Thread: A timely warning.

Not compressor related but still tool related.

I was sent these photos by the company that installed and services our air-conditioning system.

The photos are of the interior of the service manager's ute after the battery from his cordless tools exploded inside the cab. Fortunately, he was not in the car at the time. The inside was sprayed with copper particles. Had he been in the cab, it's likely he would have had copper embedded in his eyes and who knows what else would have happened.

The company has now told staff that batteries may not be carried inside the cab, they must be in the ute tray.

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I wonder if the battery's terminals shorted on something in the toolbox/tool bag?

I'll ask tomorrow if the battery was on the tool or separate. It wasn't on charge.

Originally Posted by p38arover

...... The photos are of the interior of the service manager's ute after the battery from his cordless tools exploded inside the cab.

Don't leave lithium batteries where your dog can chew on them:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvbBLIhTr3E

Originally Posted by Arapiles

Don't leave lithium batteries where your dog can chew on them:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvbBLIhTr3E

I like how the dogs come back to watch the fire, they probably thought it was a BBQ.

Originally Posted by RANDLOVER

I wonder if the battery's terminals shorted on something in the toolbox/tool bag?

I checked. The battery wasn't on charge, it wasn't in a tool box or bag, and it wasn't plugged into a tool. It was just sitting on the passenger's seat. It wasn't a cheap Chinese knock-off, either. It was a Makita battery.

Oh dear, all my cordless are Makita.

Originally Posted by RANDLOVER

I like how the dogs come back to watch the fire, they probably thought it was a BBQ.

Their tails were wagging too. On the other hand the cat immediately took off at warp speed.