I know LIPOS can burn and explode but this miniature battery packs a punch!

[offtheback]

I was charging a Firehouse Technology 4 strobe light.The size of a postage stamp.I heard a loud PFFFT behind and turned to see the unit on fire.Scorched the table a bit and was able to blow it out(3 puffs!)If I wasn't there and in the past I have charged these unattended,it may have ignited something else.Yikes

 

[dirkclod]

Thank you for posting that and very glad you were there .

 

[offtheback]

Thank you for posting that and very glad you were there .

Firehouse Technology replied quickly and said taking them on and off the drone(velcro)could stress the wires and may have lead to the fire.Guess relocating the lights so that's no necessary would help but less convenient for charging.

 

[dirkclod]

Firehouse Technology replied quickly and said taking them on and off the drone(velcro)could stress the wires and may have lead to the fire.Guess relocating the lights so that's no necessary would help but less convenient for charging.

Bet they replyed quickly .Did they offer you a replacement or anything.

 

[offtheback]

Bet they replyed quickly .Did they offer you a replacement or anything.

No confirmation yet but they said they back up their products.I'll bet they do.

 

[MAvic_South_Oz]

Hmm, indeed thanks for posting the heads up and possible cause.
Will be extra careful removing mine to charge.
They are tiny lipos , but obviously can still be volatile for size.

 

[msinger]

Guess relocating the lights so that's no necessary would help but less convenient for charging.

You could also use some type of removable mount -- like these:

 

[old man mavic]

You could also use some type of removable mount -- like these:

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i have your mounts and lights on my MPP idont even need to remove them to charge them up i have a duel outlet charger and with the arms folded i charge both at once

 

[THE CYBORG]

Glad to see you only had minimal damage but now you know why you should never charge untended.

Hope your mishap will educate others.

 

[theDRONEranger]

Aren't LiPo's used in those e-cigarettes?
Look no further for how dangerous they can be!
Almost a daily occurrence of battery failure.

Treat LiPo's with respect and care.

 

[old man mavic]

Aren't LiPo's used in those e-cigarettes?
Look no further for how dangerous they can be!
Almost a daily occurrence of battery failure.

Treat LiPo's with respect and care.

a double whammy ,if the vape oil dont get you, the battery will

 

[THE CYBORG]

Aren't LiPo's used in those e-cigarettes?
Look no further for how dangerous they can be!
Almost a daily occurrence of battery failure.

Treat LiPo's with respect and care.

As a user of e-cigarettes for the last 12 years I can assure you they are no more dangerous than any other device containing a battery, all the e-cigs I have use 18650 battery's the same as in most power tools and laptops (at leas the older ones) but they use multiples connected together I use one or two.

As this thread highlights a strobe light set itself on fire but it wasn’t covered by the national press.

With all the money behind the tobacco industry they make it a priority to leak any story true or alleged that could harm those horrible intruders into there profits namely the e-cig.

Remember how fast the exploding iPhones & Samsung phones disappeared from the press because everyone has a phone, e-cigs are a better target.

 

[THE CYBORG]

a double whammy ,if the vape oil dont get you, the battery will

E-cigs don’t use oil, they use vegetable glycerine like you get from a chemists for a sore throat along with phama grade propylene glycol as used in many foods and drinks and what basically amounts to food flavouring for taste.

Cigarettes killed my wife and I couldn't say if vaping is 100% safe but its safer than burning tobacco, it hasn’t got arsenic in it and that's only one of the thousands in burning tobacco.
I am confident if my wife had vaped she would still be alive.

Facts are facts – Headlines can be reportedly, allegedly or simply fake news.

Sorry if I sound condescending but this is something I feel strongly about.

 

[offtheback]

You could also use some type of removable mount -- like these:

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I had bought some from you but my ham handed installation broke them!

 

[old man mavic]

E-cigs don’t use oil, they use vegetable glycerine like you get from a chemists for a sore throat along with phama grade propylene glycol as used in many foods and drinks and what basically amounts to food flavouring for taste.

Cigarettes killed my wife and I couldn't say if vaping is 100% safe but its safer than burning tobacco, it hasn’t got arsenic in it and that's only one of the thousands in burning tobacco.
I am confident if my wife had vaped she would still be alive.

Facts are facts – Headlines can be reportedly, allegedly or simply fake news.

Sorry if I sound condescending but this is something I feel strongly about.

@ THE CYBORG no problem my post was more on the lines of a bit of humour ,i apologise if it offended you

 

[THE CYBORG]

No offence taken old man mavic

Its just people in general can condemn things without knowing the facts, take some of the comments we get when we fly from people who go by what the press dramatise.