Oh, ok. Others have complained about the use of water to put out the flame. The flame was long gone, we were just cooling it off. But, we were still being careful (eye protection and keeping our distance). And again, a secondary explosion would have been cool; that's why we were filming.
Okay im not 100% on this but i am pretty sure that Lithium Ion are more dangerous and likely to explode, Lithium Polymer are the result of making Li-ion safer!
Yup i just checked it "The advantages of Li-poly over the lithium-ion design include lower cost manufacturing and being more robust to physical damage. Lithium-ion polymer batteries started appearing in consumer electronics around 1996."
The only reason to have a LiPo explode or fail is improper handling or, as they stated, an accident. I use an 11.1v 2300mAh LiPo in my airsoft guns, and I couldn't be happier with it.
I had it on a timer, too! I left it for 2.5 hours... well, that's what I thought! I don't know if the timer malfunctioned - it melted from the heat! (yes it was the factory supplied charger, like a cellphone charger, no highend device!)
Yeah, well... it's over now and I'm back moved in :)
I've learned my lessen! NEVER leave that stuff by itself and use one of those safety boxes and, never use a factory supplied charger!
Yeah, as a general rule, it's never good to leave it unattended. I've been using my E-Sky Lipo charger for 1.5 years without any problems. Did your charger have a high voltage cutoff to prevent overcharging? Simple $10 chargers even have that, like my E-Sky.
Using a timer is really risky. You don't really know the capacity left in the battery or how long exactly you need to charge it. A lipo charger should also have a cell balancer, because inbalanced cells can burst upon current load. I think it has something to do with tricking the ESC into thinking all the cells are good but one is in fact much lower than the others (even though total voltage is above low voltage cutoff). An overdischarged pack will swell and eventually burst.
That shit happend at my appartment and burnt down the plane with it!!! That is no joke!
I was luky not to have any furiture or anything else flammable near it!!! My appartment is newly painted and some new hardwoodfloor aaand some new cloth as well!
The whole appartment was filled with black smoke ... no fun!
Next time, I'm gonna buy one of those safety boxes...!
Yep, or a woman with a sword. Do you guys see it while the video is playing, or are you pausing it to see the explosion more clearly and happen to see it?
so in order to safely charge it you would want to be outside of a building in a ammo box or some sort of fire container when charging then when not in use how do you store it so that if the levels get too low that it would burst into flames? Im a little nervous of buying a li-po.
A lipo can spontaneously burst into flames, but the chances are pretty rare. Get a good charger with cell balancing and overcharge protection and make sure you don't leave it unattended. Just charge it in the room you're in. I had one lipo that swelled because it was over-discharged and kept it in a metal tin for a while, but nothing ever happened. Sitting around, I don't think lipos burst into flames very often. Lipos aren't dangerous as long as you respect them.
It probably won't explode with as much force as in this vid (since we intentionally destroyed it), but most lipos will burst into flames when overcharged.
when it first shows the explosion in slo-mo, at the very start it looks like a woman in a blue dress holding a sword. pause it and see for yourself... :)
Actually, there was a woman in a blue dress and with a sword standing next to me! Just kidding. I see a blue streak when the explosion happens, but it doesn't really look like a person to me. That was kind of freaky when I first read your post though. Maybe the Lipo destruction lab is haunted...
You all do realise that they connected 110V to this thing to get it to explode like that. When they catch fire during a crash from damage or when they catch fire from overcharging they just spit out a flame ball and catch fire, they don't go off like a brick of dynamite like that. At least, I've never seen one explode like this on it's own. I'm pretty sure a NiMH battery would blow to bits too with 110vAC dumped into it.
Yeah, I think some people are getting confused. We couldn't get it to burst by shorting it (footage not shown...really boring), so we decided to go all out. I've never seen a lipo explode due to normal use, but I imagine it's not quite as bad as this.
It should be mentioned that a burning lithium ion battery is not a normal fire. It is a electrical, chemical, and metal fueled fire. Dumping the wrong shit(like water) on something like that can spread the fire. Not something to be taken lightly. I think the recommended fire extinguisher is a class D. However, they sure make some bad-ass fires/explosions though!!!
Well, this scenario (directly to 110V source) would never happen in the air. Just make sure to have a good ESC with the proper low voltage cut-off, and a motor that doesn't discharge the lipo faster than its C-rating.
No, it won't... they tested it against that and 12V DC directly as well. This is a NEW TYPE of Lipo, with different chemistry. If you want to know more about it, contact me.
Hmmm, non-exploding lipos? That's pretty sweet. I didn't know they were around. I'll have to check them out.
About the 110V AC direct hook-up, we did this merely for fun, since the owner of the battery didn't want to risk flying with it anymore (the lipo was contorted after a bad crash). We wouldn't have done this to a good battery.
water works my battery exploded last night on my room and i doused it with water.
Mxxsbs 1 year ago
i love destroying things.
adb140275 2 years ago
How was this flagged? How is this innapropiate for minors?
78uh 3 years ago 5
somebody must have been bored.
GTGFilms 3 years ago 2
Great idea, put lithium in a sink and pour water on it.
Backofthekop 3 years ago 3
And somehow blowing up a lithium battery is cool with you though? We were kind of hoping for a second, water-induced explosion.
vega2614 3 years ago
My response probably came across wrong. Of course I find exploding/burning things pretty interesting, I am male.
I didn't see any other comments about the water part, and found that bit kind of entertaining too. Sorry if it came across wrong.
Backofthekop 3 years ago
Oh, ok. Others have complained about the use of water to put out the flame. The flame was long gone, we were just cooling it off. But, we were still being careful (eye protection and keeping our distance). And again, a secondary explosion would have been cool; that's why we were filming.
vega2614 3 years ago
@vega2614 I see you're not worried about the environment...
tmy0078 4 months ago
I love the evil Damien music and the laughing... !!!
mickvk 3 years ago
holy shit i dont think im putting that in my $400 airsoft gun anytime soon. I will upgrade using a lithuim ion instead
thesquiz47 3 years ago
Okay im not 100% on this but i am pretty sure that Lithium Ion are more dangerous and likely to explode, Lithium Polymer are the result of making Li-ion safer!
ElroyHarvey 3 years ago
Yup i just checked it "The advantages of Li-poly over the lithium-ion design include lower cost manufacturing and being more robust to physical damage. Lithium-ion polymer batteries started appearing in consumer electronics around 1996."
ElroyHarvey 3 years ago
The lipo are very dangerous already they have burned many he(she) marries through the fault of these batteries.
To use only not - mh are mas sure
francisco069 3 years ago
The only reason to have a LiPo explode or fail is improper handling or, as they stated, an accident. I use an 11.1v 2300mAh LiPo in my airsoft guns, and I couldn't be happier with it.
anonkog 3 years ago
Birds flying over the hood vent probably died.
videohost4 3 years ago 2
my phone has a liPo battery
haha might try this
joey3570 3 years ago
whats up with the cup
doomblitz 3 years ago
What cup?
vega2614 3 years ago
at the end
doomblitz 3 years ago
Sorry, I have no idea what you're talking about.
vega2614 3 years ago
At the very end, while in the sink, we see some one empty a cup onto the cells even after the faucet was turned on.
The person above might be asking if there was something else (other than water) in the cup.
watts300 3 years ago
Good point. Thanks for the translation. It's just water. We wanted to cool the remains.
vega2614 3 years ago
fools! fight lithium fire with water is a quite stupid idea!
F3Bregent 3 years ago 2
The fire was already out, we were just cooling it off. Besides, a secondary explosion would have been fine by us.
vega2614 3 years ago
epic music
dan3261 3 years ago 2
I had it on a timer, too! I left it for 2.5 hours... well, that's what I thought! I don't know if the timer malfunctioned - it melted from the heat! (yes it was the factory supplied charger, like a cellphone charger, no highend device!)
Yeah, well... it's over now and I'm back moved in :)
I've learned my lessen! NEVER leave that stuff by itself and use one of those safety boxes and, never use a factory supplied charger!
mrpleasurex 3 years ago
Yeah, as a general rule, it's never good to leave it unattended. I've been using my E-Sky Lipo charger for 1.5 years without any problems. Did your charger have a high voltage cutoff to prevent overcharging? Simple $10 chargers even have that, like my E-Sky.
vega2614 3 years ago
Using a timer is really risky. You don't really know the capacity left in the battery or how long exactly you need to charge it. A lipo charger should also have a cell balancer, because inbalanced cells can burst upon current load. I think it has something to do with tricking the ESC into thinking all the cells are good but one is in fact much lower than the others (even though total voltage is above low voltage cutoff). An overdischarged pack will swell and eventually burst.
vega2614 3 years ago
That shit happend at my appartment and burnt down the plane with it!!! That is no joke!
I was luky not to have any furiture or anything else flammable near it!!! My appartment is newly painted and some new hardwoodfloor aaand some new cloth as well!
The whole appartment was filled with black smoke ... no fun!
Next time, I'm gonna buy one of those safety boxes...!
So long and happy charging!
mrpleasurex 3 years ago
Sorry to hear about that. Did you leave it plugged it or something? Why do you think it exploded on you?
I've seen some vids of those lipo bags in action and they seem pretty useful.
vega2614 3 years ago
true, jedi knight indeed...
umranrc 3 years ago
pause it at .49 seconds and you can see a jedi kinght!
Dogedart67 3 years ago 2
Yep, or a woman with a sword. Do you guys see it while the video is playing, or are you pausing it to see the explosion more clearly and happen to see it?
vega2614 3 years ago
This has been flagged as spam show
LOL I SEE IT
EtherealDark 3 years ago
chemical waste!
Quaderrr 3 years ago
so in order to safely charge it you would want to be outside of a building in a ammo box or some sort of fire container when charging then when not in use how do you store it so that if the levels get too low that it would burst into flames? Im a little nervous of buying a li-po.
crazyryan 3 years ago
A lipo can spontaneously burst into flames, but the chances are pretty rare. Get a good charger with cell balancing and overcharge protection and make sure you don't leave it unattended. Just charge it in the room you're in. I had one lipo that swelled because it was over-discharged and kept it in a metal tin for a while, but nothing ever happened. Sitting around, I don't think lipos burst into flames very often. Lipos aren't dangerous as long as you respect them.
vega2614 3 years ago
lipos take to much attention for me, use them a little to much and they swell, and don't hold their charge after swelling. mine set fire in my room!
k06jaisa 3 years ago
Another thing is that i assume this was basically plugged into mains, which is not exactly recommended.
Another warning, don't pierce charged lipos with metal, the same sort o thing will happen.
scarecrow4242 3 years ago
Poor battery. He was so brave in flight. I salute his honorable funeral.
KoopmanG 4 years ago
Lol.
someone7272 3 years ago
O.O LOL.. Is that.. Saber holding Excalibur at 00:49?
New way to summon Servants lol
asakayosapro 4 years ago
Holy crap! I see it now! That's freaky.
vega2614 4 years ago
i have a firefox 11.1 volts lipoly for my airsoft.. does it also explode when overcharged? it's kinda scary...help please... thanks
ianmarkdizon 4 years ago
Yes, I don't think the brand matters, as it is a lithium polymer battery it'll likely be as explosive.
Beenom18 4 years ago
It probably won't explode with as much force as in this vid (since we intentionally destroyed it), but most lipos will burst into flames when overcharged.
vega2614 4 years ago
sorry i dont see it
adidas22205 4 years ago
those lipo batterys deserved it there tooo touchey but a great invention
cougarsmits 4 years ago
when it first shows the explosion in slo-mo, at the very start it looks like a woman in a blue dress holding a sword. pause it and see for yourself... :)
richotrmhs 4 years ago 10
lol dang you must have been bored eh? xD nice catch though =)
thedancingpill 4 years ago
Actually, there was a woman in a blue dress and with a sword standing next to me! Just kidding. I see a blue streak when the explosion happens, but it doesn't really look like a person to me. That was kind of freaky when I first read your post though. Maybe the Lipo destruction lab is haunted...
vega2614 4 years ago
this is why drugs are bad =D
M3RTZ 4 years ago
Oh my gosh, you're right! XD
SuzakuoftheSouth 4 years ago
@richotrmhs wow dang!
yoyopiemonk 1 year ago
iroshima nagasaki hahahehawhdahw
good
guildy93 4 years ago
try adding some food and see the results
danielchen3350 4 years ago
its like a small bomb
C0BALTFLUX 4 years ago
You all do realise that they connected 110V to this thing to get it to explode like that. When they catch fire during a crash from damage or when they catch fire from overcharging they just spit out a flame ball and catch fire, they don't go off like a brick of dynamite like that. At least, I've never seen one explode like this on it's own. I'm pretty sure a NiMH battery would blow to bits too with 110vAC dumped into it.
destruxxx 4 years ago
Yeah, I think some people are getting confused. We couldn't get it to burst by shorting it (footage not shown...really boring), so we decided to go all out. I've never seen a lipo explode due to normal use, but I imagine it's not quite as bad as this.
We'll see what a NiMH does next...
vega2614 4 years ago
wher do you obtain these batterys?
quadraxis45 4 years ago
Most model shops sell them or you can get them online. They are fairly expensive though, something like £20-£50 ($40-$100) each.
yakcamkir 4 years ago
It should be mentioned that a burning lithium ion battery is not a normal fire. It is a electrical, chemical, and metal fueled fire. Dumping the wrong shit(like water) on something like that can spread the fire. Not something to be taken lightly. I think the recommended fire extinguisher is a class D. However, they sure make some bad-ass fires/explosions though!!!
jb8402 4 years ago
This is not Li-ion, it's LiPo battery.
RomanXNS 4 years ago
Ah the fumes ya gota love them fumes
smicko77 4 years ago
The Lord of the Rings soundtrack is awesome, good choice for vid.
elministere 4 years ago
Yep, Howard Shore goes with everything.
vega2614 4 years ago
so now you can crash your plane before you even do a bad landing. glorious
moss1transcendant 4 years ago
some nasty water
willsing4fun 4 years ago
battery BAMZOOKO
WDX7770243546 4 years ago
VERY interesting and informative!!
Mario
Laval, (Quebec) Canada
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1viva 4 years ago
Well, this scenario (directly to 110V source) would never happen in the air. Just make sure to have a good ESC with the proper low voltage cut-off, and a motor that doesn't discharge the lipo faster than its C-rating.
vega2614 4 years ago
wow, that looks dangerous. now this is seriously putting me off of electric flight, hehe..
daniirwan 4 years ago
Get an Apogee Magnum... they don't do this.
jasmine2501 4 years ago
I guarantee your Magnum would burst into flames if you hooked it up directly to 110V.
vega2614 4 years ago
No, it won't... they tested it against that and 12V DC directly as well. This is a NEW TYPE of Lipo, with different chemistry. If you want to know more about it, contact me.
jasmine2501 4 years ago
However... it would be stupid to do that, as it would damage a valuable battery. It just won't explode like this, but it would still be fried.
jasmine2501 4 years ago
Hmmm, non-exploding lipos? That's pretty sweet. I didn't know they were around. I'll have to check them out.
About the 110V AC direct hook-up, we did this merely for fun, since the owner of the battery didn't want to risk flying with it anymore (the lipo was contorted after a bad crash). We wouldn't have done this to a good battery.
vega2614 4 years ago
Directly on 110V, through a surge protector. Wasn't my idea, but I didn't stop it :).
vega2614 4 years ago
Did you put it direclty on 110v? or 220v?
Stigern 4 years ago