Hi Guys
Following flitetest motto "give back to the community", I wanted to share something:
About two years ago I bought a charging bag after a friend warned me about the dangers associated with charging lipo batteries… and of course this charging bag saved my house!
While I was charging 4S battery suddenly I hear the terrifying sound "pufffff" - the damned battery exploded and started smoking and after two minutes caught on fire ! The only thing prevented a house fire is the charging bag ! Thank god (and to my dear friend) I got away with minor burns to three of my fingers.
But guess what? It didn't end there... same incident happened a month later, and again the charging bag saved the day.
But why am I telling you this?
The Flite Test crew published an article and a video called "Lipo Battery Bunker". I toke their advice and went-ahead and built myself small, but yet highly efficient, lipo charging box.
The box you see below is 7.62 ammo box with a hole drilled in the back side. I use it to charge and store my lipo batteries. The way it works is by threading the charging and the balance port cables (using extender) through the hole. After I connect everything and close shut the lid - if god forbid another battery decides to explode - it won't put me, or the surrounding at risk.
When I’m not charging, I use it to store and transfer my batteries.
As deep appreciation to Flite Test for all the knowledge they gave me - I painted the box with the flying gremlin logo.
Guys take from my personal experience - don't charge batteries out in the open, always keep in mind that they might just explode. Use charging box or at least a bag!
p.s I'm planning on adding some fire resistant liquid / foam / gas sealed in a bag, and glue it to the upper side of the box, so if fire brakes - it will melt the bag, and the flame resistant substance will fill the box.
Hope it was informative
Benny.
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