[NSRCA-discussion] Battery puffing question?

[Verne Koester]

Discharge it for a couple weeks in a bucket of salt water and then throw it 
away unless you like to live life on the edge. Strike that, I KNOW you like 
to live life on the edge, but you still need an unburned roof over your head 
so just do the discharge/disposal thing....

Verne Koester


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Anthony Abdullah" <aabdu at sbcglobal.net>
To: "General pattern discussion" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2008 5:00 PM
Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Battery puffing question?


>I have a Zippy-H 2200mah 3S pack that I use in a small electric plane. I 
>was flying it today and it the plane lost power pretty quickly. I landed 
>and noticed that the battery had puffed on me. It was warm to the touch but 
>not hot. I let it cool but it is still a little puffy almost like a ziplock 
>bag with a little air in it.
>
> Question: Should I try to cycle the pack or just chuck it and move on? Are 
> Lipos kaput once they puff or can they still be used? I didn't abuse the 
> pack and it barely flew long enough to warm up.
>
> Thanks for any info and suggestions.
> Anthony
>
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