05/31/2026
Even if you don't pay much notice to our posts, please mind this one. I was doing a service call for a no start for a hybrid vehicle. After successfully getting it to start the owner and I had a quick chat and he mentioned he was off back home down south. He had some lithium battery tools plugged in to their chargers so that they would be charged when he came back next weekend. No one was going to be at the cottage all week. Now , the new chargers have circuitry in them that is supposed to regulate the charging function and turn themselves off when fully charged. Notice I said " supposed". But if they don't bad things can happen . At the last electric vehicle course I took, there was a discussion about lithium batteries. Fire really emphasized using only the proper chargers for any devices and not to leave them them on charge when nobody is around. I am seeing lots of battery tools, chain saws, lawn mowers, leaf blowers, drills saws , even ride on lawn mowers in people's garages when I 'my out doing calls. Awesome technology, but still requires a bit of care and commonsense. I mentioned this to the owner and he unplugged the lawn mower battery before he left. Please share this and have a safe summer. Doug and Sisu