Who here has had a Lipo fire occur?
11-03-2011, 10:02 PM
#1
Who here has had a Lipo fire occur?
I try to keep myself scared of my batteries due to their potential for major destruction if one were to go off in my house.
Ive been getting a little laissez faire around them, slapping them on the charger and then leaving to the RC shop to pick up a new part so they are ready when I return.
I have a hard case and a soft case Lipo.
Since I added velcro on the bottoms of the batteries I never have damage from racing them around the track.
I buy identical batteries, 14.8v, 5000mah, 4S so I dont even have to adjust my charger between packs.
I think I need a reminder, outside of youtube of people purposefully improperly charging Lipo's to create a Lipo fire, who here has actually had a Lipo fire occur, how did it occur and what measures did you take to prevent it in the future from happening?
My #1 fear upon returning from the RC Shop after slapping an unattended Lipo on the charger is to see black smoke billowing from the house, I think I need a shock treatment from a survivor of a Lipo fire, who can remind me just how easily these things can go off, if left unattended.
Ive been getting a little laissez faire around them, slapping them on the charger and then leaving to the RC shop to pick up a new part so they are ready when I return.
I have a hard case and a soft case Lipo.
Since I added velcro on the bottoms of the batteries I never have damage from racing them around the track.
I buy identical batteries, 14.8v, 5000mah, 4S so I dont even have to adjust my charger between packs.
I think I need a reminder, outside of youtube of people purposefully improperly charging Lipo's to create a Lipo fire, who here has actually had a Lipo fire occur, how did it occur and what measures did you take to prevent it in the future from happening?
My #1 fear upon returning from the RC Shop after slapping an unattended Lipo on the charger is to see black smoke billowing from the house, I think I need a shock treatment from a survivor of a Lipo fire, who can remind me just how easily these things can go off, if left unattended.
11-03-2011, 10:16 PM
#3
Im curious too. I have never really thought about that happening either. Another question is how many people here use lipo safe charging bags also?
11-03-2011, 10:24 PM
#6
I never had a lipo fire and im still new to lipos its pretty much fool proof chargeing them and taking care of them . Heck i even run two "4s soft case lipos" and never had issues.
I store my after every race day when i get home since i dont race every weekend.
Good as new.
But if you have a exposed connecter and it touches something metal oh yea fireworks !
Teammoose: I agree hell even a guy i race with had his lipos puff up on him more than once he just let them sit and cool down and charge them back up and it was fine.
JimmyS: Just use a lipo bag while chargeing your lipos at your house off the carpet even though i do it and nothing happens.
I use a bag just incase something happens dont be scared of lipos.
I dont remmend that though to anybody hes crazy lol.
I store my after every race day when i get home since i dont race every weekend.
Good as new.
But if you have a exposed connecter and it touches something metal oh yea fireworks !
Teammoose: I agree hell even a guy i race with had his lipos puff up on him more than once he just let them sit and cool down and charge them back up and it was fine.
JimmyS: Just use a lipo bag while chargeing your lipos at your house off the carpet even though i do it and nothing happens.
I use a bag just incase something happens dont be scared of lipos.
I dont remmend that though to anybody hes crazy lol.
11-03-2011, 10:28 PM
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11-03-2011, 10:31 PM
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Another good question, I think, Is how people are storing them also? I have heard different ways from alot of people.
11-03-2011, 10:32 PM
#9
I never had a lipo fire and im still new to lipos its pretty much fool proof chargeing them and taking care of them . Heck i even run two "4s soft case lipos" and never had issues.
I store my after every race day when i get home since i dont race every weekend.
Good as new.
But if you have a exposed connecter and it touches something metal oh yea fireworks !
Teammoose: I agree hell even a guy i race with had his lipos puff up on him more than once he just let them sit and cool down and charge them back up and it was fine.
I dont remmend that though to anybody hes crazy lol.
I store my after every race day when i get home since i dont race every weekend.
Good as new.
But if you have a exposed connecter and it touches something metal oh yea fireworks !
Teammoose: I agree hell even a guy i race with had his lipos puff up on him more than once he just let them sit and cool down and charge them back up and it was fine.
I dont remmend that though to anybody hes crazy lol.
Yeah I have 2 puffed ones that I still run and then one that the balance wires touched the positive wire and smoked that I cut off the balance wires and still use. I do have a lipo bag I use for charging 50% of the time. I only charge at 1c though all the time.
In a line on a metal shelf with 2 chargers in front
11-03-2011, 10:33 PM
#10
I store my 4s lipos at 8.89 voltz does fine .
11-03-2011, 10:34 PM
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11-03-2011, 10:37 PM
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no pics i always store my lipo at that voltage nothing happen.
Lipo still runs fine no issues.
i use the "4s lipo" setting on my charger it balances all the cells to that voltage i do cut it off at that voltage because for some odd reason it doesnt cut off weird .
