SlamMan

I'm guessing he's protecting nobody. He's some noob that had no idea what would happen when posting this and hasn't been back to check. Too ignorant to be malicious.

Yeti35

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The one that happened at Vegas last year was no fault of the cells. The pack got pushed against a metal case integy charger and dead shorted the pack to point of explosion. It was not charging at the time or even had any leads connected to it. Someone sat in the guys pit and just pushed the pack out of the way and into the charger. I wish I could have been there for it though, I heard it was pretty dramatic. I was at dinner with my wife at the time.

bus driver

You can run from the fire and watch all you belongings burn in flames.Now have no home or hobbyshop.Think work both ways.Saying a "fire" is better is giving me a headache.Really you mean that.Have you seen one go up in flames?Your right you will have time to run but if it happens at your house, hope you can run fast enough to save the wife, kids, dogs, cats and as much belongings you can.Then while living in a shelter you can say at least it didn't shoot across the room.

Again I am not against lipos but they are dangerous.I have been reading alot on these boards and it seems the lipo guys dont like to acknowledge this point.Nihm guys say this and get blasted for saying it.The odds of something really bad happening are higher with lipos.Both are dangerous but a lipo mistake is alot worse.

kuzo

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Actually what seems to happen a lot is exactly like this thread. People post fire claims without any info, lipo supporters ask the questions to get more info, people claim that means we belittle the danger. Believe me we know the danger but I won't accept any story without some form of detail whether it's about lipo, nimh, solar power etc.

Why is it nobody ever bothers to post pictures of these things. The only video you ever seem to find is forced ignition of the pack.

socalbomber

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hahahaha good to see everyones humor.sorry for not posting further details....as some of us have girls to party with!!!well,good to see theres people on here who just have the worst to say about someone they dont even know.i call these people internet thugs,the ones who never got a hug when they were young.

as for the situation,i bought a mini rc helicopter that came with lipo batts.it came with a charger but i dont think it had a cutoff on it.looks like a charger for a motorola cell phone.ive included some pics of the burn on my floor and a picture of the batt b4 it lit up like a roman candle.i followed all instructions on charging.i was posting this to just let you all know to be carefull.the ones who called me a noob....i hope this doesnt happen to you.its a scary thing because there is no way to stop the burn until it simmers out.good luck all and party with some girls and not with internet thugs!!

socalbomber

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woops pics

or8ital

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Have you been next to an exploded nimh? I can tell you without a doubt I would rather lose all my belonging then die. If you want to talk in extremes (burning down a house) then lets talk about the extremes of a nimh flying across the room and hitting someone in the head. If it goes through a piece of plywood I can guarentee the results of it hitting a skull wouldnt be good.

bus driver

This sounds like a cigarett company.Show me proof that smoking causes cancer.I got lung cancer from smoking.I smoked for 20yrs cigg company say show me proof they my product did this."I cant I say" well then there is no proof they did it.Just because there is no picture does not mean it didn't happen

.If your lipo was to burst into flames.PLEASE PLEASE the first thing you should do is grab your camera and take a picture or some vid of the fire for us.The problem I see is that is gonna be the last thing on your mind at that moment.Putting out the fire seems to be the better option.LOL

billjacobs

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True rc racers only race, they don't hang with anyone other than fellow racers.

So the lipo that burned up was a heli battery that had a cheap charger. The charger probably developed a short or a fault and didn't stop charging. This has nothing to do with quality lipo cells and good chargers.

I am still waiting for 1 case anywhere of an orion encased lipo going up in flames. I don't even need photo proof, just 1 reputable racer who followed the instructions (not the cell puffed up and I decided to put it into a hot area, or I overdischaged it and it puffed up, and then I charged it and it caught fire,) telling a plausible story.

P.S. Socalbomber, don't let the girl in your avator smoke near lipos, they might burn up.

bus driver

You are very correct.The whole time I have said all batterys are dangerous.I agree if I had to choose I would rather run also then get hit by a flying missle.My point is that it is more likely that the lipo goes up in flames and does damage then nihm.

socalbomber

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yea...that was my first thought.seeing i live at my moms house id hate to hear her screaming:wtf is your problem...you think your a movie producer?why didnt you turn the fire off,why did you make a vedio....ohhhh god my stuff is gone:

thats a bad thought.

socalbomber

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biolljacobs,that girl is fine...if she wants to smoke near lipos let her!

billjacobs

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On The other hand, many people have seen nimh blow up, and again it was due to:
1) shorting the battery
2) overcharging the battery
3) charging an obviously damaged battery.

Whether r/c racers like it or not, nimh will slowly die off. Brushed motors will die off too, but it will probably take longer.

All of the lipo bashers, have you actually tried an orion/peak lipo? Did you miss the discharging, equalizing, maintenance, etc that nimh require? Did you not like talking with your buddies at the track instead of working on your batteries?

socalbomber

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everyone!!!!im just saying be carefull!!!thats all!!!who cares if it was a charger batt,etc....be freeking carefull.god forbid your garage goes up in smoke with all your 1000's of dollars in rc stuff.if it does happen youll be sayingoooohhhhh god bless socal..why didnt i heed his words..why,why!!!!!!!!!!!!!:

rmdhawaii

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Dude! This is the on-road electric car thread, not the electric heli thread. Yes, you did have a bad experience with lipos, but not in the context that most of us here deal with lipo batteries and electric touring cars.

Cheap wall charger vs pro charger - apples and oranges...