Camera battery catches Edwards plane on fire

Draco_Americanus

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I am wondering if it was a lithium ion type battery.
When I worked at Sony they had a recall on Lion camcorder batteries for that very reason.
 

js

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I'm willing to bet that it WAS a li-ion battery. Not enough CPFers are clued into the dangers of these things. Some scarry stuff has happened. Which is why I'm not in any hurry to rush into Li-ion technology. I'm waiting for the Saphion II's to become available, as they use an inherently safe Li chemistry. They should revolutionize the battery world in a couple years, I'm guessing. But we'll see.
 
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