Nice Example of A Lipo Injury

[an675]

Just finshed charging this battery and dropped it (it slipped out of my hand and fell two inchs onto a desk).

Obviously this was enough to split the skin on one of the cells as a cloud of gas with blown out in my face, i realised what was happening and on instinct decided that it needed to be out the house no matter what, so I grabbed it, ran out the house and threw it in the garden.

Here's a couple of photos for you just to see what happens, btw it hurts quite a bit, it happened 20mins ago, and i'm sat here in a cloud of smoke typing this.

http://an675u.ulmb.com/08112007033.jpg

http://an675u.ulmb.com/08112007035.jpg

[ChasHeliCop]

What kind of pack was it ?

[an675]

It was one of the Align 11.1v 22C 2100mAh batterys, the same as the ones that come with the 450SE v2.

[TheJackal]

Jeeez!!
Its amazing these things are even allowed to be sold to honest..

And here is me crapping myself while they are charging!

[Oldboy]

Wow! 2 inches for real?
Good instinct, thats messed up. I shouldv never used those batteries.

[veegor]

Good thing you were able to get it outside in time! ...Now will you be able to still hold your TX with that bad burn and still fly . OUCH.

[Razor_Racer]

I'm using that battery :shock:

*tapes pillow to lipo*

[damyxz]

That's why I repack all my li-po with thicker gauge heat shrink before I use them in case this happens or a crash happens. I get my heat shrink from FMA direct. I'm surprised that some Li-Po brands sell the batteries with just fiber tape wrapped around it. I also add padding to the ends of a pack using sticky foam sheets I get from craft stores.

[iher]

.....I also add padding to the ends of a pack .....

GOOD idea!