Ultimate lithium battery destructive tests highlights. :) LiPo, LiPoly, LiFePO4, LiCoO2 etc

[zaprodk]

The last one - Macbook Pro cell is the best in the video ;-)

[aronloomans]

Witch smoked the hardest

[globalmilind]

This is the aftermath when you accidently heard Justin Bieber in your Futaba TX Music Player!

:D

[Lithiumaniacs]

Funny, I drilled through a 5S pack of Turnigy nano-techs and only had a small flame, but lot's of nasty smoke. No explosion.

[gravitydreaming]

did you ever dunk one in water? curious what happens when it shorts... ;-)

[ekid88]

that's a hell of a test.

[DiEGO2DaBAY]

I will never look at a lithium battery the same, ever again !

[sn0wchyld]

holy shit mate, that last one looked like that cell wanted revenge!! cunning little fucker.

[xenbay]

Wouldn't it be safer to wear some protective gloves when handling damaged cells and a mask to avoid inhaling potentially very toxic fumes? Just a suggestion.. Really safety tests like this are best carried out in controlled environments where the fumes are not readily released into the environment.

[MakeTheNoiseMTB]

epic

[7961640]

A VILLAGE, SOMEWHERE, HAS APPARENTLY LOST ITS IDIOT !

[spokehedz]

@7961640 So go back home then, so that they can stop looking for you.

[jtmjtm2001]

Kiddies, don't try this at home!

[116thcrazy]

I might buy some headways now that i know no matter what i do to them they aren't going to explode

[ghosttroop]

I love science :) I knew Li-Po batteries were dangerous but holy shit, dude! The last experiment was interesting - gas expulsion, ignition, fireball, slow burn, simmer then a great big in your face fireball. Cunning battery.

You may want to invest in some Welding Gloves and a Ball Protector. Imagine losing your balls or the hand that holds them :)

[meyiyiyi55]

without this type of testing,nothing can be found out about the cells.great work.

[ChrisLuxembourg]

Funky stuff! With this LiPo-cells we could drive straight into hell..... I hope if there drive one's day 1000s of EV's on the highway, that the battery is not fixed in the front or in the back... Only an isotopic battery or an atomic reactor could be more dangerous! 

[johnfranks]

that looks like the insides of a macbook pro pack @ 2:30... are the cells pulled out @ 2:30 the ones used for the last demo?

sobering demos! LiXx technology commands respect!

-jc

[yellowsupra7]

Are you trying to die!?

[tigeroll]

WOW!! This is the best stuff I ever saw. Keep the informative tests going. Do you need additional funds for volt meters, cameras,chargers batteries ect?

[ghettoracer]

so this is what you've been up to. lol. giving up on petro?? :-)

[liveforphysics532]

@ghettoracer

Ehh, not giving up on it... until I can get faster with electric. :)

[PoetReid]

@liveforphysics5323,

Luke, the bible claims you can't go faster than it allows.

HTH,

Reid Welch

[Numberonebikeslover]

@liveforphysics532

People like me can dream about having lithium ion batteries in a bike and these are being destroyed like they are free ha ha ha. Any way it teaches us a lot. Thanks for the video

[rjc862003]

LOLNICE

/gets some old li-cells and does evil

[mimlato]

Most entertaining.

[Paxmax]

some of 'em react rather violently.

[king444king]

Good to know what is going to happen if I overcharge my LiPo packs ... =)

[debianhot]

Definitively is good to know what happens when you overcharge a lipo , helps to not forget it during the charging !! wow !!

Hope that I will never fly a lipo so close to a gas torch as that but one never knows.

Poor little e-charger so close to the flame.

Instructive to say the least !!.

[rydinhi]

Wow this guy really hates lipos!! :)

[HardleySnodgrass]

The last battery may have negatively affected the camera.

Not sure of the purpose of this destruction. This is certainly not the best method of recycling them.

It is obvious liveforphysics532 is not too concerned with his personal safety while shooting them with arrows and stabbing them.

[liveforphysics532]

@HardleySnodgrass

The purpose is simple. In real life, chargers malfunction, electric vehicles crash or get hit by other cars, they can be exposed to high temps etc.

Would you rather find out what happens in these situations with thousands of cells and your family in the car when it happens? Or test on a small scale to find out how various chemistries behave in bad situations before hand? My ebike has 30lbs of lithium on it, I wanna know what will happen if I wreck/short etc.

[HardleySnodgrass]

@liveforphysics532 You have gone to some expense to destroy those battery's.

You have presented some valuable information. mostly how not to depose of them.

I believe it was you who proved charging over 4.4 volts can cause catastrophic failure.

That tells me that a charger that is designed for those Lithium battery's should have a digital volt indicator.

I value your tests. I saw you risk your safety for these presentations.

I hope you get a lot of hits on your videos. I hope your not injured.

[shizukataka]

@liveforphysics532 I dont want to be the annoying one but I could imagine following news ""dr. brown" accidently burned himself and neighborhood" take care...

[HardleySnodgrass]

Most of the problems folks have had with Lipos is while charging them above 4.3 v is the key which you have proven. A monitoring device between the charger and the device is the preventative method most valuable to avoid fires.

[tcorourke2007]

But that iCharger keeps on ticking...

[RODALCO2007]

Awesome battery destruction tests. I subscribed. Keep those video's coming.

[rroge5]

18650 is a rocket lol

[LMF5000]

Awesome... I couldn't stop laughing when you started hitting the small battery with a jackhammer. Subscribed :)

[cyclemastersuk]

absolutely awesome. jesus.

[ivaniclixx]

The first and the last one LOL ! Incredible video. Could you comment the chemistry/abuse done to each battery?

[jzygula]

I'm no expert but you are definitely releasing poisons into the air you then breath.

[DanFrederiksen]

I hope it's well ventilated area. fumes can't be too healthy

[dozentrio]

It would seem that stabbing, hammering, piercing etc is less dangerous than people say.

[Samqdf]

your multimeter is looking a bit sad, hahaha

[CroDriver]

Woohoo, cool video Paul! You should add a kind of subtitle to let people know which chemistry you're testing in the different parts of the video.

[fishinfool2]

AWESOME!!! Anymore?

[rushiengineering]

Awesome video Luke, thanks!

[methyldioxymethamps]

*poof*!

thanks for making this! Hope never to have those conditions in a light, but it's entertaining nonetheless.

[The00Snake]

Awesome!