That was my thought as well and why I wrote what I did. The best fire is the one you never have.I wonder if by the time the detector went off it might be a little too late.
I do agree... a smoke detector won't help much in this situation besides letting you know to get out of your house because it is burning down. PREVENTION is key.I wonder if by the time the detector went off it might be a little too late.
I would suggest against getting the bags a 2s 2200mah lipo can easily burn through them.
Have you actually had one catch fire? I never have... made one poof up when I was replacing a connector (wasn't thinking and cut the red and black wire at the same time and shorted it).
I would imagine a smoke detector does what it's supposed to do .detect smoke.i mean I don't think you need a special kind .I have normal one next to my lipo safe bags and I press the test button one time a week .plus I put in fresh batteries in .like mentioned have your lipos in a safe bag and in a ammo box on the concrete/basement if you have one.i have a old tool chest by craftsman and I have them all in the lower level .I lined the whole inside with fire retardant Refresill for extra protection.better be safe than sorry.plus a garden hose near by ready .I also told my wife and kids what to do Incase something happened and gave them a lesson on how to use the fire extinguisher that's also in the location .and I removed any combustibles away from that area.not much more we can do but hope and pray nothing happens.and never store fully charged lipos.i found one that was puffed and I got rid of it.good luck bud
Not sure if I would keep it inside ..only saying because let's say God forbid there is a fire that smoke detector will only alarm you untill it also goes up in flames then it's out .. maybe placing it on the outside would make more sense.besides that smoke detector also has a battery which would just add to more melting and reamember that detector is made from plastic.which would cause a harmful gas if its part of the fire.i say take it out place it out side.just my opinion
Also I don't know what kind of a sleeper you are or anyone in your house hold but if your a heavy sleeper that alarm might be muffled by keeping it in that box..and you might not even hear it.and those gasses might knock you out before your even able to respond.
I'm no expert either. I have each lipo in its own Bat-Safe. Plan on getting them into a couple of all metal storage cabinets. On the outside I want to have a smoke detector. If the smoke detector sounds off the camera next to it will go off and alert me with a video on my phone. The smoke detector will also be tied into 3 other decetectors throughout the house - and all 3 will go off it does. Also have a 5 gallon bucket of sand near by. Like to have a fire extinguisher for lipos but those are in the $800 range. I realize it's not the best system but I'm trying!Smoke detectors are good but I think the most important thing is to have your lipos sitting on concrete with at least 3-4ft. clear space around them to contain the possibility of anything else catching fire. That way you can be sure that, whichever type of smoke detector you have, you're just being informed that a lipo went up and not that you must death sprint with a firehose so the rest of the house doesn't burn down. But perhaps someone else can answer your specific question because I can't. That's not in my wheelhouse.
That's all good thinking..your prepared..that's better than not being prepared..so yeah your doin
Dunno, I've never had a smoke detector that didn't start chirping every 30 seconds once the battery is run down to a certain level. The chirping is loud and annoying enough so as to make ignoring it impossible.
Probably!!! Peace of mind I guess. But who knows if it a smoldering fire first maybe it would be helpfull. I storage charge my lipos to 3.75v because the latest research from the airlines and others shows at 3.75v lipos usually don't catch fire. They swell and smolder.I wonder if by the time the detector went off it might be a little too late.
And if not home for several days or just ignore it or expect the landlord to take care of it. They do go dead and are not replaced, sad.
I'm almost 50 and I've never had that happen. I guess I'm one of those weird fruit loops that just puts a new battery in a smoke detector when it tells me the battery is going low. I can't ignore the chirping. I'm the biggest child in the world. But if someone can't be a grown up for five seconds and replace the battery in a smoke alarm, then maybe they deserve to have their house burn down, just out of principle.
They say to replace on a holiday or special date like anniversary every year. Have had bad detectors go bad and never chrip. Why they say to test them to make sure they still work.
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