This is more the 'RC' part of the forum title than the 'scale', but a short post to highlight an incident i had in the shed last night, which came very close to burning it down. Whilst charging a LiPo battery it failed catastrophically and burst, and I mean 'burst' in to flames. I was this >< far from losing everything down here. As it is I consider myself lucky to have got away with a minor burn to my arm and no damage except a hole in my lawn. (There's more detail at my blog - latibuliser.com)
If you've got either of these then get rid of them. (I have no idea whether the fault lay in the battery or the charger, but binned both to be on the safe side.)
Cheers, Gareth
Gareth
UNDERSTEER - is when you hit the wall with the front wing. OVERSTEER - is when you hit the wall with the back wing. HORSEPOWER - is how fast you hit the wall. TORQUE - is how far you can take the wall with you.
Wow, glad you're ok. I used to charge my lipos in a ceramic pot. Don't know if that would have helped but it made me feel a bit better.
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#4498128 - 11/24/1902:09 AMRe: Fire in the shed! A lucky escape
[Re: goon]
A ceramic pot would certainly mitigate any effects F4U. I've been put on to fire proof bags to charge batteries in, which I might invest in before I try again.
There's new wall art in the shed this evening....
Gareth
UNDERSTEER - is when you hit the wall with the front wing. OVERSTEER - is when you hit the wall with the back wing. HORSEPOWER - is how fast you hit the wall. TORQUE - is how far you can take the wall with you.
So,... I guess you could run an advert for... LiPo Sucktion experienced operator!
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#4498481 - 11/27/1912:08 PMRe: Fire in the shed! A lucky escape
[Re: goon]
My wife's iPhone 4S had a catastrophic battery failure last summer, first she came to me saying the screen was cracking... whoosh... the phone was dumped outside and it exploded a few minutes later, it was only a small one but it was enough to blow the phone apart and then the flames from the exposed battery. LiPo batteries can be dangerous, this was a replacement battery put in by a shop in Glasgow, it only lasted a few weeks before it failed.
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#4498864 - 12/01/1904:13 PMRe: Fire in the shed! A lucky escape
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UNDERSTEER - is when you hit the wall with the front wing. OVERSTEER - is when you hit the wall with the back wing. HORSEPOWER - is how fast you hit the wall. TORQUE - is how far you can take the wall with you.