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Originally Posted by Pescador12
True.
You would have to send it back to a service center for repair. The cost and down time is still cheaper than another hoverboard fire, this time due to a shorted wire instead of overcharging.
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A fuse (internal or external) would only "blow" in the event of an overload - that is, excessive current.
Battery pack fires are usually caused by either physical damage to one or more cells, or catastrophic failure of one cell - which initiates catastrophic failure in adjacent cells, etc. Neither of those events would be stopped by a fuse.
Catastrophic cell failure may occur during charging - but charging is relatively low current, so the fuse wouldn't stop that either.
Of course, I do agree that having to send it back to the service center is far preferable than having a fire.