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https://www.facebook.com/groups/ElectricUnicycle/permalink/3606609672770303

Information reported:

  • Location:   Portland, Oregon, USA
  • When did the fire occur?:   during storage
  • Was a charger connected at the time of fire?:   no
  • What was the state of charge at the time of fire?:   85%
  • When was the wheel previously ridden?:   3 days prior
  • Model:   Gotway MSP HT (C38)
  • Battery:   1800wh LG M50T 24s4p
  • Vendor:   ewheels.com
  • Electrical modifications:   no
  • Total mileage:   >2000mi
  • Length of ownership:   ?
  • Prior owners:  ?
  • Prior issues:   (none reported)
  • Typical riding type:   ?
  • How recently had the panel been opened?:   ?
  • When was the wheel previously recharged?:   ?
  • Which AC charger (and settings) were typically used:   ?

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Thank you for sharing.

What charger : Original/fast how old charger was?

You ride in wet last rides?

Some problems with this euc in past or just all normal until burn?

MSP = HT/HS?

 

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Terrible.

I hope we get some more info on the background to get an idea of what happened.

Was it charged to 100% regularly?
Are the batteries original or third party?
Treated roughly?

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On 1/10/2021 at 4:45 AM, BlueCrow said:

According to his comment on Facebook from an earlier post the wheel caught fire when it was not being charged. It was sitting at 85% for 3 days. That's freaky.

A broken or oxidising battery part could do that, creating a short circuit that heats up till the batteries catches fire.. IMO many people (and some EUC producers) dont take rain and condensation seriously enough.

Failure due to cell imbalance would rather strike when charging I believe..

Can also be pure bad luck from lousy production.. (resulting in a failure and short)

Correct me if I'm wrong. If any further details I'm taker.

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