Had an incident yesterday that was a sober warning aout Lipo Batteries.
I've standardised on using 5000mah Lipos for subs, so I can swap from boat to boat..............these are what I've been using....
...........Zippy Flightmax 25C 11.1V versions of the above, works perfectly with my 12V sub systems.
I store these in my attic work room, in a tin box away from heat etc., and only fully charge them when using or testing the subs.
I've seen enough scary vids of these things going on fire, so seeing one of them was developing a bit of swelling, I decided to dispose of it.
As I was bringing it downstairs, perhaps I squeezed it, but it went on fire, igniting within a second and setting off the house fire alarms. Luckily I dropped it before it burned through my fingers, but it did a fair bit of damage to the carpets. Managed to kick it into a tiled bathroom where I could get some water onto it. The top two floors of the house were completely encased in noxious smoke for about 10 minutes.
Here's some of the damage...............around 600 bucks of new carpet will be needed.
And here's the remains of the little b*****d........................
Look, we've enough things in the world to scare the crap out of us, so I don't want to be alarmist, but I admit this left me shaken, the number of 'what ifs' are frightening. Needless to say, Mrs. Boattrainman was a bit p****d off!
Not sure what more I could do to keep safe, but I'll be keeping my spare fire extinguisher nearer the work room from now on.
All's well that end's well, no one got hurt, except for a slightly burnt thumb.
The Boattrainman
I've standardised on using 5000mah Lipos for subs, so I can swap from boat to boat..............these are what I've been using....
...........Zippy Flightmax 25C 11.1V versions of the above, works perfectly with my 12V sub systems.
I store these in my attic work room, in a tin box away from heat etc., and only fully charge them when using or testing the subs.
I've seen enough scary vids of these things going on fire, so seeing one of them was developing a bit of swelling, I decided to dispose of it.
As I was bringing it downstairs, perhaps I squeezed it, but it went on fire, igniting within a second and setting off the house fire alarms. Luckily I dropped it before it burned through my fingers, but it did a fair bit of damage to the carpets. Managed to kick it into a tiled bathroom where I could get some water onto it. The top two floors of the house were completely encased in noxious smoke for about 10 minutes.
Here's some of the damage...............around 600 bucks of new carpet will be needed.
And here's the remains of the little b*****d........................
Look, we've enough things in the world to scare the crap out of us, so I don't want to be alarmist, but I admit this left me shaken, the number of 'what ifs' are frightening. Needless to say, Mrs. Boattrainman was a bit p****d off!
Not sure what more I could do to keep safe, but I'll be keeping my spare fire extinguisher nearer the work room from now on.
All's well that end's well, no one got hurt, except for a slightly burnt thumb.
The Boattrainman
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