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<DIV>I am new in using LiPo. I started with small foamy just to learn about e-power. I am using the Elite Charger that monitors the battery temperature. I bought the sensors and I am using when charging the LiPo. The sensors shots down the charging if the temperature goes over a set point. My question to the experts: Is the temperature sensor safe to monitor LiPO charging? I am charging only at the field on my trailer. I put the batteries over a ceramic title. Now I am using 640 mah batteries but planing to use 2100 mah in my new Brio. After watching those tapes looks like I need to get something better to place the batteries. Probably I need to install a fire place in my trailer. Better ideas?</DIV>
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<DIV>I don't think that many guys out there seat down and watch the charging process. We can get distracted very easy. It is really boring to keep looking a battery charging. The industry has to come with better ideas to monitor this process and do something intelligent automatically to prevent accidents. I think temperature sensors is a good idea.</DIV>
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<DIV>Vicente Bortone</DIV>
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<DIV>I feel much better about being fully invested in 3 - OS 140RX's, pipes and headers. I'll wait till the battery technology gets a bit safer and more idiot proof. No doubt the future is E power, just not yet for me. We've had a few Lipo incidents at the local field while charging, thankfully no major damage. It seems charging is the critical time, has anyone heard of or seen a Lipo failure while in use or sitting unused ??</DIV>
<DIV>Ed M.</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, May 25, 2006 12:18 AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NSRCA-discussion] Some more lipo fire videos</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Lipos fires 1,2 & 3</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A href="http://www.utahflyers.org/">http://www.utahflyers.org/</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have become a bit of a lipo safety nazi lately - ever since I had my first lipo fire a couple of months ago.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My equipment and charging routines are now 100% improved.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Be careful guys.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Larry</FONT></DIV></DIV>
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