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lipomax · 03.15.2005, 11:44 PM

Hey, before you give up on Lipos: First of all, I *DON'T* know for sure if it was the lipos! I was charging my 12 cell emaxx pack too at the same time and my Triton charger had on occasion, never "peaked" and would charge till the GP3300's melted the solder joints and came apart. Melting solder joints meant that the batteries got OVER 400 degrees F. Last time I checked, paper has a flashpoint in the 400 degree mark too. Those batteries were simply sitting on top of a cheap plastic table! Talk about smart huh? Especially since just a month or two prior, they blew up in my garage. At the same time, a AA charger was on... and so was the Astro 109 charger with TP 1900 11.1 volt pack. I SUSPECT it might be the 3s 1900 mah TP pack because the pack that I charged PRIOR to that the day before was a 2s4p TP8000 mah pack... I still wonder if the charge setting was at 8.0 amps for a 1900 mah pack! I might actually purposefully charge my 2000 mah packs at 8 amps just to see what happens. If nothing happens, it could've been the NiMH!!!!!!!

SO, whatever happened, I can't blame one battery over another. I've had NiCads BLOW up when I charged them with my homemade 5 minute charger (I charged them at 20 amps!!!!)

SO, all batteries ARE DANGEROUS. All batteries should be charged with caution and with supervision and if not, charged in a container where they could blow up and not harm anybody. So, Liborland, I don't think you should quit lipos so early.

My 2cents worth.

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lipomax RC-Monster Carbon Fiber Offline Posts: 191 Join Date: Feb 2005	03.15.2005, 11:44 PM Hey, before you give up on Lipos: First of all, I DON'T know for sure if it was the lipos! I was charging my 12 cell emaxx pack too at the same time and my Triton charger had on occasion, never "peaked" and would charge till the GP3300's melted the solder joints and came apart. Melting solder joints meant that the batteries got OVER 400 degrees F. Last time I checked, paper has a flashpoint in the 400 degree mark too. Those batteries were simply sitting on top of a cheap plastic table! Talk about smart huh? Especially since just a month or two prior, they blew up in my garage. At the same time, a AA charger was on... and so was the Astro 109 charger with TP 1900 11.1 volt pack. I SUSPECT it might be the 3s 1900 mah TP pack because the pack that I charged PRIOR to that the day before was a 2s4p TP8000 mah pack... I still wonder if the charge setting was at 8.0 amps for a 1900 mah pack! I might actually purposefully charge my 2000 mah packs at 8 amps just to see what happens. If nothing happens, it could've been the NiMH!!!!!!! SO, whatever happened, I can't blame one battery over another. I've had NiCads BLOW up when I charged them with my homemade 5 minute charger (I charged them at 20 amps!!!!) SO, all batteries ARE DANGEROUS. All batteries should be charged with caution and with supervision and if not, charged in a container where they could blow up and not harm anybody. So, Liborland, I don't think you should quit lipos so early. My 2cents worth.