Lipo fire last night. - RC-Monster Forums

Mozzy · 09:20 PM

I was trying to charge one of my 5S 4000 lipo's which had been damaged previously from something.
I thought it was all good though...........little did I know.

While it was charging on the loungeroom floor, I was watching TV & heard a crackling noise & when I looked at it it was puffed up like a balloon. I grabbed it & threw it out on the verandah where it got hotter & hotter till it caught fire & threw a flame out up to approx 5-6 feet.

Unfortunately I missed recording the fire & also missed the action with pics.

Here's the end result.

11.28.2008, 08:59 PM

Dude that sucks. What brand was it. Mah?

brushlessboy16 · 11.28.2008, 09:01 PM

Ouch mozzy. Looks like a charred book.

dirt101 · 11.28.2008, 09:02 PM

do you know what damaged it...a lipo fire is like the scariest thing to me, because during the winter I charge mine inside the house...I need an ammo case.

Mozzy · 09:16 PM

It was a Zippy.

I think I damaged it making it draw too many amps one day when I fried my Quark.

The other 4 Zippy's I have are perfect.

This one actually had a hole in one cell, I'm assuming the hole was a vent & the pack was damaged that way. I tried charging it on a balancer & it wouldn't work, so, I charged it without the balancer.

Word of advice, always use a balancer or balancing charger & if it won't charge it, don't make it or you may lose more than just a pack!

I'll be buying another one. This hasn't deterred me from getting Zippy as it was my fault not the battery's.

phatmonk · 11.28.2008, 09:19 PM

It looks like the dead bird stuck in the grill of my truck

BL_RV0 · 11.28.2008, 09:20 PM

Ouch... If you knew there was a hole in the cell why did you charge it? You probably could have sent the pack to james and had him remove the damaged cell.

Mozzy · 11.28.2008, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by BL_RV0

Ouch... If you knew there was a hole in the cell why did you charge it? You probably could have sent the pack to james and had him remove the damaged cell.

Well, even though it had a hole in it, I'd charged it once before & it accepted the charge, soooooooo, naturally, I tried again with an unfortunate result.

BL_RV0 · 11.28.2008, 09:29 PM

It worked when it had a hole in the cell?!

Gee · 11.28.2008, 11:50 PM

Close call. Good thing you were watching it or close by when it happened.

BL_RV0 · 11.29.2008, 01:12 AM

I can imagine...
"Holy shit! My lipos like a balloon!!"

lincpimp · 11.29.2008, 01:27 AM

HA, I was killing some cells the other day in the yard. I hooked up a cell to a 12v car battery with jumper cables. It got big and puffy, then popped and let out quite a bit of smoke, but no fire...

Always charge with a balancer, I have had quite a few times when an out of balance pack overvolts on one cell during charging and the balancer interrupts the charge. I also do not really monitor my packs while they charge, so the balancer makes me feel a bit better.

What's_nitro? · 11.29.2008, 01:35 AM

Man, it's a good thing you were around to catch it in the act!

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Originally Posted by phatmonk

It looks like the dead bird stuck in the grill of my truck

I

at that one!!! I don't even have a truck, nor have I ever had a bird in the grill of my car, but as soon as I read that, the little bell went off in my head- "Hey, he's right!".

Mozzy · 07:18 AM

Yeah, funny about the hole in the cell. It still worked so it was good to me. hehehe, I guess not!

Definitely glad that I'm not one to panic when things go wrong. Saw the pack 3 times it's original size, walked over, unplugged it, picked it up by the lead, took three steps to the front door & tossed it out onto the tiled verandah. Laa dee daahhh, all good.

Then the fireworks show followed.

Takedown · 11.29.2008, 12:15 PM

Reminds me of when I had to extra FlightPower cells and I had no use for them.