<div dir="ltr"><div>The local city recycler facility have been taking all batteries in any state of charge.  I have done it two or three times.  Very easy.  Not sure if they still doing it.  Probably makes sense to call and check in your city.  I think they just gain green points by doing that.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature">Vicente "Vince" Bortone</div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 8:38 AM, Jay Gerber via NSRCA-discussion <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US" vlink="purple" link="blue"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:14pt">For whatever it’s worth….If you can’t get to a battery disposal facility like Lowe’s, etc…..<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:14pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:14pt">I have discharged batteries using a glass bowl (not metal) filled with a concentrated salt water solution.  2- 5S 5400 ma Lipos took about 2 days for them to get to 0.01 volts.  Yesterday I discharged 2 4S 2200 Lipos in a day to 0.00 volts with the same process.  No danger, just let them sit and maybe refresh the solution for the bigger batteries.  Leave a little longer and they will go to 0.00 volts<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:14pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:14pt">Strip the leads staggered and watch that the positive lead doesn’t get caked up in a day or so.  It’s neat watching the bubbling taking place as the “electrons” flow out of the packs.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:14pt">Jay<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:14pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div style="border-width:1pt medium medium;border-style:solid none none;border-color:rgb(181,196,223) currentColor currentColor;padding:3pt 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">From:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"> NSRCA-discussion [mailto:<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank">nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Terrence Walker via NSRCA-discussion<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 18, 2016 12:44 AM<span><br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:atwooddon@aol.com" target="_blank">atwooddon@aol.com</a>; General pattern discussion<br></span><span><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Li-Po Battery disposal - Best way<u></u><u></u></span></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Hello Don,<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><span><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Long time no see. So I have an old 5000 10s flight pack that I want to fully discharge. How can a single 12v taillight bulb discharge this flight pack?<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div></span><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Enquiring minds want to know ...<span style="padding:0in;border:1pt solid windowtext"><img alt="Image removed by sender. *:P tongue" src="cid:~WRD000.jpg"></span><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><span><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Terry <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><div><div><div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;text-align:center"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><hr width="100%" size="1" align="center"></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">From:</span></b><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"> atwooddon--- via NSRCA-discussion <<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a>><br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:ldiamond@diamondrc.com" target="_blank">ldiamond@diamondrc.com</a>; <a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a> <br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, April 16, 2016 6:44 AM<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Li-Po Battery disposal - Best way</span><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">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><br>Don</span><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">-----Original Message-----<br>From: Larry Diamond via NSRCA-discussion <<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a>><br>To: 'General pattern discussion' <<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a>><br>Sent: Sat, Apr 16, 2016 6:24 am<br>Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Li-Po Battery disposal - Best way<u></u><u></u></span></p><div><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:11pt">I have a LiPo 5s 5000mAh pack that has a dead cell (1.6v).</span><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:11pt"> </span><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:11pt">What is the best way to dispose of this battery?</span><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:11pt"> </span><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:11pt">Larry Diamond</span><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">_______________________________________________<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><u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">_______________________________________________<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><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div><br>_______________________________________________<br>
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