LiPo Safe bags - The hidden DANGER - fiberglass!

IceFireSoul · Sep 15, 2014

Surprisingly enough, LiPo Safe bags can rather be more dangerous than something to increase safety.

Most cheaper brands - and let's face it, some of use do have them, do not have an inner lining above the fibreglass cloth that all bags have anyhow.

Have is happened to you that when you reach in the bag for a battery, it stings?

Or have you had a bag go old and thus the cloth inside scratched, or destroyed a bit; and so you'd get the same sting, even harsh?

Fibreglass is dangerous as I see it. What do you think?

Buk · Sep 15, 2014

And here I thought they were asbestos...
:shock:

I'd say you need to replace your bag if it's stinging you. While it may cause skin irritation, isn't inhalation of fiberglass a greater concern?

ProfessorStein · Sep 15, 2014

Fiberglass is hardly "dangerous", unless inhaled or ingested.
For skin contact, it is simply an irritant. They "stinging" you feel is not any sort of chemical reaction. That is actually the splinters of glass poking your skin. They will usually stay attached to the fiber, but if contact ever leaves any shards in your skin typically dabbing the area with duct tape will remove them and you're unlikely to suffer any further effects.

It's certainly nothing to really worry about.
And if you really can't stand the irritation, you simply put on a pair of gloves prior to possible contact.

IceFireSoul · Sep 16, 2014

That's not the idea; about skin irritation. It's fine with me by itself; but again, as noted, inhaling it is a greater concern; and when the bag goes old it starts to release tiny glass wool particles when opening it; or they stay on the batteries (static sticks them on there); where inhaling it becomes a possibility.

What do you guys think? Are you concerned with this regarding your bags?

And, on asbestos, yes, I was afraid a bit that it may be that, although I am reading it's glass wool. May it be asbestos?

Buk · Sep 16, 2014

If you have a health concern about something, remove that something from your life. Buy a new bag. None of us can evaluate the health hazard in your situation. If you don't feel comfortable, then that's your answer. Although a bag falling apart doesn't sound like it meets it's intended purpose anyway.

LuvMyTJ · Sep 16, 2014

If you ever find an asbestos bag I would be very surprised. In the US it started to get banned in the early '70s and hasn't been mined since 1983. Most countries have banned it's use.

For your reading pleasure...

http://www2.epa.gov/asbestos/us-federal-bans-asbestos

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asbestos

thongbong · Sep 16, 2014

On the same note, I think a bag of these sugar free gummy bears are more dangerous than an asbestos bag. They cause massive diarrhea. Read the Amazon review for good laughs. Buy for your boss or coworker.

http://www.amazon.com/Haribo-SUGAR-Clas ... ewpoints=1

ProfessorStein · Sep 16, 2014

Buk said:
Although a bag falling apart doesn't sound like it meets it's intended purpose anyway.

EGGGGGGsactly.

If your bag is falling apart to the point that the fiberglass is beginning to deteriorate, it's time to get a new bag anyway since it's capability to protect against the hazards it was intended to protect against has been compromised.

Plus, you're likely breathing fiberglass fibers everyday... since it's what they use in the insulation in your home, office, and most any other structure you happen to frequent.