Battery mounting permanent ok?

[mtgrizzlymn]

I have a jeep on a scx10 frame and its screwed in place 8 screws. Battery is unassesable without body off do you guys think I would be ok to run it like that and charge it with out removing. I've never had one explode or start on fire, but have heard of it.

[johnnyh66]

Is it lipo?
Sometimes, you will need to remove the battery asap... I would not mount it permanently.
And, coming from someone that had a lipo explode, you should always charge/store your lipo's in a firesafe bag/box.

[BodiBuilt]

Originally Posted by mtgrizzlymn

I've never had one explode or start on fire, but have heard of it.

I would assume by the fire reference you intend to run LiPo's?

Call me paranoid, but I ALWAY's remove the (LiPo) batteries from my rig for charging AND storage... better safe than melted IMO

[05Fronty4x]

I'm in total agreement with the above posts. Do not leave a battery plugged in to the ESC, and remove it to charge/discharge in a fire safe bag. We aren't just talking about your rig burning down, but your house or car.

[Duxx]

But if for some reason you decide to secure it to the frame and it does explode can you post a video? As long as everyone is safe that's a must see imo.....

[Dualdigger]

I would not do it, not just because of a lipo failure...but what do you do if you want to crawl/scale your truck for more than....x+ amount of hours? Pick it up and walk with it...? That sucks imo.

[mitchr97]

maybe mount it in a fire safe box on the chassis?