<font color='black' size='2' face='arial'>There are <font size="2">various threads about the salt water 'solution' on RC Groups and the dissolving of the tabs is an issue. If the tabs are gone before the voltage reaches zero there is now way to discharge the individual cells.<br>
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I basically slowly discharge the pack with a series of tail light bulbs. I leave the bulbs connected for a day or so, measure the voltage to make sure it is zero V, then twist the main leads together to make sure there is no chance or any type voltage recovery and throw them in the trash. Once fully discharged, the lipos are not environmentally harmful according to the experts.<br>
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From: Scott Pavlock <f3aflyer7@gmail.com><br>
To: General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org><br>
Sent: Mon, Jun 17, 2013 2:37 pm<br>
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Battery Recycling...Batteries Plus<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Has anyone had issues with the electrodes being eaten away when put in salt water? As I understand, if there is a charge left in the cells, the nickel tabs will corrode away leaving the cells still charged but without a way to discharge them. Thus, it id important to fully discharge the cells to 0 volts before putting them in salt water. Haven't run into this but would like to know if anyone else has.</div>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Jun 17, 2013 4:34 PM, "Phil S." <<a href="mailto:chuenkan@comcast.net">chuenkan@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<font face="Arial">You are right, Ja</font>y -- drain 'em
(electrically), puncture them and drop them in salt water to cnacel the
chemistry. Then, just toss them...<br>
<pre cols="72">Phil Spelt, KCRC Past President
AMA 1294 Scientific Leader Member
SPA L-18, Board Member
(865)435-1476v, (865)604-0541c</pre>
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On 6/17/2013 3:40 PM, Jay Marshall wrote:
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:">I
may be wrong (probably am) but I didn’t think there was an issue with
LiPo batteries, just NiCad. Just throw them in a bucket of salt water,
then into the trash after a period of time.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:">Jay
Marshall<u></u><u></u></span></b></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:">
<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</a>
[<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org">mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bob
W.<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, June 17, 2013 1:31 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'General pattern discussion'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Battery Recycling...Batteries
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:">I
think that Best Buy also will take them. Their local stores here have
bins at the entrances.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"> <a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</a>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Scott Pavlock<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, June 17, 2013 12:36 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> General pattern discussion<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Battery Recycling...Batteries
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<div>Same here. I dropped off a pretty sizeable bag of spent lipos at
Radio Shack and they just took them with no questions asked.<u></u><u></u></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">On Jun 17, 2013 12:26 PM, "astropuppy" <<a href="mailto:astropuppy@gmail.com">astropuppy@gmail.com</a>>
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<div class="MsoNormal">My local Radio Shack takes them too.<u></u><u></u></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 10:07 AM, Phil S. <<a href="mailto:chuenkan@comcast.net">chuenkan@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:">Um, out of where,
Keith???? lol</span><u></u><u></u></div>
<pre>Phil Spelt, KCRC Past President<u></u><u></u></pre>
<pre>AMA 1294 Scientific Leader Member<u></u><u></u></pre>
<pre>SPA L-18, Board Member<u></u><u></u></pre>
<pre>(865)435-1476v, (865)604-0541c<u></u><u></u></pre>
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On 6/17/2013 11:58 AM, Keith Hoard wrote: <u></u><u></u></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt">Sounds good, but I
prefer billowing smoke and shooting flames. <u></u><u></u></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">Keith Hoard<u></u><u></u></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">Collierville, TN<u></u><u></u></div>
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On Jun 17, 2013, at 11:56, "Richard Lewis" <<a href="mailto:humptybump@sbcglobal.net">humptybump@sbcglobal.net</a>>
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plane and it came along with some good batteries and some very tired
batteries. I needed to dispose of the tired batteries.<u></u><u></u></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">I read a ton of articles on the web about the
various home grown disposal methods...the discussion seems as broad,
varied, and full of misinformation as a snap roll debate on this list...<u></u><u></u></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">Anyway, I googled battery recycling and found
that Batteries Plus (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.batteriesplus.com/">http://www.batteriesplus.com/</a>)
has retail stores nationwide that accept almost any type of battery for
recycling. I called my local store and the guy said that they would
take lipo's for free as long as I brough them in a box....<u></u><u></u></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">I took in about six 5S packs with the leads
cut and taped and explained that they were hobby batteries and I did
not know if they were charged or not (I know some had a partial
charge). He looked in the box and said "no problem". He took my box
and I left...<u></u><u></u></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">A lot easier than any method I have seen on
the web...seems like a good choice for those of us that live near
enough to civilization (aguable??) to have a retail store within a
reasonable distance....<u></u><u></u></div>
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