Li-po Battery Experimenters...

[EthelKing]

Having read a number of threads concerning lipo packs venting, I saw this fire starting method on telly, and thought it may be of interest. Forget the context, but look at the result. Bloody hell! Made me think...

Starting Fire with Cell Phone Battery: http://youtu.be/k-Nnqlxel2c

Admittedly, he used a fecking great hunting knife

 

[BaDaBooM]

They have some energy they can release. Would be good with a sticky on here about lipo safety, the veterans know about the safety issues but new mods builders might not.

Complete Guide to Lithium Polymer Batteries and LiPo Failure Reports - RC Groups

I dropped a dna vapor shark that vented, didn't set on fire and it wasn't too dramatic.

 

[doobedoobedo]

Puncturing a LiPo is one thing you shouldn't do. It causes internal shots and is pretty much guaranteed to make fire.

There's a simple way to avoid this, don't puncture it.

 

[Chegs]

Okay,so he got warm from his fire...



But,I'm sure he inhaled a lump of the vapour/smoke when he stabbed the battery,which isn't likely to be beneficial to his health.

 

[EthelKing]

When I saw it, I was more surprised at the reaction he got from a small battery, in terms of venting to more than anything else.

Actually, scratch that, I was most surprised he, yet again, managed not to kill himself - both by the battery and the knife!