WARNING on Toyota/Honda hybrid vehicles
Submitted: Wednesday, Feb 23, 2005 at 16:15
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signman
Just received a Fire Brigade warning on the Toyota Prius and Honda Insight hybrid type vehicle. In short, if you happen to come across an accident involving this type of vehicle- call the HazMat Fire Brigade.
A Couple of stats..the Toyota runs at 300 volts and the Honda at 144v, and the giant capacitors can remain in charge state for 5 minutes.
The battery are a NiMH type with extreme electrical and chemical hazards.
The NiMH gel is VERY caustic, a ph of 13.5 causing extreme burns if it comes itnto skin contact.
As we ExpolorOz people tend to be out and about- this advise may be timely as there are more of these vehicle on the roads.
Signman
Reply By: Member - Jeff M (WA) - Wednesday, Feb 23, 2005 at 16:32
Wednesday, Feb 23, 2005 at 16:32
Blimby, makes sense but I hadn't thought about that.
Makes you wonder about these "eco friendly" cars, what are we going to do with all these huge NiMH batteries when their rooted?? Dump them at
the tip? Or are NiMH easy to recycle?
Maybe North
Sydney should charge them more for
parking as they are a risk if there is an accident of people getting electricuted and burned... ;-)
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Reply By: Member - Geoff M (NSW) - Wednesday, Feb 23, 2005 at 18:09
Wednesday, Feb 23, 2005 at 18:09
Now there's a thought, who's going to repair these Hybrid Cars and what electrical safety legislation do they come under?
For >110V DC in an industrial environment you've got to be trained, competent and licenced before anyone will let you loose on the world.
Some poor Toyota/Honda mechanic and/or his apprentice is going to get light up big time on one of these things and nobody in his workshop will be trained or kitted out in removing someone from high voltage electrical installations. Then it snow balls, second one in joins the daisy chain of light.
Very friendly cars,
Geoff.
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Reply By: Member - bushfix - Wednesday, Feb 23, 2005 at 20:00
Wednesday, Feb 23, 2005 at 20:00
G'day Signman,
We got a thick doco on the Prius about 8 mths ago but did not know about the Honda Insight, will research that one? A concern with the Prius is that you might not be able to recognize it as a Prius, if it is heavily involved in fire or deformed enough after a prang. Also, those capacitors hold charge I think for about 5 mins after you have disabled the vehicle. Keep away from those
orange cables! And ph 13.5, yow.
Yet another
hazard to keep in mind at incidents. Add it to the magnesium in Kombi motors when they get hit by a hose, look out!
cheers,
Jeremy.
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