lipos & water?

[emaxxjeremy]

well i am building my new scaler and am probably going to go lipo with it because of space. i prefer nimh because i have no limitations on my rigs, so it WILL see water. just curious what the lipo will do with excessive water? submerged?

[JAM MaxAmps.com]

LI-Po's Like any battery should not be submerged in water. Getting splashed and then being allowed to dry is not as big of a deal but being submerged is not good. Your asking for trouble. Seal the pack in a bag of some sort or a large enough balloon.

Jason

[CrawlinClodKiller]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium

Go down to the chemistry section and read that. It can be very bad news.

[TwistedXT]

"Lithium will ignite and burn in oxygen when exposed to water or water vapours" - wow.. go nihm!

[JohnRobHolmes]

The cells should be properly sealed and everything is fine. However, with the construction style of most packs there is a high risk for shorting among the cells when the water contains any minerals.

bag it!

[phase10]

Originally Posted by JohnRobHolmes

The cells should be properly sealed and everything is fine. However, with the construction style of most packs there is a high risk for shorting among the cells when the water contains any minerals.

bag it!

putting a lipo in a balloon or bag is okay to water proof it? no heat issues?

[roborg5000]

Originally Posted by phase10

putting a lipo in a balloon or bag is okay to water proof it? no heat issues?

Subbed my scaler a few times with Lipos in a balloon . No problems

[JAM MaxAmps.com]

Originally Posted by phase10

putting a lipo in a balloon or bag is okay to water proof it? no heat issues?

As long as your pack normally runs cool with your set-up bagging the pack won't hurt it at all. If you have a system that does warm your pack you should take some caution.

Jason

[Slowkrawl]

Originally Posted by JAM MaxAmps.com

As long as your pack normally runs cool with your set-up bagging the pack won't hurt it at all. If you have a system that does warm your pack you should take some caution.

Jason

I am thinking of plasti-dipping my lipo?

[JAM MaxAmps.com]

Originally Posted by Slowkrawl

I am thinking of plasti-dipping my lipo?

That's not a wise thing to do. Totally sealing it won't allow it to cool at all. We seal only the tab end of the packs. This allows the cells to still cool in a normal manner.

Good luck.

Jason

[Slowkrawl]

Originally Posted by JAM MaxAmps.com

That's not a wise thing to do. Totally sealing it won't allow it to cool at all. We seal only the tab end of the packs. This allows the cells to still cool in a normal manner.

Good luck.

Jason

That's kind of what I was thinking, was that it would get absolutely no air.

[teamvaladezhobb]

maxamp makes a waterproof lipo don't they

[TattooKenny]

Originally Posted by JAM MaxAmps.com

LI-Po's Like any battery should not be submerged in water. Getting splashed and then being allowed to dry is not as big of a deal but being submerged is not good. Your asking for trouble. Seal the pack in a bag of some sort or a large enough balloon.

Jason

Hey Jason, at the Indoor Comp last weekend in Neb. you guys had a lipo in the bottom of a glass of water all day at your booth? It wasn't sealed in a bag or balloon? Soooooo......?

[badger]

Originally Posted by TattooKenny

Hey Jason, at the Indoor Comp last weekend in Neb. you guys had a lipo in the bottom of a glass of water all day at your booth? It wasn't sealed in a bag or balloon? Soooooo......?

Did you not realize that you quoted a post from nearly 7 months ago, which happens to be long before maxamps started their lipo waterproofing.