Re: [Cal_Boats] A Conundrum

Charlie - Ask Boeing ;-) As a baby shower gift 5 yrs ago we got a carbon monoxide/smoke detector for the house but since we don't have anything that burns fuel in our house I took it to the boat. Well, I was working down in the lazerette and was heating my lunch up in the oven which I had not used yet and apparently was a bit dusty. Unbeknownst to me this alarm did not have a buzzer or typical alarm but had a recorded voice. So here I am on my knees messing with something down there when I hear "FIRE!! GET OUT!! FIRE!! GET OUT!! Don't know the last time I was that acrobatic and nimble LOL. I came flying out of that lazerette like I was on a trampoline only to find that the dust in the oven was causing some smoke . .. WHEW!! Paul In a message dated 4/22/2013 3:46:33 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, hu… [at] bah.com writes: Hi, All. I recently heard an ad for smoke detectors with permanently embedded lithium batteries. Supposed to last 10 years, then you throw the whole thing away. Might have boat applications (mandatory sailing content). I have a question. If the lithium battery in the smoke detector catches fire, will the device detect it? Take Care Charlie