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DaveG28

19-03-2009 12:02 AM

Lipo Disposal - URGENT

Oookk, so, I just managed to connect a lipo wrong way round, oops, so it is currently sat bloated in a lipo sack on my back patio!!! What do I do to actually safely dispose of it, how do I discharge down to safe? Bucket of salt water??

jimmy

19-03-2009 12:11 AM

yeah bucket of salt water I was told.

DaveG28

19-03-2009 12:16 AM

I'll give it a whirl!!

By some miracle the esc appears to have survived, despite smoking and getting very hot and unsoldering a connector!?

jono83

19-03-2009 12:19 AM

some one at our club wanted to swap the balance lead on his lipo the other day so he jus decided to snip them off lol when the cutter cut through the rubber coating on the wires they shorted you can guess what happened next lol

mark christopher

19-03-2009 12:29 AM

has to be lots of salt sot does not disolve anymore

DaveG28

19-03-2009 12:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mark christopher (Post 220274)

has to be lots of salt sot does not disolve anymore

Can there bee too much? I've got 700g to dump in a bucket?

Tbh, for now am happy to just not set anything on fire!

Chrislong

19-03-2009 10:44 AM

Set them in cement, they'll be safe then (only joking).

Email the manufacturer. I may do this myself right now for you, as this info ought to be in a sticky thread in this section.

Also, ask Elvo, I know his Dad told me how to do this last year.

DCM	19-03-2009 10:48 AM

the saline solution neutralises the chemical process in the cell, leaving them inert. Thats how I understand the 'safe disposal' process is.`

DCM	19-03-2009 10:50 AM

just read this on the BMFA site

Quote:

Disposal of LiPo batteries:

* Put the pack in a safe open area and connect a moderate resistance across the cell terminals until the cell is completely discharged.
* CAUTION: The pack may get extremely hot during the discharge.
* Puncture the plastic envelope and immerse in salt water for several hours.
* Place in your regular rubbish bin.

Team No Idea

19-03-2009 11:16 AM

on this subject, may sound silly but how would i dispose of standard cells?
i have a load old ones that are just laying about at home that need throwing away.

i4n	19-03-2009 12:32 PM

Your local 'dump' may have the facilities to dispose of or recycle batteries of all kinds - mine does anyway.

cjm_2008

19-03-2009 03:33 PM

take off and nuke it from orbit. it's the only way to be sure!

mog ruith

19-03-2009 03:43 PM

what i did with my bloated lipo pack was to throw them at sea.....

Chequered Flag Racing

19-03-2009 03:47 PM

** DISPOSAL OF LIPO BATTERIES **

this info is from ThunderPower

see 1 & 5

Bungleaio

19-03-2009 03:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cjm_2008 (Post 220401)

nuke it from orbit

Are you on pistonheads by any chance?

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