Anyone heard of a lipo catching fire due to a speedo fault ?

[mobile chicane]

Links please if you have ta

[mark christopher]

the only way they would do that is if
1/ the speedo had a dead short
2/ the user used them below the 6 volt cut off thery could swell
3/ over charged

nimh would do damage if speedo was faulty, as its not a cell fault in either case

[caneye]

Why is there a risk of fire if the lipo dips below 6v?

[mobile chicane]

whatabout if the speedo cought fire and set the lipo off ?

[mark christopher]

Originally Posted by mobile chicane

whatabout if the speedo cought fire and set the lipo off ?

what are you actually wanting to know?

[mobile chicane]

Originally Posted by mark christopher

what are you actually wanting to know?

baisicly if a spedo cought fire and it was next to the battery in the car would the burning speedo ignite the battery ?

[neiloliver]

Originally Posted by caneye

Why is there a risk of fire if the lipo dips below 6v?

Unlikely. Low voltages cause performance/life issues in Lithium Polymer rather than safety issues. It is overcharge or over current that cause safety issues. If an ESC went dead short then this could cause a fire.

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