[Elecraft] Fire in the house li-ion

[Terry Schieler]

No, I have not seen any fire, smoking or dangerous issues, Ron.  But I always use the recommended chargers and charging formats.  I always charge them in the fire bag and never indoors or unattended.  Like anything else that's dangerous, they demand respect.  

73  Terry  W0FM

-----Original Message-----
From: Ron D'Eau Claire [mailto:ron at cobi.biz] 
Sent: Friday, May 19, 2017 12:42 PM
To: 'Terry Schieler'; 'Bill W4ZV'; elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Fire in the house li-ion

Have you ever had a battery failure and fire in one of them? 

The ones I've seen on line that state they are tested under actual failure conditions are more than $500 USD. 

73, Ron AC7AC

-----Original Message-----
From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Terry Schieler
Sent: Friday, May 19, 2017 9:30 AM
To: 'Bill W4ZV'; elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Fire in the house li-ion

I have been using charging bags similar to these for over 6 years to charge LiPO batteries for my fleet of RC airplanes.  Very prevalent and highly recommended within the RC hobby field.  Not necessarily this specific brand, but I've never had an issue.

73,  Terry, W0FM