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So I finally find a new spot where I can do some good jumps at a near by BMX track. 15 minutes into the session smoke starts streaming out of my BRCC. I managed to get the cover off quickly, disconnect the battery and then throw it clear of the truck.
I then managed to pick it up with a long stick and move it to sand pile where I covered it and let it go out.
Maybe that was pretty stupid and in hindsight it was probably safer to leave well alone and say good bye to my truck. I guess it could have exploded at any point.
In the process I inhaled a lung full of the smoke. Turns out the stuff coming out of a LIPO fire can be seriously toxic. The fumes are as much of a risk as the flames.
That properly freaked me out. It all happened so quickly. From to fun to oh crap in seconds.
It occurred to me I’ve been charging and storing this thing in the house where my kids sleep and I’m not keen to repeat that.
I definitely made a couple of mistakes. It wasn’t a hard case. I always assumed the battery was pretty safe and secure in the chassis. Maybe a hard case would make difference but I struggle to see how it would significantly reduce the impact.
This was the battery for info. https://www.overlander.co.uk/lipo-batteries-5000mah-3s-11-1v-35c-supersport.html
Actually as I write this I remember there were a lot stones flying around. If one got in and under there battery pack it might have pierced it and started the fire. I’ll never know.
My charger is pretty basic. It plugs into the control lead the Lipo had but doesn’t give me any info on the charging state of the cells or the ability to discharge slowly if I need to.
If I go down this road again (and I’m seriously thinking twice about it) I’ll set up a charging station outside and under cover and I’ll store the batteries in the shed. I’ll also get a better charger, a hard case battery and I think a fire extinguisher to have on hand.
Is this overkill? Did I just get unlucky or is this quite common? How many of you guys had a LiPo fire and how did you deal with it?
I then managed to pick it up with a long stick and move it to sand pile where I covered it and let it go out.
Maybe that was pretty stupid and in hindsight it was probably safer to leave well alone and say good bye to my truck. I guess it could have exploded at any point.
In the process I inhaled a lung full of the smoke. Turns out the stuff coming out of a LIPO fire can be seriously toxic. The fumes are as much of a risk as the flames.
That properly freaked me out. It all happened so quickly. From to fun to oh crap in seconds.
It occurred to me I’ve been charging and storing this thing in the house where my kids sleep and I’m not keen to repeat that.
I definitely made a couple of mistakes. It wasn’t a hard case. I always assumed the battery was pretty safe and secure in the chassis. Maybe a hard case would make difference but I struggle to see how it would significantly reduce the impact.
This was the battery for info. https://www.overlander.co.uk/lipo-batteries-5000mah-3s-11-1v-35c-supersport.html
Actually as I write this I remember there were a lot stones flying around. If one got in and under there battery pack it might have pierced it and started the fire. I’ll never know.
My charger is pretty basic. It plugs into the control lead the Lipo had but doesn’t give me any info on the charging state of the cells or the ability to discharge slowly if I need to.
If I go down this road again (and I’m seriously thinking twice about it) I’ll set up a charging station outside and under cover and I’ll store the batteries in the shed. I’ll also get a better charger, a hard case battery and I think a fire extinguisher to have on hand.
Is this overkill? Did I just get unlucky or is this quite common? How many of you guys had a LiPo fire and how did you deal with it?