Homemade batteries a 'ticking timebomb', Energy Safe Victoria says
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Homemade batteries a 'ticking timebomb', Energy Safe Victoria says

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You can learn to do a lot on YouTube, but the rise of dangerous homemade batteries has been described as a "ticking timebomb" by a state safety regulator. Energy Safe Victoria said it's seeing a rise in the number of homes building their own solar and battery energy storage systems, which are not being installed by a licensed electrician. Energy Safe Victoria chief executive Leanne Hughson says homemade batteries are unsafe. Energy Safe Victoria chief executive Leanne Hughson said it was legal for anyone to make their own BESS, but it was illegal to install one without a licence. Second-hand batteries for sale Ms Hughson said her officers had been alerted by emergency services about a number of dangerous systems across Victoria.

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