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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Bradley Hand ITC";color:#1F497D'>Jay Marshall<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org] <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 Plus<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I think that Best Buy also will take them. Their local stores here have bins at the entrances.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <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>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 Plus<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p>Same here. I dropped off a pretty sizeable bag of spent lipos at Radio Shack and they just took them with no questions asked.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Jun 17, 2013 12:26 PM, "astropuppy" <<a href="mailto:astropuppy@gmail.com">astropuppy@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>My local Radio Shack takes them too.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 10:07 AM, Phil S. <<a href="mailto:chuenkan@comcast.net" target="_blank">chuenkan@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Um, out of where, Keith???? lol</span><o:p></o:p></p><pre>Phil Spelt, KCRC Past President<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>AMA 1294 Scientific Leader Member<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>SPA L-18, Board Member<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>(865)435-1476v, (865)604-0541c<o:p></o:p></pre><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br>On 6/17/2013 11:58 AM, Keith Hoard wrote: <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Sounds good, but I prefer billowing smoke and shooting flames. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Keith Hoard<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Collierville, TN<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>On Jun 17, 2013, at 11:56, "Richard Lewis" <<a href="mailto:humptybump@sbcglobal.net" target="_blank">humptybump@sbcglobal.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I recently acquired a new electric pattern plane and it came along with some good batteries and some very tired batteries. I needed to dispose of the tired batteries.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p 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...<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Anyway, I googled battery recycling and found that Batteries Plus (<a href="http://www.batteriesplus.com/" target="_blank">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....<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p 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...<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p 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....<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Richard<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>NSRCA-discussion mailing list<br><a href="mailto:NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank">NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a><br><a href="http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion" target="_blank">http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>NSRCA-discussion mailing list<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="mailto:NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank">NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion" target="_blank">http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion</a><o:p></o:p></pre></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><br>_______________________________________________<br>NSRCA-discussion mailing list<br><a href="mailto:NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank">NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a><br><a href="http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion" target="_blank">http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br>_______________________________________________<br>NSRCA-discussion mailing list<br><a href="mailto:NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a><br><a href="http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion" target="_blank">http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>