<html><body><div style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div aria-label="Compose body"><br></div><div>Lowe's has a bin to recycle batteries near their return desk...they take all types and have instructions on the display.</div><div>I understand that lithium is a valuable resource and worth recycling.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><hr id="zwchr"><div style="color:#000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;" data-mce-style="color: #000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>From: </b>"Larry Diamond via NSRCA-discussion" <nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org><br><b>To: </b>"General pattern discussion" <nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org><br><b>Sent: </b>Saturday, April 16, 2016 10:50:34 AM<br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Li-Po Battery disposal - Best way<br><div><br></div><style><!--
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--></style><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: #1f497d;">Thanks for all the responses. I will try our local fire department. If not, I will build a discharge jig with an auto light load.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: #1f497d;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;"> David Cook [mailto:dlcook083@gmail.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, April 16, 2016 9:35 AM<br><b>To:</b> Larry Diamond <ldiamond@diamondrc.com>; General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Li-Po Battery disposal - Best way</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Consider an alternative for Lipo disposal. I have donated mine to the local fire departments for them to use in training and to see how to deal with Lipo fire. They can puncture them in controlled environment and practice extinguishing them. They are dealing with hover boards catching fire and drug dealers are using Lipo for a heat source in taking drugs (nothing can go wrong with that, right) drone 'strikes' (errant quad copters with over extended battery capability) and the periodic garage and car fire.</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">DC</p></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Sat, Apr 16, 2016 at 10:16 AM, Larry Diamond via NSRCA-discussion <<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank" data-mce-href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a>> wrote:</p><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in" data-mce-style="border: none; border-left: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 6.0pt; margin-left: 4.8pt; margin-right: 0in;"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Who are you referring to?</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">I'm having mine built because he is much better at it than I...</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">He is currently finishing up my Shinden, and the my Lucky Dog Allure will be after that.</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">I have a Monolog I'm going through and will fly it this weekend.</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">One battery pack out of 8 has a dead cell.</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#575757" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; color: #575757;">Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S® 6, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone</span></p></div></div><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black" data-mce-style="color: black;">-------- Original message --------</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black" data-mce-style="color: black;">From: Randy Forbus via NSRCA-discussion <<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank" data-mce-href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a>> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black" data-mce-style="color: black;">Date: 4/16/2016 9:02 AM (GMT-06:00) </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black" data-mce-style="color: black;">To: Keith Hoard <<a href="mailto:klhoard@outlook.com" target="_blank" data-mce-href="mailto:klhoard@outlook.com">klhoard@outlook.com</a>>, General pattern discussion <<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank" data-mce-href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a>> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black" data-mce-style="color: black;">Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Li-Po Battery disposal - Best way </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black" data-mce-style="color: black;"> </span></p></div></div><div><p style="background:white" data-mce-style="background: white;"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black" data-mce-style="font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black;">You got the Allure's ready to go?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white" data-mce-style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; background: white;"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black" data-mce-style="font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black;"> </span></p><div><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white" data-mce-style="text-align: center; background: white;"><hr size="2" width="98%" align="center"></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white" data-mce-style="background: white;"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black;"> NSRCA-discussion <<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank" data-mce-href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</a>> on behalf of Keith Hoard via NSRCA-discussion <<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank" data-mce-href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a>><br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, April 16, 2016 2:00 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:atwooddon@aol.com" target="_blank" data-mce-href="mailto:atwooddon@aol.com">atwooddon@aol.com</a>; 'General pattern discussion'<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Li-Po Battery disposal - Best way</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black" data-mce-style="font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black;"> </span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white" data-mce-style="background: white;"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black" data-mce-style="font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black;"> </span></p></div></div><div><div><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white" data-mce-style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D" data-mce-style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: #1f497d;">+1</span><span style="color:black" data-mce-style="color: black;"></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white" data-mce-style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D" data-mce-style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color:black" data-mce-style="color: black;"></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white" data-mce-style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D" data-mce-style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: #1f497d;">-Keith Hoard</span><span style="color:black" data-mce-style="color: black;"></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white" data-mce-style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D" data-mce-style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: #1f497d;">-<a href="mailto:klhoard@outlook.com" target="_blank" data-mce-href="mailto:klhoard@outlook.com">klhoard@outlook.com</a></span><span style="color:black" data-mce-style="color: black;"></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white" data-mce-style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D" data-mce-style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color:black" data-mce-style="color: black;"></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white" data-mce-style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black;"> NSRCA-discussion [mailto:<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank" data-mce-href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>atwooddon--- via NSRCA-discussion<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, April 16, 2016 08:44<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:ldiamond@diamondrc.com" target="_blank" data-mce-href="mailto:ldiamond@diamondrc.com">ldiamond@diamondrc.com</a>; <a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank" data-mce-href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Li-Po Battery disposal - Best way</span><span style="color:black" data-mce-style="color: black;"></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white" data-mce-style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;"><span style="color:black" data-mce-style="color: black;"> </span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white" data-mce-style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">The process I use is to fully discharge the pack using a automotive tail light bulb, strip the mail leads back a couple inches and twist them together then dispose of if in the trash. Fully discharged, lipos pose no environmental dangers.<br></span></p><div><br></div><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white" data-mce-style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">Don</span><span style="color:black" data-mce-style="color: black;"></span></p><div><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white" data-mce-style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;"> </span><span style="color:black" data-mce-style="color: black;"></span></p></div><div><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white" data-mce-style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;"> </span><span style="color:black" data-mce-style="color: black;"></span></p></div><div><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white" data-mce-style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;"> </span><span style="color:black" data-mce-style="color: black;"></span></p></div><div><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white" data-mce-style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">-----Original Message-----<br>From: Larry Diamond via NSRCA-discussion <<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank" data-mce-href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org"><span style="color:windowtext" data-mce-style="color: windowtext;">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</span></a>><br>To: 'General pattern discussion' <<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank" data-mce-href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org"><span style="color:windowtext" data-mce-style="color: windowtext;">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</span></a>><br>Sent: Sat, Apr 16, 2016 6:24 am<br>Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Li-Po Battery disposal - Best way</span><span style="color:black" data-mce-style="color: black;"></span></p><div><div><div><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white" data-mce-style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: #1f497d;">I have a LiPo 5s 5000mAh pack that has a dead cell (1.6v).</span><span style="color:black" data-mce-style="color: black;"></span></p></div><div><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white" data-mce-style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color:black" data-mce-style="color: black;"></span></p></div><div><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white" data-mce-style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: #1f497d;">What is the best way to dispose of this battery?</span><span style="color:black" data-mce-style="color: black;"></span></p></div><div><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white" data-mce-style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color:black" data-mce-style="color: black;"></span></p></div><div><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white" data-mce-style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: #1f497d;">Larry Diamond</span><span style="color:black" data-mce-style="color: black;"></span></p></div></div></div><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white" data-mce-style="margin: 0in; 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