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Survivor's Gallery
Jeff W.
I was preparing to get my Twinkle back in the air and
thought I'd charge up a pack or two for it.. Well.. I broke all the
cardinal rules of lipo charging, especially when concerning the Astro
109..
To make a long story short, On Tuesday.. I threw a 2S pack onto the
charger with a voltage of around 8.0v.. Almost charged.. Well, the 109
said.. "Ok.. 2S.." and started charging.. Well, I didn't wait to
confirm "2C2." So the 109 went to work, and went from 2C1 to 3C2..
Rut-roah.. Poof goes the lipo.. I have SEVERAL lipo sacks, but had not
been using them..
so anyway.. poof went the lipo.. covered me, the Twinkle, my workshop
and my pride in flaming molten lipo goodness.. I grab the flaming lipo,
throw in a 5 gallon bucket and run outside... Ok.. Lesson learned..
Use the lipo sack..
Wednesday, I decide to again, charge some packs... Throw a 2S INTO THE
LIPOSACK and THEN on to the charger.. Voltage around 8.0v... and
well.. the 109 said.. "Ok.. 2S.." and started charging.. Well, I
didn't wait to confirm "2C2." So the 109 went to work, and went from
2C1 to 3C2.. Well.. I noticed the sickening smell of impending lipo
excitement and look over, sure enough, I'm catching the "vent", grab
the lipo sack, go charging for the nearest door, only to have the
deadbolt and the door locked.. Poof goes this lipo.. This time, in my
hand all in the living room.. I was "lucky" in that my body and
clothes absorbed most of what shot out of the sides of the bag, the
rest was all captured by the bag..
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