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Old 02-16-2014 | 11:26 PM
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Originally Posted by happy.tundra
Drill a few vent holes and it should be fine. But yea these batteries need to vent!

I've also seen several people drill holes in the sides for the leads, and they charge their batteries inside the ammo box. IMHO this is a great idea. Haven't needed to try it myself as I'm a nitro guy that still uses NIMH receiver packs. However, I'm thinking about getting into electric, and this is how I'd plan to charge and store my lipos.
+1 on the vent holes, in case of a flameout, it will allow the pressure (and smoke) to vent and prevent an explosion from over pressuring the container.

There are a couple of Battery / Charger manufacturers that have started selling metal Lipo safes complete with charging leads attached. A great idea, just make sure you charge in one and store in another. Wouldn't want a bad charging incident to take out all your Lipos would ya!!!
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