Lipo fire last night.

[Mozzy]

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.

Dude that sucks. What brand was it. Mah?

[brushlessboy16]

Ouch mozzy. Looks like a charred book.

[dirt101]

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]

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.

[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.

[Mozzy]

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]

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

[phatmonk]

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

[What's_nitro?]

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

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!".

[Gee]

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

[BL_RV0]

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

[lincpimp]

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.

[Mozzy]

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.

[What's_nitro?]

Originally Posted by Mozzy

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.

Had you not thrown it outside (where it probably burst open when it landed) you may not have had the fireworks show!