For all of the people who have lipo’s!
 

Hay guys I scored!
And just wanted to pass on the find to others.. I’ve been using two bags of sand while chagrining my Lipo’s and never felt comfortable, so as luck would have it I cam across this bag that is specially designed to charge Lipo batteries in it. Check it out, it’s defiantly worth the piece of mind!.. Quote! It’s a flame resistant charging bag. Charge your Li-Poly battery in this bag. This is a must have saftey item. If the worst happens and your batteries burst into flames it will help protect your car, house or even the pits at your local track.

Just thought I would share..

Have a great one..


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Yeah, I have the Liposack one, I even store them in the bag

i use a metal bucket with sand in it....

I use a lipo specific charger

I don't really use any. All the fire videos seen in youtube was made by idiots. I still have to see any of my good lipos puff. The only one that really puffed on me for no reason at all was a Max Amps 3S pack. If abused any sort of energy storage device will fail in its own fabulous way. I've blown and burned many caps, NiXX and old lithium cells just to see what would happen and to be honest all of them go bad if abused. Just use proper charging methods and watch them just like you would watch your old NiXX packs.

Edit: BTW, I'm still using my old Astro Flight 109 with the old software and the new chargers from what I heard are much better and can even charge at 2C safely.

My point exactly.

At home I use a small barbecue grill, not as cool looking or easy as a sack tho.

And really, a blowing NiMH can be more dangerous because of the enclosed can and resulting flying metal shrapnel.

Like lutach said, any cell can be dangerous if not used right.

I also don't use anything... is it bad to charge the pack while it is in the truck? I do this quite often actually. I guess if anything goes wrong, the truck will get destroyed as well...

I have never used a lipo sack or anything else. I just keep my eye on them and try not to do anything stupid. Like lutach said, the youtube videos were made by idiots (it always kind of reminded me of beavis and butthead).

Conventional wisdom says to remove the pack from the vehicle, but if you know the risks, go ahead. I do the same when in the field. At home, I charge in the sack on my bench.

I bought the sack and have yet to use it. My only precaution is I charge them on a old porcelain plate instead of on the floor like other batts. Right now, all mine are laying on the sack, so Im getting some use out if it, lol!

I 've had several puff , but it was a storage issue. I also punctured one while playing on a trash pile, but managed to save my truck.

Lol... its funny to hear what everyone uses. I've never had a lipo swell or flame on me (knock on wood), but I still take precautions.
In the field, I just use a park bench or the concrete. At home I just charge it in a large old wok. Yes... I said wok... as seen in "Yan can cook". Its made of cast iron, has a thick lid, high side walls, and a long wooden handle. Perfect contraption if the lipo ever goes up in flames. I'm sure pretty much any pot with high sides would work great as well. Just don't steal your wife's favorite pot.

I don't use anything either... I only use an elastic band to let me know that it needs to be charged... :mdr:

I use the liposack just to ease my mind, it's better than nothing .