by NormLarson » Sat May 26, 2012 10:16 pm
Wattie, I had a business fire in '97 started by a survey instrument battery charger. Capacitor gone nuts. It wasn't a very big fire, but, it got hot in a small area and got soot in every nook and cranny in every office. Even with a strong flashlight you could not see in front of your nose. It melted a brand new survey GPS system and destroyed two robotic instruments and soot damaged everything else. It was devastating and it took quite a while to be able to be in a completely dark room. The motorbike fire could have been a whole lot worse, I am glad for you that it wasn't. It is amazing how even the smallest fire can soot everything and do horrendous damage. Thankfully no one was hurt
Wattie, I had a business fire in '97 started by a survey instrument battery charger. Capacitor gone nuts. It wasn't a very big fire, but, it got hot in a small area and got soot in every nook and cranny in every office. Even with a strong flashlight you could not see in front of your nose. It melted a brand new survey GPS system and destroyed two robotic instruments and soot damaged everything else. It was devastating and it took quite a while to be able to be in a completely dark room. The motorbike fire could have been a whole lot worse, I am glad for you that it wasn't. It is amazing how even the smallest fire can soot everything and do horrendous damage. Thankfully no one was hurt