papasmurf Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Mine live in lipo bags on the side in the kitchen (nr back door) I charge them on the cooker top but always have the back door open and first sign of a problem & out they will go -->> Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evssv Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Shes made me put them outside on the table by the back door. .....in a biscut tin .....if one goes. ..there all going...damn!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted September 9, 2014 Author Share Posted September 9, 2014 How does that happen, what causes it? Not sure, it really shouldn't happen at all, not to healthy cells. Trouble is, you can't know what's occurring inside a pack unless it starts to swell. Then it's "duck and cover"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papasmurf Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Shes made me put them outside on the table by the back door. .....in a biscut tin .....if one goes. ..there all going...damn!!! My mrs is thinking the same lol Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evssv Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 (edited) My mrs is thinking the same lol Robalso told me boy.....he's ten...and showed him the vid.....and said from now on lipos r not to b left in the cars...NEVER!!!....or left unattended whilst charging. ....as he can use both my overlanders to do his battery's. ...I'm always around when he does but will b paying more attention from now on for sure!! Edited September 9, 2014 by evssv 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evssv Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 If any of ur kids use lipos in there rc's...which I suspect alot do. .....I strongly recommend showing them the vid as to what can happen......better to b safe then sorry. ..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evssv Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Hmmm, I seldom charge attended, never in a bag, always indoors on a kitchen worktop offcut bench, and keep them all in bags in the house... Lipo bunker in new man cave, fireproof, with sand perhaps.... yeah this was my charge routine pretty much.....both chargers on the side by the sink....and sum times a parallel charge board doin 2 or 4 battery at once on one of me chargers. ....I'd wonder in an out checking now in again untill the alarms go off. ... .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 I count myself fortunate.... whilst trusting my hyperions to look after me..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean-vrs Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 looks like the phones will have to go outside now http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/Why-do-cellphones-explode-and-how-to-prevent-it/articleshow/32100765.cms and also please be carefull when crossing the road cars kill! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evssv Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 looks like the phones will have to go outside nowhttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/Why-do-cellphones-explode-and-how-to-prevent-it/articleshow/32100765.cms and also please be carefull when crossing the road cars kill!it's the idiots behind the wheel that kills.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearsdad71 Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 saw recently a kid put a phone on charge under his pillow and it smoldered and burnt - he was lucky and smelt it and averted a disaster the cause an iPhone charger he got from a market stall (fake at Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turok007 Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 my lipos are in bags then placed in ammo tins. and remember that the flames of a lipo fire will be the least of your worries as the chemical heat will do more damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colicab Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 10mins is a massive amount of time for a fire. It would have engulfed the shed in less than a minute, the other 9 mins would have seen it almost liquify. We do a talk every year for new employees on how fast fires take hold. Theres a bit in it where we show them a group of people who were invited to a try a new ice cream. They werent, the fire alarm goes off instead. It wasnt until someone put fake smoke almost 7mins in that one person gets up to leave. Its 20mins before the rest decide to follow as a group. Fires take hold fast, so even with all that flammable stuff in there im not surprised it burned as hard as it did. And yeah 10mins is a massive amount of time when this kind of scenario is involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turok007 Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 10mins is a massive amount of time for a fire. It would have engulfed the shed in less than a minute, the other 9 mins would have seen it almost liquify. We do a talk every year for new employees on how fast fires take hold. Theres a bit in it where we show them a group of people who were invited to a try a new ice cream. They werent, the fire alarm goes off instead. It wasnt until someone put fake smoke almost 7mins in that one person gets up to leave. Its 20mins before the rest decide to follow as a group. Fires take hold fast, so even with all that flammable stuff in there im not surprised it burned as hard as it did. And yeah 10mins is a massive amount of time when this kind of scenario is involved. is that like the TV program. they have a waiting room full of actors and one member of the public . then the fire alarm goes off then smoke starts to pour in the room and all because the actors are still sitting down doing nothing the other person sits there as well. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Told the wife her 'phone stays in the garden now. No midnight calls to relatives. It IS a serious matter, but is VERY rare if the batteries are handled correctly. Al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evssv Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Told the wife her 'phone stays in the garden now. No midnight calls to relatives. It IS a serious matter, but is VERY rare if the batteries are handled correctly. Al.lol!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitroholic Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 This is an interesting read ... http://www.rctech.net/forum/electric-road/182219-understanding-lipo-fires-101-a.html I know the 'rules' ... but this explains a lot more about how things fail and why a battery does what it does. It's easy to get paranoid about LiPo batteries, and over-react. If you understand the hazards and manage them properly, there is really no issue. The original video serves as a clear and start warning of the results of NOT following the simple safety rules. A healthy properly managed pack won't just ignite for no reason. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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