... or should you leave it out, is it still connected to something in some way ?? - or does it not matter.
If you have ever seen a LIPO go up, it doesnt matter if it is in the bird, case or next to the case. a 4S LIPO at this capacity has a rather impressive fireball and is a very hot metal fire. Its gonna burn stuff up if it goes.Mine came with the battery out.
I have seen an Inspire melt to the ground in the case and it was later determined that the battery had caused it. Had the battery not been stored in the bird only the battery would have been lost.
After I fly I pull the battery so it can cool properly. Just my 2 cents.
I store mine in their own case and when cooling after a flight they are not IN a case or near a case.If you have ever seen a LIPO go up, it doesnt matter if it is in the bird, case or next to the case. a 4S LIPO at this capacity has a rather impressive fireball and is a very hot metal fire. Its gonna burn stuff up if it goes.
You can look at rcgroups.com forum for a video of me intentionally shorting a LIPO and resultant fire. THis is years ago when I was working with a dude to develop the liposack fire bag. Anyway, Lipos are tons more stable now, but still use volatile solvents in the electrolyte. Once the internal chemistry goes awry (ie short, deep discharge, over charge) - the exotherm nukes the solvent, which starts the decomposition of the lithium salts. External shorts can burn the leads, external shorts can lead to internal shorts in which case, she gonna blow.Does anyone know the most common reasons for one of these batteries to violently self destruct?
I've never seen a LiPo go and I pray I never do. Because it's so rare, most people (Including me!) probably don't treat them with nearly the respect they deserve. I saw the light when I accidentally shorted the wire harness on a Blade Nano with a 125ma-h LiPo. This little tiny battery instantly blew the wire harness up, with flames and smoke, only minor burn before I dropped it so fast. It must have sourced 20A for an instant. When I looked at that little teenie battery and the smoldering mess, then looked at the BIG Phantom Smart Batteries, I shuddered.
The wires acted as a circuit breaker and the battery appeared undamaged. I know the bigger batteries generally are supposed to be internally protected from shorted outputs, and I don't know the most common mechanism for catastrophic failures, but there is a lot of energy in there, and quickly releasing it will be quite the show, and if not in a safe place, will take a lot with it! Like your house even!