Swollen lipo ?

[speedy]

Hi !

One of my hardcase 2s packs have suddenly swollen so the case split open ?
The voltage is 8,3v and when i charged it (before it started to swell ) it charged like usual .

Can it be ok?

[whitrzac]

nail+hammer... the only "safe" way of disposing them...

[Bondonutz]

Chuck it

[DrKnow65]

I thought putting it in a bucket of salt water for 48 hours before tossing it was the only safe disposal?

[Bondonutz]

Less dramatic disposal but reccomended ^^

Originally Posted by whitrzac

nail+hammer... the only "safe" way of disposing them...

My boss brought over a swollen lipo to my house and asked what he should do with it. I grabed a hammer and a nail, laid it on the grass and hammered the nail through it. Great fun. Then the tool a few weeks later decided to do the same but instead of doing it on the grass like I did he thought he would do it on his wooden bench and then just throw it in the back yard before if engulfs in flames. Well the idiot drove the nail straight through the lipo and the it went into the wooden bench. I am not kidding about this. He even called the wife out to the garage to see the show. Apparantley she blasted him for about a week because of the burn marks on the bench and the huge black spot on their garage ceiling. Man I wish I was there.

[bumsnogger]

Quality,lol.In the uk we've got battery disposal points at supermarkets and the skip.I had a soft case puff on me 2 weeks back,My "brother in law" Works for the government in electronics,he took it into work for disposal :)

[brainanator]

just remove the bad lipo cell and you'll still have a battery! (i guess if it's a 2s you'll have a pretty worthless battery...)