Bag when charging batteries, where can i get one.

[vapee]

true, I think xtars, nitecore and pila ones all do but some of the cheaper ones might not stop completely.

was readin about the trustfire one here

ukvapers.org/Thread-Exploding-Battery?pid=173328#pid173328

That ammo box sounds like a good idea, seems theyre all vintage ones for army surplus stores hehe

just found a vid of someone using a cash box to contain flames etc with an rc battery - seems to work well:

[andym]

Oooooooooooooooooooooooo pooop!Looks like i need to get shot of the Trustfire!

[vapee]

Seems the trustfire ones are better than some though, kinda figure the fact its sold everywhere it would be quite safe to use

the nitecore ones say they have some processor to check everything and a better indicator too, could buy a vamo for the price of one tho heh

[Karma]

Many people have been using Trustfire chargers without any problems. I think perhaps the problem is caused as there seem to be a few knock off ones There was a thread on here ages ago that showed you what to look out for.

If you really can't afford to upgrade, then just exercise caution, don't leave batteries unattended whilst charging etc!

I've kept my one as a back up even though I think it is a fake, i'd use it if I had to, but would keep an eye on it and check what voltage the batteries were when charged!

[vapee]

Ah yea that makes sense, they do have an authentic sticker thing on it so i guess they must hav problems with knock offs sometimes. I suppose having one in a lipo safe bag is at least quite safe

dunno if id get an ammo box for it, found some on ebay for £10 but they might look a bit dodgy lol
also found this cool lookin lipo box www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewitem.asp?idproduct=24647

I think its good to leave the batts to sit a few hours after a charge too

Also seems the cheap lipo safe bags from china on ebay around £1-£2 might b fake one, saw a vid of one not being fireproof, and the material looked quite thin too.

[raid2506]

Just to clarify, it's not usually overcharging that causes Li-Po batteries to pop as most good chargers will auto-off at or near max.

The problem and scaremongering are both usually based around the soft batteries we use in aero-modelling and other related hobbies.

If crushed or pierced before, during or after charging they can self ignite. You usually get a few seconds warning as it does an impression of an army smoke grenade first.

If you remember the news a few years back there were a lot of headlines around people sitting with an iPhone in their back pocket and bending the phone. That caused the internals of the phone to puncture the Li-Po battery and start a fire.

Hard cased batteries are usually very safe, but if you slam your ego in the door you may want to put it outside for a while