[NSRCA-discussion] Some more lipo fire videos

[Tommy Scarmardo]

I saw some pictures on a Japanese web site of an electric Impact which caught on
  fire and was completely destroyed while in the air flying presumably from too much
  load on the batteries or maybe a short. I wish I could read Japanese to find out exactly
  what happened.
   
  tommy s

Larry <ledunn at centurytel.net> wrote:
          Maybe this is a good time to share these videos - if you haven't seen them they are well worth watching. Look on the left side of the bottom of the main page.
   
  Lipos fires 1,2 & 3
   
  http://www.utahflyers.org/
   
  I have become a bit of a lipo safety nazi lately - ever since I had my first lipo fire a couple of months ago.
   
    I have been using lipos since the early days. I'm a smart guy with a background in electronics and all things electrical. I am known as "Electric Larry" at our field. I teach other people how to do electrics and what NOT to do. I'm the go-to guy in our club. In spite of all that - I had a major lipo fire a couple of months ago that destroyed almost all my RC gear and planes and came very close to burning down my house. It was 100% my fault. I was doing too many things at once and had become casual/careless in my care of lipos.  I had gone YEARS with no issues at all and had gotten complacent.
   
  My equipment and charging routines are now 100% improved.
   
  Be careful guys.
   
  Larry

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