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Fire extinguishers for LiFePO4 battery fire

Joerg Esdorn
 

Has anyone with LiFEPO4 batteries on board researched the need for specialized fire extinguishers for a battery fire?  Best I can tell is that a class D extinguisher is not necessary as the batteries contain very little Lithium.  So according to what I have found, water or a standard ABC or CO2 extinguisher all work.  Anyone have different information?  

Joerg Esdorn
A55 #53 Kincsem
Currently in Craobh Haven, Scotland 
Bruno COTTE
 

No I confirm but you have to be ok with the permanent follow on with alarms for temperature check of each battery

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Le 30 janv. 2023 à 15:47, Joerg Esdorn via groups.io <jhe1313@...> a écrit :



Has anyone with LiFEPO4 batteries on board researched the need for specialized fire extinguishers for a battery fire?  Best I can tell is that a class D extinguisher is not necessary as the batteries contain very little Lithium.  So according to what I have found, water or a standard ABC or CO2 extinguisher all work.  Anyone have different information?  

Joerg Esdorn
A55 #53 Kincsem
Currently in Craobh Haven, Scotland 
Michael Winand
 

We have these, they are water based. I also have a co2, 


On Tue, 31 Jan 2023, 5:25 am Bruno COTTE, <cotte.bruno@...> wrote:
No I confirm but you have to be ok with the permanent follow on with alarms for temperature check of each battery

Envoyé de mon iPhone

Le 30 janv. 2023 à 15:47, Joerg Esdorn via groups.io <jhe1313=yahoo.com@groups.io> a écrit :



Has anyone with LiFEPO4 batteries on board researched the need for specialized fire extinguishers for a battery fire?  Best I can tell is that a class D extinguisher is not necessary as the batteries contain very little Lithium.  So according to what I have found, water or a standard ABC or CO2 extinguisher all work.  Anyone have different information?  

Joerg Esdorn
A55 #53 Kincsem
Currently in Craobh Haven, Scotland 

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