Disposing of Lipo 6S ?

[Tony Jacuzzi]

I have 4 years on my 6s Lipos and want to replace them. I was thinking about soaking them in saltwater for a few weeks after draining them down? Any thoughts on the best way to do this

 

[Don Ferrette]

I have 4 years on my 6s Lipos and want to replace them. I was thinking about soaking them in saltwater for a few weeks after draining them down? Any thoughts on the best way to do this

After completely discharging them go with one cup of cheap table salt per 2 gallons of water for at least 10 days (I go 2 weeks). Then they are safe to toss in the regular trash.

 

[Walt Barney]

I have 4 years on my 6s Lipos and want to replace them. I was thinking about soaking them in saltwater for a few weeks after draining them down? Any thoughts on the best way to do this

After completely discharging them go with one cup of cheap table salt per 2 gallons of water for at least 10 days (I go 2 weeks). Then they are safe to toss in the regular trash.

I do the same as Don.

Walt Barney

 

[bzubee]

Or I just take mine to a Batteries Plus store and they take care of it for free!

 

[Charles Perdue]

I had an old Li Po pack that was swollen and would not hold a full charge. I wanted to see just what would happen if handled WRONG.

I took them outside on the gravel driveway.

I gently unwrapped the battery pack and then unwound the lithium coated strips from the insulation plastic strips on one cell. Still nothing, looked harmless enough. Then I wadded this lithium strip up into a ball and tossed on the ground. In about 20 seconds a tiny trickle of smoke came from it. Then suddenly it went off with a bright flash and a lot of smoke lasting several seconds similar to a small pile of gun powder that had been ignited.

WOW..now I know.

This was hot enough to ignite almost anything that was close to it. I then drove a nail through the three remaining cells, two of them went up in flames. The third one did nothing. I had found my problem.

You definitely want to handle Li Pos with respect and use all precautions when charging or using these.

Charles

 

[Ray Sametz]

I had an old Li Po pack that was swollen and would not hold a full charge. I wanted to see just what would happen if handled WRONG.

I took them outside on the gravel driveway.

I gently unwrapped the battery pack and then unwound the lithium coated strips from the insulation plastic strips on one cell. Still nothing, looked harmless enough. Then I wadded this lithium strip up into a ball and tossed on the ground. In about 20 seconds a tiny trickle of smoke came from it. Then suddenly it went off with a bright flash and a lot of smoke lasting several seconds similar to a small pile of gun powder that had been ignited.

WOW..now I know.

This was hot enough to ignite almost anything that was close to it. I then drove a nail through the three remaining cells, two of them went up in flames. The third one did nothing. I had found my problem.

You definitely want to handle Li Pos with respect and use all precautions when charging or using these.

Charles

Hey Charles, hear JPP of the Giants tried that, didn't work out to well.............

 

[Charles Perdue]

Is that the one they call "NUBB" now?

 

[Terry Keeley]

I had an old Li Po pack that was swollen and would not hold a full charge. I wanted to see just what would happen if handled WRONG.

I took them outside on the gravel driveway.

I gently unwrapped the battery pack and then unwound the lithium coated strips from the insulation plastic strips on one cell. Still nothing, looked harmless enough. Then I wadded this lithium strip up into a ball and tossed on the ground. In about 20 seconds a tiny trickle of smoke came from it. Then suddenly it went off with a bright flash and a lot of smoke lasting several seconds similar to a small pile of gun powder that had been ignited.

WOW..now I know.

This was hot enough to ignite almost anything that was close to it. I then drove a nail through the three remaining cells, two of them went up in flames. The third one did nothing. I had found my problem.

You definitely want to handle Li Pos with respect and use all precautions when charging or using these.

Charles

A123's for me!

 

[Charles Perdue]

I had an old Li Po pack that was swollen and would not hold a full charge. I wanted to see just what would happen if handled WRONG.

I took them outside on the gravel driveway.

I gently unwrapped the battery pack and then unwound the lithium coated strips from the insulation plastic strips on one cell. Still nothing, looked harmless enough. Then I wadded this lithium strip up into a ball and tossed on the ground. In about 20 seconds a tiny trickle of smoke came from it. Then suddenly it went off with a bright flash and a lot of smoke lasting several seconds similar to a small pile of gun powder that had been ignited.

WOW..now I know.

This was hot enough to ignite almost anything that was close to it. I then drove a nail through the three remaining cells, two of them went up in flames. The third one did nothing. I had found my problem.

You definitely want to handle Li Pos with respect and use all precautions when charging or using these.

Charles

A123's for me!

All of my boating batteries are LiFePo4 batteries. This was a Li Po from my Grandsons quad copter.

 

[Patrick Mulvany]

Guy's Lipo's are Hazardous Waste!!!! It doesn't matter if you soak them in salt water or not.. The material they are made of is Hazardous and needs to disposed of properly and responsibly!!! Please discharge if you want but take them to a recycle facility or a battery handling business that will accept them.. Sorry for environmental thumping but just went to my Annual Hazardous Waste class this week!!

Later!!

Pat

 

[Ron Olson]

You can turn them in a hazardous waste sites or some hobby shops can take them for you for disposal. Most local places also take old paint, fluorescent bulbs, chemicals and other things that they don't want in landfills.