yay for turnegy lipos NOT!

[txcrawl]

ok heres the deal brand new lipo it was the 3rd of 4th charge on my buddies xr10 and it went up in smoke luckely he got it out before something worse like burning down the xr10 but still arent these supposed to be good lipos not crap i dont know just wondering if anyone else has had this happen out of the blue it was a turnegy 2100 3s i think not sure its in a creek now and im not going to go get it

DONT WORRY HE WENT BACK AND GOT THE LIPO AT THE TIME JUST DIDNT WANT WOODS TO CATCH ON FIRE!

[CrawlinMike]

I use and a friend of mine uses turnigy in soft and hardcase. 2s and 3s. More then 6 lipos together with a ton o charges on them all. Did your buddy solder his own connection on? Does he know how to balance lipos? Was there a short? Maybe he should pursue a warranty claim since its only been charged 3 or 4 times it sounds new.

[Badmuthatrucker]

Heh, I went looking for a Turnegy that I bought from a store 6 months ago yesterday, to find it puffed... and I have not charged it yet. In fact, it still has the useless factory supplied plug on it.

But then, others (Turnegy too,) I bought on the same shopping trip (and not used, either) are flat and fine.

[ScalerLover]

Pretty sure throwing it in a creek would void any and all warranties.......

[dezfan]

Been running my Zippy/Turnigy/Flightmax/Rhino packs for years. But I did have two Turnigy 5000s that were bad.

[marvinbeaverdip]

Originally Posted by txcrawl

ok heres the deal brand new lipo it was the 3rd of 4th charge on my buddies xr10 and it went up in smoke luckely he got it out before something worse like burning down the xr10 but still arent these supposed to be good lipos not crap i dont know just wondering if anyone else has had this happen out of the blue it was a turnegy 2100 3s i think not sure its in a creek now and im not going to go get it

I've got half a dozen of them with who knows how many charges.. they all work fine. Not that he could check it out after the fact, but I wonder if they sustained any sort of damage prior to bursting? Even $200 lipos are going to fail if they get damaged.

[CrawlinMike]

Originally Posted by Badmuthatrucker

Heh, I went looking for a Turnegy that I bought from a store 6 months ago yesterday, to find it puffed... and I have not charged it yet. In fact, it still has the useless factory supplied plug on it.

But then, others (Turnegy too,) I bought on the same shopping trip (and not used, either) are flat and fine.

Might of puffed because it wasnt used or put on a storage charge for 6 months? Turnigy seems to be an ok lipo respect wise. If these were venom nobody would be surprised I think.

[constantmotion]

I had many TurnIgy packs and had some issues with 1 or 2. There are cheap enough to not worry about them. They puff...oh well.

[discgolferlee]

Any lipo can puff,smoke, and catch fire no matter the brand. I don't know about u but I would be more pissed if it was an exspensive lipo.

Sooo let me get this straight, u threw a sac full of hazerdous chemicals in a creek. Way to go captain enviroment. Lol

[txcrawl]

id rather it be in a creek than burning down houses and woods i called my buddy and he went back and got it so no biggie just didnt want the woods to catch on fire

[CrawlinMike]

You never answered if he put his own ends on, knew how to balance, or maybe he was getting a non-waterproof lipo wet in the creek you mentioned a few times? Did he have a lipo cutoff? Kinda just sounds like a blind turnegy bash?

[txcrawl]

he does all his own ends with no problems he knows how to balance hes been running lipos for a while and he didnt go into the creek so i dont know what could have done it and yes he has lipo cut off and it worked every other time

[Benzbuildr]

I like da purty fire and smoke.

Seriously... My Turnigy lipos I've had over a year maybe year and a half, Still going strong.

[CrawlinMike]

Originally Posted by txcrawl

he does all his own ends with no problems he knows how to balance hes been running lipos for a while and he didnt go into the creek so i dont know what could have done it and yes he has lipo cut off and it worked every other time

Well darn thats $20 down the tube. Better than an expensive lipo like a couple others posted. Thanks for clarifying

[txcrawl]

whats bad is he needed a 3s lipo at the time and hobby town usa wanted 43 for it and he bought it

[WIDELOAD]

Sounds like it was a just a bad one. Maybe had a broken connection on the balance board that shorted the pack after a bit of running.

I've got a heap of turnigy lipos, a few have started to puff (but these have had heavy use) others i've got a fine, and had 2 that were doa (0v in a cell in both of them)

Its just a luck-o-the-draw with turnigy...as the saying goes you get what you pay for.

[CrawlinMike]

Originally Posted by txcrawl

whats bad is he needed a 3s lipo at the time and hobby town usa wanted 43 for it and he bought it

Heres one for $8.50, if he has patience he can order 4 for what he paid for 1 at hobbytown. Perfectly capable of powering an xr10
http://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/s..._20C_Lipo_Pack

[Badmuthatrucker]

Originally Posted by CrawlinMike

Might of puffed because it wasnt used or put on a storage charge for 6 months? Turnegy seems to be an ok lipo respect wise. If these were venom nobody would be surprised I think.

It's a possibility, but if that was the case, they'd be turning up at retailers puffed, and end of the day, shops would not be buying in stock they can't sell, or importers not importing stock that has a high return rate.

In a sentence, V

Originally Posted by WIDELOAD

Its just a luck-o-the-draw with turnigy...as the saying goes you get what you pay for.

[CrawlinMike]

Originally Posted by Badmuthatrucker

It's a possibility, but if that was the case, they'd be turning up at retailers puffed, and end of the day, shops would not be buying in stock they can't sell, or importers not importing stock that has a high return rate.

In a sentence, V

Touche'

[txcrawl]

dang 8.50 thats funny his was a 35c