[NSRCA-discussion] $25,000 , Charging Mishap

[Scott Anderson]

Ok,

Before all the Lipo bashing starts.. lets realize "he" forgot to unplug the charger ! also what type of charger was it ?  Where the packs in good shape, no crashes ect...Hmmm....  

Scott Anderson
Team Tanicpacks.com
Team Castle Creations

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Jarvis Johnson 
  To: nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org 
  Sent: Saturday, August 19, 2006 12:02 PM
  Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] $25,000 , Charging Mishap


  Taken from a Local, News Paper

  Blaze Damages Shed in Chino Hills, CA

  More than $25,000 worth of remote-control air-planes was damaged last
  Sunday night after fire ripped through a shed in Chino Hills, CA.
  The 10- by 14- foot shed in the back yard caught fire around 10 p.m., fire
  officials said. " A women at the home said her husband used the shed
  for his hobby and was in the shed 30 to 45 minutes prior to the fire"
  " He was charging up "Lithium Polymer Batteries" and had forgotten to unplug
  the the batteries before leaving the shed", said Chino valley Fire spokman.
  The fire investigator determined the orgin of the fire was in the same area
  as where the batteries were charging. In addition to the damage of the airplanes
  the shed sustained approximately $5,000 worth of damage.



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