Lipo Disposal

[jimmyhorns]

Charge them fully then without delay repeatadly throw a garden rock at them, it's not spiking and is great fun watching them explode lol. I'm posting via mobile phone so I can't repost my vid, yes I'm apparently one of them YouTube idiots

here you go

[Andy from Sandy]

How does the salt water penetrate the wrap around the pack itself, or do you have to puncture it

The idea is that a salty solution is a conductor of electricity so it will create a circuit across the contacts and thus slowly discharge the pack.

It is a very slow process and a much quicker way is to get a number of 12volt car bulbs and connect them in series and parallel depending on what the pack voltage is and how quick you want to do the discharge in.

[Aidi]

do you want tell us why salt water isnt an option since three of us have recommended it?

I know its the accepted method, its just not something i can do - long story behind the reasons why

[waveydavey]

Cheers Andy, so its not that the chemical reaction takes place between the salt and the lithium. Well you learn something every day. Danke schonne

[RcRotaryMadness]

..as he said, it drains the power very slowly until the cells are just inert. It does not enter the cell itself..

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[waveydavey]

So essentially a depleted pack is a safe pack, now I know. The chemicals lithium etc pause no danger once electrically wound down. Thanks

[Boggy]

Aidi If you have problems with your "location" give them to me on saturday I'll dispose of them for you mate.

[Aidi]

Nail on the head Ron! I have to go to the recycle place as i have loads of stuff i am getting rid of. If they kick up a fuss, ill take you up on your offer mate. Much appreicated.

[MartynGT4]

So essentially a depleted pack is a safe pack, now I know. The chemicals lithium etc pause no danger once electrically wound down. Thanks

Actually no, a discharged pack is not a safe pack at all. The liquid electrolyte they contain will hydrolyze on contact with oxygen and form HF (hydrogen fluoride) which is a very very nasty chemical indeed. On contact with the skill it will penetrate the epidermal layer and kill nerve endings, get enough of it on your skin and it will kill you. It's a similar story with the gasses they expel when punctured or when they experience an runaway thermal reaction. Please do not mess about with lipo packs, treat them with respect and dispose of them responsibly!

[AcidDrink]

You can always pack them up and send to random adresses like McDonalds

Jokes aside, I think dedicated battery recycling place, like council ones is a good idea. Salt water doesn't work.

[trillian]

You can always pack them up and send to random adresses like McDonalds

Jokes aside, I think dedicated battery recycling place, like council ones is a good idea. Salt water doesn't work.

I'll have to see if we have a dedicated battery recycling bin around here. I suppose it's still a good idea to discharge them anyway, on a charger or something, down to as low as possible. Maybe chop the connectors off and tape up the wires or chop the wires off so far down that they cannot touch and tape them as well.

[SaneAdam]

here you go

Hahahah…. The gift that keeps on giving. That thing was like the Terminator…. just when you thought it was dead

[Grant85]

I disposed of 7 x 3 cell lipos and a 6 cell lipo at my local council battery recycling plant after they puffed up really bad. I didn't discharge them or anything as I didn't want to risk myself so I simply just took them as they were and left them for the people that deal with recycling batteries. Afterall the people that recycle batteries know what they're doing and what they're dealing with. It doesn't matter what type of batteries they are, all batteries can be dangerous.

[SaneAdam]

I disposed of 7 x 3 cell lipos and a 6 cell lipo at my local council battery recycling plant after they puffed up really bad. I didn't discharge them or anything as I didn't want to risk myself so I simply just took them as they were and left them for the people that deal with recycling batteries. Afterall the people that recycle batteries know what they're doing and what they're dealing with. It doesn't matter what type of batteries they are, all batteries can be dangerous.

Where is that Grant? I might have to make use of that facility myself. (Obviously being in Leeds too)

[Grant85]

Where is that Grant? I might have to make use of that facility myself. (Obviously being in Leeds too)

It's the Grangefiled Industrial Estate tip, or there is Mico lighting in Pudsey aswell that recycle batteries.