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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Its obvious from the fire that a smaller 1500 mil
pack can produce that the larger packs used by pattern birds could create a near
impossible fire to contain.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have changed my way of charging my small Li-Po's
and use a metal container when charging at home. At the field I charge on
open ground with a seperate battery.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I think if I want to light it up I'll go buy a
turbine. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A fellow club member has a 2100mil pack that was
wrinkled in a crash. I told him it would be cheaper to replace the battery
then his house,car, or current equipment.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>He flew it anyway... time will
tell.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>NotReadyForBigE-powerYet...</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Wayne Galligan</FONT> </DIV>
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<A title=edbon85@charter.net href="mailto:edbon85@charter.net">Ed Miller</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, May 25, 2006 6:23
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Some more
lipo fire videos</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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<A title=ledunn@centurytel.net href="mailto:ledunn@centurytel.net">Larry</A>
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<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>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Lipos fires 1,2 & 3</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://www.utahflyers.org/">http://www.utahflyers.org/</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<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>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></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>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My equipment and charging routines are now 100%
improved.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Be careful guys.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Larry</FONT></DIV></DIV>
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