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10-03-2015, 07:06 PM | #1 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Minnehopeless
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| Lipo Fire... Fortunately Contained! (Pic Heavy)
A couple years ago, a fellow racer in a carpet league mentioned that he was storing his lipos in metal can for added protection. Even though I never had an issue with lipos, I thought that it was a good idea. Only nimh's have ever let loose on me, but especially because I live in an apartment with other souls at stake I wanted to take the extra step. So I invested $15 bucks in an ammo can from my local sporting goods store. Been using it ever since, in addition to some lipo sacks. Today I can say that the sacks and ammo can were very worth-while investments. Tomorrow is my club's season Finals. When I went to charge my batteries today, I encountered a bit of a surprise... Opening the can, I was met with a very fowl odor. Instantly, I knew something was wrong. Nothing looked wrong to me at first glance. But then... Irony? A look inside... They were stacked in order with left on the bottom, and the right on top. And yes, those two are melted together! Still Roar approved? The can held up strong. I don't have any concerns reusing it once it airs out. It does have some character now though. The outside of the can... No damage. What about the lipos in the other sacks? Not a scratch, not even on their bags! Since the folded-over side of the Dynamite bag was facing the others, the fire would have had to go through 3 layers of the bag. I'm pretty good about caring for my lipos. Those batteries were all put to a storage charge, and checked as recent as a month or two back. Nothing in the bags to touch contacts. It appears to me that the fire originated from one of the two post style batteries that are fused together, but I have no idea what triggered it. Even more, I have no indication as to when this occurred. Everything was cool to the touch when I was investigating everything, so I don't suspect it was today. The tight seal of the can allowed no hint of the odor to escape. For all I know, this happened a week ago, or in the middle of the night. Kinda scary, but knowing that it was all contained is very reassuring. My final thoughts on this... -Lipo sacks are a must! -Metal can, HIGHLY recommended. Ammo cans are affordable. Pick one up! -Even with proper care of your batteries, there is always the potential for things to go wrong. Properly store them when not in use. -A little extra protection is worth it. You never know when it may come in handy. I would also like to add that I don't think anything less of the Dynamite bag. It's the thickest bag I own, and I really think it was best suited to withstand the fire. It does appear that it contained the majority of the fire, but clearly some the heat got out and would have potentially caused more damage if it wasn't in the can. I'll probably start using cans for transport to the comps as well. I just hope the park rangers don't get spooked! |
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10-03-2015, 07:17 PM | #2 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Fredneck
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| Re: Lipo Fire... Fortunately Contained! (Pic Heavy)
Great post and thanks for sharing! You cannot underestimate the potential dangers involved with LIPO batteries. They are great batteries and offer the performance everyone is searching for but owning them brings on a responsibility that involves proper storage. Glad to hear you didnt have any damage other than a few lost batteries. Let this be a lesson to all who reads. Be safe and have fun!
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10-03-2015, 07:17 PM | #3 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Seattle
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| Re: Lipo Fire... Fortunately Contained! (Pic Heavy)
Uhuhuhuh.. Sack.
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10-03-2015, 07:34 PM | #4 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Vancouver
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| Re: Lipo Fire... Fortunately Contained! (Pic Heavy)
I keep all my lipos in the same ammo case. Every army surplus sells them. They are great for car rides as well. Glad all you lost was minimal. Ive seen much worse.
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10-03-2015, 07:47 PM | #5 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Twin Cities
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| Re: Lipo Fire... Fortunately Contained! (Pic Heavy)
Sold. Which store did you get the ammo can?
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10-03-2015, 07:52 PM | #6 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Minnehopeless
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10-03-2015, 07:57 PM | #7 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The "Nanny" State
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Glad everything worked out... Looks like a stop at Fleet Farm on my way home from finals tomorrow! Sent from the land of sky blue waters. |
10-03-2015, 07:59 PM | #8 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Minnehopeless
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| Re: Lipo Fire... Fortunately Contained! (Pic Heavy)
Maybe I'll offer the smelly one up as a raffle prize! |
10-03-2015, 08:20 PM | #9 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Southern Maine
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| Re: Lipo Fire... Fortunately Contained! (Pic Heavy)
Thank you for posting this! I'm new to rc'ing and especially lipo's. Im stoping by my hobby store on Monday and cabellas to get some storage for my lipo. I've got a house family and pets it's my responsibility to be safe. Thanks!! Ben |
10-03-2015, 08:45 PM | #10 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: canton,oh
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| Re: Lipo Fire... Fortunately Contained! (Pic Heavy)
thanks for post... i recieved a rig today with lipos.... my first adventure into lipos . in another window i was looking at lipo bags for lipo safe's etc and jumped to rcc to check classifieds and saw your post jumped over bought 2 bags like yours and 2 other lipo safes and dug out a aluminum toolbox off the shelf. mine are in detached pole building but still i want to keep it lol thanks again |
10-03-2015, 09:18 PM | #11 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Nowhere
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| Re: Lipo Fire... Fortunately Contained! (Pic Heavy)
Better safe than sorry, I'd imagine a fire while in storage is definitely a rarity though, since most stories involve charging/discharging/plugged in. How old was that top Checkpoint battery?
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10-03-2015, 09:29 PM | #12 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Minnehopeless
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| Re: Lipo Fire... Fortunately Contained! (Pic Heavy)
A rarity indeed. Never had any other troubles with lipos. I've had the checkpoint for a few years now. But the cells always balanced. |
10-03-2015, 10:28 PM | #13 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Austin Texas
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| Re: Lipo Fire... Fortunately Contained! (Pic Heavy)
Damn I keep most of mine in a ammo can but I have a few smaller packs floating around outside of bags. I need to get that taken care of! Do you have any idea what might have caused it to burn?
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10-04-2015, 04:20 AM | #14 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: aloha state
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| Re: Lipo Fire... Fortunately Contained! (Pic Heavy)
I have never used a lipo battery yet just because of all this lipos catching on fire But now im planning to get on the band wagon of this lipo batteries Some say lipos are now a lot safer than before Is there a place where i can order an ammo can online? Also which lipo bag is good to get I have seen yt videos lipos bags catching on fire |
10-04-2015, 05:45 AM | #15 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2007 Location: Taylors Falls just hanging with the MNRCRC crew.
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| Re: Lipo Fire... Fortunately Contained! (Pic Heavy)
Now thats an eye opener, I even have a ammo can I'm not using? The individual bags makes good logic too. Great post PIMP |
10-04-2015, 06:11 AM | #16 | ||||
RCC Addict Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Minnehopeless
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GanderMountain Cabella's has the 50 cal like me and a smaller 30 cal Sportsman's Guide also has a few options all three of these places ship. You can also check other sites that carry ammo. Quote:
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I do like how Common Sense offers many smaller bag options. LINK At first I appreciated the lessor bulk they provided. Right now, I'm thinking about how smaller groups would help better isolate the damage. Last edited by Nicklepimp; 10-04-2015 at 06:16 AM. | ||||
10-05-2015, 08:34 AM | #17 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: The Swamp
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| Re: Lipo Fire... Fortunately Contained! (Pic Heavy)
Great thread... Thank you very much for sharing. I am gonna use this to help educate my local group. |
10-05-2015, 01:46 PM | #18 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Baltimore
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| Re: Lipo Fire... Fortunately Contained! (Pic Heavy)
Thanks for posting this man :thumbsup: I'm glad the fire didn't do much damage. Especially in an apartment... I'm headed to the hobby shop later today to pick up some lipo bags and ammo cans! |
10-05-2015, 03:22 PM | #19 |
owner, Holmes Hobbies LLC Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Volt up! Gear down!
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| Re: Lipo Fire... Fortunately Contained! (Pic Heavy)
It was probably a cell that was slowly venting, and one day just didn't have enough electrolyte and began shorting internally. I've seen a few fires happen in storage, and it was always a hard cell lipo pack. I think they are more dangerous because you can't see the puffing, and so they just burst a seam and vent out the good stuff. Ammo cans in use here too, or a stack of cinder blocks. I feel like I need to round up my loose packs now and re-store em properly. |
10-05-2015, 05:13 PM | #20 |
Newbie Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Calgary
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| Re: Lipo Fire... Fortunately Contained! (Pic Heavy)
Hey guys. Just dropped a soft case lipo from about 5ft. Put a decent dent it the corner. It was a fully charged 5000mah 3s. Threw it in an ammo can and sitting on concrete blocks. Is this the end for that battery? Last edited by derekstadnick; 10-06-2015 at 07:46 PM. |
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