways. we’re talking about your largest investment, prudence is warranted.
minus-squareColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 hours agoMy house is charged. It’s a fire hazard. It is waaaaaaay more likely that they’ll be an issue with an EV or ice car in your garage to catch fire than a storage battery like this. This or sodium batteries can’t have a runaway thermal “event”. The chemical reactions aren’t there for it.
if it’s charged it’s a fire hazard. i’ve seen nickel cadmiums go up in weird ways. we’re talking about your largest investment, prudence is warranted.
My house is charged. It’s a fire hazard.
It is waaaaaaay more likely that they’ll be an issue with an EV or ice car in your garage to catch fire than a storage battery like this. This or sodium batteries can’t have a runaway thermal “event”. The chemical reactions aren’t there for it.