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Safety - RC Helis are not toys > Lipo Battery Fire
 
 
Tmblewd
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Location: Phoenix, AZ

Has anyone had a Lipo Battery catch on fire? A friend of mine bought a TRex from another friend yesterday. He was charging the Lipo battery and it started swelling. So he disconnected it from the charger and threw it. About 3 seconds later it caught on fire. I saw what was left of the battery, it's pretty freaky.

Thank God for Lipo Sacks and Battery Bunkers!! I use a Lipo Sack and I just bought a Battery Bunker last weekend.

My friend just had the pack laying on a wooden table while it was charging. If he hadn't saw what was happening, he would have burned down the garage with his IMAC Yak, RC glider, 2 RC boats and lots of other RC planes.
05-22-2007 Over year old.
 
 
ant_mb
Elite Veteran
Location: Delran NJ

Thank God for Lipo Sacks and Battery Bunkers!!

Yep, and he should be thanking God he was watching.

Thanks
Anthony
05-22-2007 Over year old.
 
 
Thomas L Erb
Veteran
Location: Alliance ohio

glad to hear nobody got hurt!!! to answer your first question check this out!! :} http://www.runryder.com/helicopter/t190772p1/

Tom

p.s. dont forget to check out his gallery !!!
05-22-2007 Over year old.
 
 
Tmblewd
Veteran
Location: Phoenix, AZ

My post has been edited for additional info.

These Lipo's are pretty freaky when you realize what can actually happen if you don't pay attention!! The wife made me buy a Lipo Sack after seeing the video on line. I'm going to be adding a smoke detector to my garage real soon!!
05-22-2007 Over year old.
 
 
hedgebird
Senior Heliman
Location: New Canaan, 06840 CT, USA & Copenhagen, Denmark

what do I do with a 8S1P 5900mAh.. how to charge this safely?

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05-23-2007 Over year old.
 
 
Nick Jones
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Location: ....

Fred Bronk burned down his garge with a lipo, i cant find the thread though.
05-23-2007 Over year old.
 
 
red_z06
Elite Veteran
Location: Dumont, NJ

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what do I do with a 8S1P 5900mAh.. how to charge this safely?

There is no foolproof way to charge. However, if you use a reputable charger with inline balancer that can order the charger to stop when one of the cells reach 4.20v, then the danger of fire gets REDUCED. Thunder Power 1010C charger with 210V balancer combo will work good. Just keep in mind that charger can malfunction and so can the balancer!!

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05-23-2007 Over year old.
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