.AJ. Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 @KYOSHOKEVhad a fire in his man cage and lost all his and his son’s RC gear, a Go Fund Me Page has been started, even a 5er will help a fellow forum member and a all round good guy... https://www.gofundme.com/k57ds8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stretch Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 Ouch 5k worth of RC gear, sorry to see that, what caused the fire? I'll be donating. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumper Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 no insurance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninetiesbeard Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 At least nobody was injured, rcs are replaceable but lives arent. Sorry for the loss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 Any word on a cause yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydoddy69 Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 Man this certainly made me sit up and take note just order a couple of these Not saying it was anything to do with lipos but just got me thinking better safe than sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted May 26, 2019 Author Share Posted May 26, 2019 I saw on Kev’s Facebook the Fire Brigade think it’s was a faulty multi socket or a shorted out electric drill battery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mond Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 38 minutes ago, .AJ. said: I saw on Kev’s Facebook the Fire Brigade think it’s was a faulty multi socket or a shorted out electric drill battery As an electrician, how do you help prevent these? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted May 26, 2019 Author Share Posted May 26, 2019 If the supply to a shed/man cave has RCD/MCB/MCBO protection it shouldnt really happen, obviously the drill situation is a freak accident Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 Don't use extension leads while they're coiled up, that's a big no no! I've seen plastic extension coils actually split in two from overheating! Loose connections are also incredibly dangerous. On low voltage, like in our toys, it's not a problem as the voltage isn't powerful enough to make the jump, but at mains voltage, arcing occurs which is a major fire risk. I do feel for the guy, we spend years building these toys to suit us as individuals, I'd be gutted to lose mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted May 26, 2019 Author Share Posted May 26, 2019 1 hour ago, Tug said: Don't use extension leads while they're coiled up, that's a big no no! I've seen plastic extension coils actually split in two from overheating! Loose connections are also incredibly dangerous. On low voltage, like in our toys, it's not a problem as the voltage isn't powerful enough to make the jump, but at mains voltage, arcing occurs which is a major fire risk. I do feel for the guy, we spend years building these toys to suit us as individuals, I'd be gutted to lose mine. I remember years ago going to job and they were running a immersion heater on a coiled up extension lead, you could smell the melting cable as soon as I walked into the job, it must have been minutes away from going up in smoke 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 16 minutes ago, .AJ. said: I remember years ago going to job and they were running a immersion heater on a coiled up extension lead, you could smell the melting cable as soon as I walked into the job, it must have been minutes away from going up in smoke First house-bash I worked on was incredible, not enough cable to reach the socket? Don't worry, just add a metre of speaker cable on to the end, who needs a CPC? Or the correct cross-sectional area? It'll be fine! The existing cables were so cooked, they didn't bend in your hands, they just snapped. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KYOSHOKEV Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 Thanks for sharing .AJ. i appreciate it buddy as said above it was either a drill battery or the multi socket that shorted out it was not coiled up and i had 2 circuit breakers 1 in the shed and 1 in the houses main fuse board. The electric supply to the shed was all done professionally and signed off by the council so was all above board . Totally devastated is an understatement 30yrs i have been in the hobby and every thing rc i owned was in my shed 10k just in cars alone :( and about another 10k in parts and tools ect. Some things i lost can never be replaced :( I have said this a lot over the last few days Make sure you have insurance guys and most of all make sure it covers your shed and its contents to what its all worth. Insurance company's will do all they can to wriggle out of paying up. Even if it cost you a few extra quid to cover your shed do it guys or you could end up loosing everything . Thanks guys feeling the love Kevin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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