Re: OT: Kids got an E-scooter?

On Sat, 22 Jun 2024 22:39:48 +0100, TTman <kraken.sankey@gmail.com>
wrote:

On 22/06/2024 18:22, Cursitor Doom wrote:

On Sat, 22 Jun 2024 09:12:04 -0700, john larkin wrote:
 

On Sat, 22 Jun 2024 13:22:25 +0100, Cursitor Doom <cd@notformail.com>
wrote:
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Get rid of it!
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cxwwzd99r2do

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I doubt that there is any serious quality control on cheap batteries.
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Kids are maiming and killing themselves on cheap unlicensed
battery-powered scooters and such too.
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Imagine maybe a million unused battery-powered toys gathering dust in
garages and closets waiting to explode.

 
A frightening thought! Not so much batteries; more incendiary bombs.
 

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33963903/
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https://www.amazon.com/Go-Bowen-Baja-1000W-Electric-Go-Kart/dp/

B00NOD6T4G
 

That's why we charged our RC lipos in a fireproof bag...

If it ignites, it would burn through a steel lunchbox.