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Lith-Ex 9 Litre Lithium Battery Extinguisher

£433.17 (inc VAT: £519.80)

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Summary

Lithium batteries present a more frequent fire hazard each day as the number of consumer and industrial goods powered by them increases. Firechief have launch the ground breaking and highly effective Lith-Ex Fire Extinguisher range.

Firechief is proud to introduce the Firechief Lith-Ex extinguisher range, the fire extinguishers available for tackling Lithium-Ion battery fires. The high performance Lith-Ex extinguishers contain AVD (Aqueous Vermiculite Dispersion) compound – a revolutionary fire extinguishing agent – and are designed to target high risk fires of a limited size. They are suited to confined spaces such as homes, hotel rooms, vehicles, public transport, aviation, marine or leisure and dedicated processes where in all instances fires need to be suppressed in their infancy before developing into a fully established fire.

Lith-Ex extinguishers are ideally suited for Lithium-based battery fires such as those which may occur with personal electronic devices, for example, mobile phones and tablets. They can also be used to protect against fires where batteries are under charge, and where batteries are stored; for example, goods distribution, battery collection bins, battery recycling locations, public services, battery charging stations and many other scenarios.

The Lith-Ex Extinguisher is compact, lightweight, easy to store, non-toxic and environmentally friendly. It will extinguish uncontrollable flames, quickly cool the excessive heat and prevent re-ignition, something that an ABC powder extinguisher or other liquid-based extinguishers will not be able to do on a Lithium-ion battery fire.

How It Works

When a lithium-ion cell goes into thermal runaway (increase in temperature) there are multiple possible sources of heat; for example:

  • Combustion – burning of electrolyte, packaging etc.
  • Ohmic – resistive heating caused by high current flow through short circuits.
  • Thermodynamic – if the electrodes are no longer isolated then the system will revert to its lowest energy state for that temperature as long as the activation energy is met.
  • Chemical – reaction of the electrode material with other components of the battery (electrolyte), thermal decomposition of the metal oxide electrode, especially cobalt oxide.

In addition to this multitude of mechanisms, the design of the cell often prevents direct access of the extinguishing agent to the source of the fire. Thus, it is difficult to extinguish the fire, permanently cool all of the components to below their auto-ignition temperature and prevent re- ignition by delayed reaction processes.

Benefits of choosing Lith-Ex

Water is a good agent for extinguishing and cooling Class A fires; however, water has a problem in that it flows away from the target and hence requires continuous discharge until the fire is extinguished and cooled. For class A fires this is not usually an issue but for a battery in thermal runaway, heat generating processes continue until all the stored energy is dissipated; this means that the temperature can rise again leading to re-ignition. What is needed is an agent that can overcome these limitations.

AVD is a stable dispersion of refractory vermiculite platelets in water. When applied to the initial fire, AVD quickly extinguishes it; the water cools the system, the high surface area mineral platelets interrupt the radical chain reaction and a refractory film forms which impedes oxygen diffusion to the fuel source.

Another advantage of AVD is that as it dries it forms a thermally insulating film which reduces the risk of thermal runaway propagation to adjacent cells. The non-combustible vermiculite film also coats the packaging of adjacent cells preventing the spread of fire. The film also isolates combustible components from the air, preventing ignition.

The Firechief high-performance Lith-Ex extinguishers are designed, tested and manufactured in Europe, ensuring complete control over the quality of this technically advanced product. Together with our technical expertise and support, Lith-Ex extinguishers are a safe and reliable choice.

Size Guide

  Example Chemistry Type Voltage V Current mAh Watt hours Wh
Mobile Phones iPhone 8 Plus Lithium Polymer Pouch 3.8 2,691 10.3
Google Pixel 2 Lithium Polymer Cell 3.85 2,700 10.4
Samsung Galaxy S9 Lithium Polymer Cell 3.7 3,000 11.1
Sony Xperia Z2 Lithium Polymer Cell 3.8 3,200 12.2
Laptops/ Tablets Samsung Galaxy Tab2 Lithium ion Pouch 3.7 4,000 14.8
Advent laptop battery Lithium ion Cell 14.4 2,200 31.7
HP 250 G3 Lithium ion Cell 14.4 2,600 37.4
Asus A56 Ultrabook Lithium ion Cell 14.4 2,600 37.4
Dell Inspiron 13R Lithium ion Cell 11.1 4,400 48.8
MacBook Air Lithium Polymer Cell 7.3 7,200 54
MacBook Pro Lithium Polymer Cell 11.2 6,600 54.5
Asus A42JE Lithium ion Cell 10.8 5,200 56.2
Dell Studio 17 Lithium ion Cell 11.1 5,200 57.7
Portable Power Packs/ Rechargers UBP0105A Power bank Lithium ion Cell 5 3,000 15.0
2-power portable charger Lithium ion Cell 5 3,200 16.0
Power bank 1A USB Lithium ion Cell 5 5,200 26.0
Duracell PowerBank Lithium ion Cell 5 6,800 34.0
Samsung TSST Portable Charger Lithium Polymer Cell 5 10,000 50.0
Xiaomi Pocket Mobile Power Lithium ion Cell 5.1 10,000 51.0
Huawei Power Bank Lithium ion Cell 5 400 65.0
Ecig Batteries Kanger EMOW Lithium ion Cell 3.7 – 4.8 3,000 3 -15
Kanger E-vod Lithium ion Cell 3.7 1000 3 -15
Aspire CF MAXX Lithium ion Cell 4.2 3000 5-50
Innokin MVP 3 Pro Lithium ion Cell 3.7 4500 60
Remote Control Toys/ Drones, E-Bikes, Hover- boards RC boat battery Lithium Polymer Pouch 3.7 650 2.4
RC helicopter Lithium Polymer Pouch 7.4 900 6.7
Receiver Pack battery Lithium Polymer Cell 7.4 1,000 7.4
Parrot Behop Skycontroller Lithium Polymer Cell 11.1 1,600 17.7
Transmitter battery Lithium Polymer Pouch 11.1 2,600 28.9
Bebop 2 Drone battery Lithium Polymer Cell 11.1 2,700 30.0
RC Car battery Lithium Polymer Pouch 7.4 5,800 42.9
RC Car battery Lithium Polymer Pouch 11.1 5,000 55.5
DJ1 Phantom 3 Advanced Lithium Polymer Cell 15.2 4,500 68.4
3DR Solo Quadcopter Lithium Polymer Cell 14.8 5,200 77
Hoverboard/Segway Lithium ion Pouch 36 4,400 158
E-Bike, Samsung Battery Kit Lithium Polymer Cell 48 8,791 422
Power Tools Qualcast Power Tool Lithium ion Cell 10.8 1,000 10.8
Dyson cordless vacuum cleaner Lithium ion Cell 14.8 1,300 19.2
Makitia cordless tool battery Lithium ion Cell 18 1,500 27.0
Dewalt cordless tool battery Lithium ion Cell 18 1,500 27.0
Bosch cordless tool battery Lithium ion Cell 14 2,000 28.0
Black and Decker Lithium ion Cell 18 1,700 30.6
Draper Power tool battery Lithium ion Cell 18 2,200 39.6
Ryobi Power tool battery Lithium ion Cell 18 3,000 54.0
Hitachi Power tool battery Lithium ion Cell 18 4,000 72.0

Features

  • Designed for use on Lithium-ion battery fires
  • Non-toxic
  • Environmentally friendly
  • Manufactured in accordance with BS 6165:2002

Specifications

  • Battery Capability Suitability (Wh) Guide : 500-750
  • Capacity : 9 litre
  • Fire Rating : 13A
  • Temperature Range : +5/+60
  • Discharge Time (secs) : 172
  • Working Bar Pressure : 29
  • Height : 66.4cm
  • Diameter : 17cm
  • Filled Weight : 14.5kg

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