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Old 02-01-2010, 11:28 PM   #1
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watch out!!! this one threw up a 3 foot flame, luckly I wasnt standing nearby.
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Old 02-01-2010, 11:29 PM   #2
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watch out!!! this one threw up a 3 foot flame, luckly I wasnt standing nearby.
Dammit son, is that your kit, or someone elses, and is Faulty wiring to blame?
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My friends at rainaldi plumbing in Orlando had that happen several times. It's a known flaw with ridgid batteries.

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not mine , but I was at the job when it happened, terribal stench, im not sure what the fault was
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Thermal run away. When one lithium cell ruptures it sets off an exothermic reaction that in turn sets off the neighboring cells in the battery.

Look it up on youtube.
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As I watched the video,I removed the battery from my laptop.
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