I have a onyx 5000mah 3s lipo soft case that fills like it's got air trapped inside. Not sure if I would consider it puffed and all cells check out the same. So my question is should I keep running this battery or cut my losses and toss it?
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@jk420 it's really a personal choice and being we have nothing but a description and no picture to see just how much it's puffed we can only guess.
That said I don't screw around with LiPo batteries. If they start to puff then I dispose of them. My RC, garage, house and life is much more valuable than a LiPo battery so I'm not risking it.
That said I don't screw around with LiPo batteries. If they start to puff then I dispose of them. My RC, garage, house and life is much more valuable than a LiPo battery so I'm not risking it.
ironhead79
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Same here!!!! Dispose of it!!!!!
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lol I'm sorry I didn't even think about posting a picture. Visually it don't looked puffed but feeling it feels like it's got a little gas trapped in the shrink wrap. The one on the right is the one in question. I haven't ran it since I've noticed it. Was waiting to see what others had to say. If it's gone I won't mess around. I'll take off the xt90 connector and dispose of it.
ironhead79
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From what I see, they look fine!! No worse than mine!
I have a few pack that feel a bit 'soft' after a hard run - most of the time, you can't really see the swelling, just feel it. After a day or three, this swelling will go down. Also, this type of swelling is normally less than a 1/16" high. My Zippy Compact batteries do this almost every run, my Turnigy Graphine packs also did this after my last race day - that was 4-5 full cycles (almost no rest - run, charge, run, repeat) on a +90 deg Texas day.
For swelling that makes the top of the battery look rounded, 1/8" or higher, I take those out of service, store in a spare BBQ pit till I can deal with them. I will carefully cut off the heat shrink or open the hard case and inspect. If it is all cells swelling, I set it aside for the next salt bath. I have 2 different 4s packs that I have been able to remove the bad cell and resolder the pack up as a 3s.
For swelling that makes the top of the battery look rounded, 1/8" or higher, I take those out of service, store in a spare BBQ pit till I can deal with them. I will carefully cut off the heat shrink or open the hard case and inspect. If it is all cells swelling, I set it aside for the next salt bath. I have 2 different 4s packs that I have been able to remove the bad cell and resolder the pack up as a 3s.
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Idk if I'm brave enough to cut the shrink wrap off and inspect it lol. I might get up the courage but for now I'll just keep a close eye on it. I won't bash with it may just do speed runs and see how it reacts. If it's discharging and charging fine without more puffing I'll keep it. Thanks for everyone's input.
