The dangers of charging a lipo in the car...

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Re: The dangers of charging a lipo in the car...

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Are lipos safe if they're maintained at storage volts and in the fridge or is it best to keep them outside the home?
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Re: The dangers of charging a lipo in the car...

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think about how 'easy' it would be to make something with gasoline and sell it if it was new technology today. :? How about Nitro fuel?

XLR8, I would keep lipos in a safe place like an ammo box or lipo bag/vault on a non combustible surface. For instance, I keep all mine a few feet away from combustibles, in lipo bags or ammo boxes on the basement floor.

**don't sealed and clamp the ammo box, I usually lightly close and flip the first loop under the latch, without latching completely.

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Re: The dangers of charging a lipo in the car...

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jwscab wrote: Mon Mar 12, 2018 3:30 pm

XLR8, I would keep lipos in a safe place like an ammo box or lipo bag/vault on a non combustible surface. For instance, I keep all mine a few feet away from combustibles, in lipo bags or ammo boxes on the basement floor.

**don't sealed and clamp the ammo box, I usually lightly close and flip the first loop under the latch, without latching completely.
Like Joe said I store most of mine are on the basement floor a few feet away from anything flammable.
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Re: The dangers of charging a lipo in the car...

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Damn this hobby is expensive.... now I have to buy a blood eye basement!!!!

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Re: The dangers of charging a lipo in the car...

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Yeah, I agree, this hobby can be terribly expensive. ... and dangerous if you aren't careful.
I can't buy a basement but I can certainly buy a sturdy ammo box and find a nice safe corner in the garage somewhere to park it.
Thanks for the advice.
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Re: The dangers of charging a lipo in the car...

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This thread reminded me of the fire slotcarrod unfortunately had: https://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=35188

It also made me further consider investing in one of those Bat-Safes: http://www.bat-safe.com/web/

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Re: The dangers of charging a lipo in the car...

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Yes... Sad story :( tout never leave a charger unattended is also a key one....
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