🔥 Why do lithium batteries explode? 🔥 - Fire Rover Safely Eliminates The Hazard

🔥 Why do lithium batteries explode? 🔥 - Fire Rover Safely Eliminates The Hazard

I am asked this question commonly and the answer is quite simple. According to my colleague, Ronald Butler, the #JediMaster of Lithium-ion Batteries, most lithium-ion batteries only detonate once they are damaged. In reality, batteries explode when they become over charged or when they are subjected to traumatic force. It's helpful to imagine a scooters that are rode on improperly, doing stunts and tricks, subjected to the daily grind. Also, computers and phones are dropped on the daily even when treated with care. The reality is that lithium-ion batteries are relatively safe when used in everyday life, but the issue is when these batteries are dropped in our waste and recycling streams. They can cause destructive explosions when they are damaged. In the waste and recycling industry we commonly see loaders drive over these batteries accidentally. In this video, you can clearly see the loader power over the batteries that exploded under the tire. Keep in mind that these are very active locations. In this case another truck is dumping cardboard right next to the fire on the tip floor. The Fire Rover Agent detects the fire, charges our unit and quickly eliminates the fire in seconds with our environmentally friendly cooling agent. After the fire has been eliminated there is no need for any employee to stop the business operations to fight the fire. The Fire Rover does away with the danger and provides the reassurance of constant safety.