Calder wants lithium-ion batteries with a UL 1973 sticker indicating they have passed the most aggressive abuse testing standard in the marine marketplace, ensuring they won't go up in smoke even if pushed to their published limits or if stupidly operated.

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Nigel Calder

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“the other thing i want with my lithium-ion batteries is a sticker on the battery that says it's tested to ul 1973...with that ul 1973 sticker on the battery you can be pretty certain that there's just about nothing stupid you can do that's going to cause that battery to catch firing”

Source

Dock Talk with Jeff Cote and Nigel Calder - Part 1 of 2— Pacific Yacht Systems
Created: 8/13/2026, 3:28:11 AM

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