disposing of lipos

[sldmodels]

I just had another set of lipos get fat on me, so had to bin them, but is there any "official advice" on binning lipos, as I was considering taking them to the fire station or the local tip, but thought the firemen might think I'm taking the piss, and didn't think the tip would treat them as seriously as they need to.

[DCM]

only advice I have seen, is to place the faulty cells into a small bucket of water with a large amount of salt, leave for two weeks, they are then neutralised. Once done, bin.

[sldmodels]

I live in a block of flats on the ground floor, so can't do that, especially with the ammount of drunken idiots we get passing on weekends.

[stox217]

You can just do it at the rc track thats outdoors?

[sldmodels]

It's also a bike training place. I've "carefully" disposed of them, but I do think we need something officil like from those in the know.

[Gayo]

Originally Posted by DCM

only advice I have seen, is to place the faulty cells into a small bucket of water with a large amount of salt, leave for two weeks, they are then neutralised. Once done, bin.

Correct but you have to discharge them as deep as you can with, say, a discharger and resistor (sp?)...

[rondoolaa]

i have a battery that feels like it has inflated a bit, i have charged it in this state and also ran it for 5 mins in my car with no probs but i would like to dispose of it now just to be safe....

i have a battery recycle bin near my house, would it be ok to dispose of the battery in there, it isnt discharged but has had a 5 min run....

another idea if the above is not ok, i live right by the beach could i tie it to a bit of string and leave it in the sea for 2 weeks,

would i need to discharge it for either of the above or is it ok as it is,

i dont have a discharger so would it be ok connecting a bulb or something like that and just let it power down on the bulb....

thanks for any advice.....asap if ok, ....dont like keeping it in the house

[R.C.Hole]

thunder-power-disposal-of-old-damaged-lipo-batteries.pdf

Check this out.

rondoolaa: Don't put it the sea whatever the hell you do. If it leaks bye bye sea life!

[sldmodels]

And don't do the bulb thing, lipos become unstable when they're low voltage.

[rondoolaa]

got rid of them now, took them to a battery disposal bin, i taped up all the wires so they couldnt short out on anything else in the bin, but theve gone, i can sleep easy now knowing their not in the same room as i sleep in