latecurtis
100 MW
Ok I just talked to Hobby town in Albany NY. About 10 miles away. I will be going there Saturday with money. Their tech is there then. As I said several times before. I will be charging inside of my house. I don't have the option of charging outside. All 4 bricks will be charged and run inside of the Lipo bag. The wires will come out the Lipo bag in the front of the metal cash box. come around and out the holes drilled in the back of the metal box. This will minimalize the risk of a fire spreading out of the box to almost 0%. It will be very safe. Also all the wires including the balance wires which I will order extensions for will be securely gorilla taped to the bottom of the box as well as the Lipo bag. This way there will be no movement of the wires going into the bricks eliminating the chances of a short or broken wire from moving around during usage or charging. All 4 power connectors will come out of the holes in the cash box with the balance connectors zip tied to the power wire it belongs to. If I have to pay 40 or 50 bucks it will be worth it as I wont have to take the bricks out of the Lipo bag until it is time to replace them.
I will take pictures of the work when I get it finished. I am absolutely positive that it will be 100% safer and better than the way most ES members use and charge their batteries. I still have a fire extinguisher on hand but probably wont need it even if there is a Lipo fire with that set up. Most ES members either charge outside or in a safe place I am sure so they don't have to go to that extent for safety. I don't have that option and will be charging on my kitchen counter. The only thing that this type of set up will not allow me to do is run the Lipos in really hot weather. (over 80 degrees with the sun shining) . Too much heat for that set up. I will have to run LIFEPO4s or SLAs when it gets really hot outside. But that's ok Its only hot for 3 or 4 months out of the year and not every day. Most of the spring and fall and all winter this set up will work and will be very safe. After I send the pictures of the work done we will discuss the hook ups necessary for charging and usage. No switch required. I got everything back from Dougs house last night. I will be taking everything including the charger to hobby town on Saturday. They can make the extensions I need there. Hopefully they will help me to charge all 4 bricks also.
Thanks Latecurtis out.
I will take pictures of the work when I get it finished. I am absolutely positive that it will be 100% safer and better than the way most ES members use and charge their batteries. I still have a fire extinguisher on hand but probably wont need it even if there is a Lipo fire with that set up. Most ES members either charge outside or in a safe place I am sure so they don't have to go to that extent for safety. I don't have that option and will be charging on my kitchen counter. The only thing that this type of set up will not allow me to do is run the Lipos in really hot weather. (over 80 degrees with the sun shining) . Too much heat for that set up. I will have to run LIFEPO4s or SLAs when it gets really hot outside. But that's ok Its only hot for 3 or 4 months out of the year and not every day. Most of the spring and fall and all winter this set up will work and will be very safe. After I send the pictures of the work done we will discuss the hook ups necessary for charging and usage. No switch required. I got everything back from Dougs house last night. I will be taking everything including the charger to hobby town on Saturday. They can make the extensions I need there. Hopefully they will help me to charge all 4 bricks also.
Thanks Latecurtis out.