Buk said:
Although I have a nice carrying case for the Phantom, accessories and six holes in the foam for batteries, I want to take this loaded case on an automobile trip of several days in length. I understand the LiPo's should be in "storage" level of charge, but should they be removed from the travel case and put in a LiPo charging bag for transportation? My concern is safety while on the road, in a car, for days.
There are lot's of information sources on the internet on handling of lipos. I was on one just now (
http://www.wannarace.co.uk/page_2207335.html, and one of their admonishments is "Never expose LiPo batteries to extreme heat (heater, fire, flame, exhaust, sun); never leave them inside a car for a long time." They go on later to say not to expose a lipo to temperatures over 140 deg F, and it can get that hot inside an unventilated car this time of year.
I don't mind admitting these things scare me. Images like this one help keep me focused on how serious it can be:
Since one of the big dangers of keeping lipos around is that they depend on some fairly volatile and sometimes unpredictable chemistry, and one doesn't always know what's going on inside one, even in a storage condition. Yes, people have them around all the time, and mostly, nothing serious happens. But the internet is full of YouTube and other accounts of lipo explosions, fires, and other mayhem. All I need is to wake up in the middle of the night to find one of mine has started my house on fire.
In light of all that, I just placed an order for one of these explosion-proof boxes, for both charging my lipos and storing them between uses:
All I can say is, anyone who wants to take lipos with a grain of salt, good luck to you.