Just got into this hobby and absoloutely petrified of these lipo batteries😂😂 got two 3s 5000 at the mo and I keep them in the same bag but will now get an ammo box as well just so I can sleep at night😂😂👍 Cracking,easy to understand video,cheers buddy👍👍😀
The only things I can see as a problem, is that there is no venting in the boxes. And if there were a lipo fire in a box, I've seen the bottoms get red hot, and start a fire on the surface that the box is sitting on. Both are serious considerations if using the boxes, and it's great that these problems have been pointed out and options given to aleviate them.
There are videos that show if you don't make holes, or cut the lid seal, they'll bulge badly from just one 3s2200mah lipo and some boxes explode with another one stored.
I removed the rubber gasket from mine, except for the piece nearest the clasp. Without the rubber the lips don't stay tight and flop around. Cut out all of the rubber except that one piece and you get venting and no flopping.
I come from nitros and recently have been playing with brushless (nitros are still my thing though), and I got to say. Aside from the reliability of a steel container, it looks pretty rad to pull up somewhere lugging around an old ammo can
Thanks for the video, can't be to safe. I've been meaning to do something similar for a long time but just never have. Just purchased a couple of ammo box's and lipo bags. Thanks for making me spend money.:)
No worries at all mate. I hear ya, I was thinking for many years that I should do something about them too! For added safety, check out some YT videos about ammo box venting. Also, I don't think I need to tell you but store your ammo boxes well away from anything flammable, I mean 1 metre at least. I was going to mention Bat-Safes but you've spent enough today. 😁👍
Thanks i am going to buy airtight ammo boxes for my lipos. I have the bags which are helpful for containing a an explosion with shrapnel. Ty for reinforcing my ideas mate. Way less expensive
You do want some venting, otherwise it will build up pressure and explode if there’s a lipo fire in the box. At the very least you’ll want to remove the rubber seal from the lid. A lot of people also drill extra holes for venting.
I would add that if you would like extra protection for your batteries and the heat and gasses from a fire you can line the box with some refractory insulation otherwise known as ceramic wool. Prob have to go to an industrial supply house or masonry heater builder. Might have some scraps for you. The wool can also help filter a lil bit the venting gasses from a fire. I like the idea of separating the batteries from each other w the little bags. Good show!
True, especially the lightweight variety of sheetrock. It has more vermiculite/perlite offering better insulation than standard sheetrock. At least in theory...
Thanks mate. If you're going to do this, be sure to look up on venting the ammo boxes with fibreglass filters for LiPo storage. It helps to stop flames shooting out. In my shed there's nothing but steel and concrete in the area they're stored so vent filters aren't too important. I just remove the lid seal so they don't blow up. Hope you guys are going well, awesome drone action on your channel now I'm lovin it! 👍
RC Hobby Shed thank you and yes I will be looking in to doing this it’s a brilliant idea I will make sure the lipos can breve to. Also thank you with the drones 👍😉
Oh I am glad you decided to play safe with the lipo batteries. I certainly learnt my lesson the hard way. I've got an ammo box as well as the Batt Safe box. When I got my Batt safe it was only £37 and the current price on Hobby King is £42 although it's on back order. Anyway I think that the most likely time for a lipo to go up is during charging so I just put the 1 or 2 that I'm charging in the batt safe box and store the others in the ammo box. Probably better if you can charge with the lid shut if you can find a way to run the cables. One thing the Batt Safe does is to filter out the nasty black soot from a lipo fire and it would be good if you can find out what they use and use some over the vents. Anyway definitely a good idea to get them away from your lovely RC collection :-)
Thanks mate! It was your experience in particular that prompted me to get off my butt and get the LiPo's out of the house. I also saw a guy on instagram lost part of his house just last week. The Bat-Safe I was looking at was the XL (or whichever is the biggest), actually it was a Pulse, either way it was $130aud and $170aud shipping, which is just nuts. My problem is I don't want to store all my batteries together, that's the reason for wanting three. I will keep looking for Bat-Safe in Australia though, even if I just buy the small one just for charging. The worst part of my old (lazy) storage ways was the drawers I stored the LiPo's in were directly below three drawers full of paint. Stupid, I know! 🤣
@@RCHobbyShed Ah well I'm glad that my misfortune has prompted you to take action. It is very scary when your house is on fire I can tell you that. Anyway, hopefully the Batt Safe might become available there for a more reasonable price at some point. Meantime at least they are away from the house and anything flammable (like paint!). Another thing I did was to get the smart smoke detectors that talk to each other so if the one in the garage goes off the ones in the house also go off and a voice tells you where the smoke is and also messages my phone. Just being super careful these days! :-)
I've been looking again and I don't know why but the shipping cost is about half what it was, still a lot but more reasonable than it has been. Maybe I can order one this week. I haven't worked for since the end of January, so I need to watch my $$, which is another reason I looked at the cheaper option apart from the crazy shipping prices. The smart smoke detectors sound like a great idea, I'll look them up too!
I remove the rubber seal. The LiPo's don't really need the oxygen as the fire usually starts by a chemical reaction in the battery. It's best to remove the seal so it doesn't cause a pressure build up and go off like a bomb. 👍
Are use the same method however the rubber gasket that is around the top of your ammo can I pull a little section out and cut about an inch out of it on each side that way it actually has a way to vent in case of a fire if one of these batteries were to light off it could explode the key in and turn it A shrapnel device or you could drill some very small holes in it and I have seen people put some muffler packing around the holes to act as a spark arrester this seems to work pretty good info here
Thanks, some great ideas there! I will drill some holes and the muffler packing would be perfect, top idea. I have just ordered a couple of Bat-Safes but will still use the ammo boxes for smaller LiPo's. Thanks for your comment. 👍
I am fairly new to the world of LiPo batteries. While I am not an RC hobbyist, I do have an electronics toolbox that I run off 4S LiPo batteries (lights, soldering iron,etc.). And it is not like I have heaps of them kicking around. One of those 50cal ammo cans in on the way right now (hopefully showing up really soon....looking at you DHL!). My plan is to line it with sheet rock for thermal insulation and give it a top with some vent holes as well as a compartment full of sand that is sealed with a sacrificial layer of plastic. So in case the stars align all wrong and one of the batteries goes rogue on me, the sand should take care of that. Does that approach make sense or am I overthinking this? For now, the batteries live in a thick clay flower pot which stands on a concrete pavement slab on my desk, with 55lbs of sand sitting right next to it. Yes, I know - far from ideal. But I do not have a garage or garden shed to put them in. I am trying to make do with what I have and try to be as safe as I can be. I do not "fear" LiPos, but I have a healthy dose of respect for them. (Edit: and of course I make sure to have them on storage charge at 15V, give or take .2V when they are not in use)
It sounds like you have some great plans there with the sheet rock, sand and venting. No, I don't think you're over thinking it at all. It's easier for me as I can leave my ammo box in an empty corner of the shed , well away from everything else. You don't have that option, so I think your sheet rock and sand idea is awesome. Better safe than sorry, and you're playing it safe! 🙂👍
I just got one of these from my Secret Santa at work and it has a seal on the lid. I'm debating on whether I should drill a hole or two but then I thought, if I add holes, this adds air for the fire to burn and wonder if not putting holes in would help reduce any flames (no air, no flames?) or would pressure build up and the box either explodes or eventually melts the seal and it burns anyway? Think this would be an interesting test for an accomplished you tuber such as yourself to try. I love the idea of using lipo bags as well, it might preserve a few of the batteries while you run out side to open the box and dump everything out, hopefully saving most of the other batteries.
I've done nothing with mine other that pull the rubber lid seals out. But I have mine on steel shelves with nothing else close to them. Without some venting, either by removing the seal or drill holes, you run the risk of the box exploding. I have see some guys drill holes in the lid and use fibreglass mat under the lid to help suppress flames/smoke. Hope this helps. Have a great new year! 👍
Question: I have the same set up - lipo batteries in lipo bags in ammo boxes. I live in an apartment where pretty much all floor is carpeted. I have the ammo boxes on cinder blocks, but they are in a corner about 6 inches from the walls. Is this safe? I should also mention, all my batteries are small, 2700 mah max, but I have about 25 batteries of varying strength and will likely have stronger batteries in the future. Hopefully, I'm being overly cautious. That's the goal at least. And I live in Florida, so there's too much heat and humidity to store them outside. The only other thing I can think to do would be to put it all in the bath tub in the guest bathroom. If I moved it a meter away from everything, it'd be right in the middle of a room.
Hi Kathryn, sorry for the slow reply. Wow, you have a lot of batteries! I'm think the cinder block is a great idea, but I personally would have them 1-2 foot away (at least) from the walls as inconvenient as it probably is. Or maybe put a sheet of metal or cement sheet against the wall. I really think the bath tub idea will be the best for you though, great idea by the way! 👍 It may seem over cautious but it's better to be on the safe side. 👍
Have you ever had a LiPo go bad in the ammo cans? If so what were the results? Just wondering as it looks like I'll cop some flack (no pun intended lol) for this video.
@@RCHobbyShed nope I've never had a problem. I do use a few lipo bags too. I'm really not worried about my lipos just exploding randomly. Much more likely to have problems with charging them
@@VoidXRC It's better you've have no problem than have to tell me about a fire I guess. 🙂. I'm the same I worry more about charging too, I usually just charge them away from everything. I have outdoor power outlets I use when I'm outside or charge them in the steel shed, also away from everything. 👍
i know without balance charge or doing over charge they can blust but can lipo batteries get blust when i store them in safe place some moths or some days without using ?plzz reply sir i am in new in this hobby. i have one 3s 4000 mah battery and two 2s 2000 mah battery is it safe in one ammo box ?
@@RCHobbyShed i know without balance charge or doing over charge they can blust but can lipo batteries get blust when i store them in safe place some moths or some days without using ?plzz reply sir i am in new in this hobby. i have one 3s 4000 mah battery and two 2s 2000 mah battery is it safe in one ammo box ?
Great idea mate , I'm terrible with lipos . I'd better store them properly. True about the freight costs these days. Been looking at a turbo scorpion is a beautiful car but they're all in the USA. The freight costs were silly prices. They have Tamiya champs here and the ultima or a javlen. These cars are so hard to choose from. Better buy a few ammo boxes .
Thanks mate. I have been storing mine dangerously for years, I knew full well but was just lazy. The ammo boxes are good, but they should really be vented as the pressure builds up insanely quick if they go off, they also say to store them with a 1m space around them. In my case they're on steel shelves in a steel shed with nothing within 1m. I've also been looking for cars to build, they're either all out of stock crazy high shipping prices. It's almost come down to just buying whatever they do have in stock, which is the ones nobody else wants. 😂
@@RCHobbyShed hey mate was lucky, found a hobby shop in Wa that had 3 midnight pumpkin low rider kits. Bought 2 ,the wife loves them to! Will be going brushless, they have plenty of upgrades for tamiya. Can't wait to build all these , should be really good fun drifting them in a Carpark. Place was called Ace hobbies in Perth, still 1 left .
@@petergoodwin2465 Good stuff! They a great kit to build. The first upgrade you'll be needing (after bearings) is shocks, the kit shocks are very bouncy. They are a fun little beast though, they're gonna be nuts running brushless! 😂👍
@@RCHobbyShed thanks mate will order bearings and shocks for sure and a pair of brushless systems. Was looking at kyosho fazer charger but it's rtr. Need to enjoy the builds and upgrades. The lunchbox would be great done as the A team van. Will need a couple to race in the backyard ,perfect size . I knew this addiction would happen, freight is slow so haven't even got the first truck yet and already ordered the 2 pumpkins. We're already looking at wall hangers for rcs ,the shelf is full . Thanks for the advice mate ,will definitely do it.
I don't want to be the "party pooper" here, but I just watched another video on youtube where they set the battery off while in an amo box without the seal. It held up very well, except tons of smoke and some fire or sparks came out of each of the ends near the lid. You'd want to make sure the box is at least 3 or 4 feet from anything flamable, I would think. They measured the heat and it got up to about 1000 degrees. The box held up and the lid didn't pop, but I'd also want to have something non flamable underneath also. There are some guys drilling holes in the top to let the pressure and smoke out there. Just to let you know I watched another video of the bat-safe, (regular size) and it did great with the medium size battery, but when the guy put in one that was about 5000 mah or something that was big, it sent fire outside the box all over the place. He was about 60% over the recommended size when he did this, so there was a warning from the manufacturer on that. Wish I had the links for these video's, but I'm sure anyone could find them under lipo box or bat-safe demo or something like that. Marc T.
Top idea mate 👌 Is it just Australia that gets screwed on freight from overseas? Hmmmmm 🤔. Hey give your mate Sedrick something to eat will you! He's looking a bit boney, Maybe he has worms haha. 😂
Thanks mate! I'm thinking we are the only ones, or maybe it just seems that way. Be buggered if I'm paying $500+ to ship 3 Bat-Safes valued at $390. Some people are dead against the ammo box idea but I'm sure they're fine if people aren't silly enough to store them near to flammable items. For the shipping price of the Bat-Safes I could buy a couple of Webbers and store the LiPo's in those with the lid locked! 😂. Can't feed Sedrick too much, he might start throwing his weight around. 🤣
Nope NZ too😭 the prices of shipping from the states is often more than the product itself, I look into buying items under 20$ and they are for losi micro 1/36 scale micro trucks, literally envelope size bits and shipping will be double if not more the than the part I actually want, it really sucks but hopefully the price settles back down after this virus is gone👍
@Coolas RC I'm sure the shipping charges will go back to normal a bit down the track. We'll have to be careful though as I bet some sellers will still try it on with the high prices long after the virus issues are over. 👍
@@RCHobbyShed Imagine using the Webber as a storage unit! If a battery does explode and you're quick enough you can throw some snags on 😂 Poor Sedrick! You could at least give him a pair of pants and a shirt to wear especially coming into winter if you're not going to fatten the poor bugger up 😂
@@outbackrcaustralia4895 Hahaha yes! Instant BBQ! 🤣 I have thought of putting clothes on Sedrick but think that could be bordering on playing with dolls. lol. I'm kind of undecided what to do with him. Long story, I actually bought him to go into a 6 foot fish tank. I'd seen it done before and it looked awesome, have the skeleton laying in there like he's relaxing. It turned out my tank is a little narrow for him so now he lives in the shed. It was a laugh when I had to go pick him up at the post office. The guy brought a big box to the door on a trolley and said "it's kind of heavy, whats in it?"... My answer (with a straight face) "A human skeleton!". He had this look of shock/ horror on his face but the other guy in the office behind him almost fell off his chair from laughing. 😂
Just came across this I've been using my ammo boxes that my family had from ww2 and is inner lined with rubber and wood so u couldn't hear anything inside and they r spring loaded so u can grab the ammo right away not fight with opening them
Don't remove all the rubber. Keep the side nearest the lid clasp. That way the lid still closes tight, no flop or rattle, but you get venting on the 3 other sides. I bought two boxes and pulled the rubber out of both, cut the short ends on one, put one each back in each of the cans and kept a whole gasket in tack in case I ever want to fully reseal one.
Now you have to go through each bag and box to find that specific lipo haha. Nah just kidding. I have an ammo box I’ll put to use now too. Better to be safe than sorry with a lipo fire. Always balance charge and storage charge at the end of the day. Thanks for making this vid 👍
Lol that's right I do. I only backed them up for the camera, will take them all out today storage charge them and repack. I planned on numbering the boxes so I have an idea of which battery is in which box. 👍
Literally almost everyone who stores lipos or talks about storing lipos in ammo cans, never thinks about or talks about the simple idea of lining the bottom and or the insides of the ammo can with a piece of drywall / hardi-backer. Me personally, it's also a bad idea to store multiple lipos within the same ammo can unless you create dividers between each, otherwise you're creating a recipe for disaster for all of your lipos if one decides to catch fire. On another note, test have proved that those lipo charging backs are trash.
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Just got into this hobby and absoloutely petrified of these lipo batteries😂😂 got two 3s 5000 at the mo and I keep them in the same bag but will now get an ammo box as well just so I can sleep at night😂😂👍
Cracking,easy to understand video,cheers buddy👍👍😀
Not to worry you but if you are sleeping and they went off a lit of toxic smoke ...but then again the detectors would go off and you can go outside.
The only things I can see as a problem, is that there is no venting in the boxes. And if there were a lipo fire in a box, I've seen the bottoms get red hot, and start a fire on the surface that the box is sitting on. Both are serious considerations if using the boxes, and it's great that these problems have been pointed out and options given to aleviate them.
There are videos that show if you don't make holes, or cut the lid seal, they'll bulge badly from just one 3s2200mah lipo and some boxes explode with another one stored.
I removed the rubber gasket from mine, except for the piece nearest the clasp. Without the rubber the lips don't stay tight and flop around. Cut out all of the rubber except that one piece and you get venting and no flopping.
@@allenbarbee5877 Where is the vid of boxes exploding from LiPos?
@@fretbuzzlyexcellent tip Fret buzzly.
Hobby King sell them as well and they are a Hong Kong based shop with a store in southern N. S. W. so postage is minimal. Love your show, thanks mate.
Thanks Eric! 👍
I come from nitros and recently have been playing with brushless (nitros are still my thing though), and I got to say. Aside from the reliability of a steel container, it looks pretty rad to pull up somewhere lugging around an old ammo can
I do the exact same as you. Lipo bags first and then into the Ammo case. Great minds think alike.
Nice work mate. 👍
Great video. After watching your video, I made sure all my lipo batteries are in lipo safe bags :)
Thanks mate. Stay safe! 🙂👍
Great straight forward description. With great power comes great fire-risk :)
Thanks for the video, can't be to safe. I've been meaning to do something similar for a long time but just never have. Just purchased a couple of ammo box's and lipo bags. Thanks for making me spend money.:)
No worries at all mate. I hear ya, I was thinking for many years that I should do something about them too! For added safety, check out some YT videos about ammo box venting. Also, I don't think I need to tell you but store your ammo boxes well away from anything flammable, I mean 1 metre at least. I was going to mention Bat-Safes but you've spent enough today. 😁👍
Thanks i am going to buy airtight ammo boxes for my lipos. I have the bags which are helpful for containing a an explosion with shrapnel. Ty for reinforcing my ideas mate. Way less expensive
You do want some venting, otherwise it will build up pressure and explode if there’s a lipo fire in the box. At the very least you’ll want to remove the rubber seal from the lid. A lot of people also drill extra holes for venting.
Just ordered a ammo box off Amazon. Thanks for reminding me to do so 🙂👊
Good stuff! 🙂👍
I would add that if you would like extra protection for your batteries and the heat and gasses from a fire you can line the box with some refractory insulation otherwise known as ceramic wool. Prob have to go to an industrial supply house or masonry heater builder. Might have some scraps for you. The wool can also help filter a lil bit the venting gasses from a fire. I like the idea of separating the batteries from each other w the little bags. Good show!
Thanks Kirk. Great idea to use the ceramic wool! 👍
Sheetrock is fire retardant.....and cheaper
True, especially the lightweight variety of sheetrock. It has more vermiculite/perlite offering better insulation than standard sheetrock. At least in theory...
What a fantastic idea 💡 bro your thinking is top notch brilliant update hope your keeping all
Thanks mate. If you're going to do this, be sure to look up on venting the ammo boxes with fibreglass filters for LiPo storage. It helps to stop flames shooting out. In my shed there's nothing but steel and concrete in the area they're stored so vent filters aren't too important. I just remove the lid seal so they don't blow up. Hope you guys are going well, awesome drone action on your channel now I'm lovin it! 👍
RC Hobby Shed thank you and yes I will be looking in to doing this it’s a brilliant idea I will make sure the lipos can breve to. Also thank you with the drones 👍😉
Excellent, very good advice for the arrangement and storage of these batteries, great video.
Thanks mate. Glad you liked it! 🙂👍
@@RCHobbyShed 😊👍
Oh I am glad you decided to play safe with the lipo batteries. I certainly learnt my lesson the hard way. I've got an ammo box as well as the Batt Safe box. When I got my Batt safe it was only £37 and the current price on Hobby King is £42 although it's on back order. Anyway I think that the most likely time for a lipo to go up is during charging so I just put the 1 or 2 that I'm charging in the batt safe box and store the others in the ammo box. Probably better if you can charge with the lid shut if you can find a way to run the cables. One thing the Batt Safe does is to filter out the nasty black soot from a lipo fire and it would be good if you can find out what they use and use some over the vents. Anyway definitely a good idea to get them away from your lovely RC collection :-)
Thanks mate! It was your experience in particular that prompted me to get off my butt and get the LiPo's out of the house. I also saw a guy on instagram lost part of his house just last week. The Bat-Safe I was looking at was the XL (or whichever is the biggest), actually it was a Pulse, either way it was $130aud and $170aud shipping, which is just nuts. My problem is I don't want to store all my batteries together, that's the reason for wanting three. I will keep looking for Bat-Safe in Australia though, even if I just buy the small one just for charging. The worst part of my old (lazy) storage ways was the drawers I stored the LiPo's in were directly below three drawers full of paint. Stupid, I know! 🤣
@@RCHobbyShed Ah well I'm glad that my misfortune has prompted you to take action. It is very scary when your house is on fire I can tell you that. Anyway, hopefully the Batt Safe might become available there for a more reasonable price at some point. Meantime at least they are away from the house and anything flammable (like paint!). Another thing I did was to get the smart smoke detectors that talk to each other so if the one in the garage goes off the ones in the house also go off and a voice tells you where the smoke is and also messages my phone. Just being super careful these days! :-)
I've been looking again and I don't know why but the shipping cost is about half what it was, still a lot but more reasonable than it has been. Maybe I can order one this week. I haven't worked for since the end of January, so I need to watch my $$, which is another reason I looked at the cheaper option apart from the crazy shipping prices. The smart smoke detectors sound like a great idea, I'll look them up too!
@@RCHobbyShed the smart smoke detectors are the Nest brand. Also not cheap I'm afraid. The other thing I bought was a fire extinguisher!
I'll check em out. Thanks Pete! 👍
Great idea! Thanks!
You are welcome! 🙂👍
great video my friend i do the same but ive drilled holes 4on the front and back👍😊👊🇬🇧😎
Thanks mate. I may drill mine but for now (because I'm lazy lol) I'll just take the lid seal out. It's a good idea though! 👍
Quick question do you need to remove the rubber gasket seal on the ammo can or does that help prevent oxygen increasing the fire if it were to go off
I remove the rubber seal. The LiPo's don't really need the oxygen as the fire usually starts by a chemical reaction in the battery. It's best to remove the seal so it doesn't cause a pressure build up and go off like a bomb. 👍
Great video and nice information
Thanks mate! 🙂👍
Super video 👍
Thanks! 🙂👍
Are use the same method however the rubber gasket that is around the top of your ammo can I pull a little section out and cut about an inch out of it on each side that way it actually has a way to vent in case of a fire if one of these batteries were to light off it could explode the key in and turn it A shrapnel device or you could drill some very small holes in it and I have seen people put some muffler packing around the holes to act as a spark arrester this seems to work pretty good info here
Thanks, some great ideas there! I will drill some holes and the muffler packing would be perfect, top idea. I have just ordered a couple of Bat-Safes but will still use the ammo boxes for smaller LiPo's. Thanks for your comment. 👍
I am fairly new to the world of LiPo batteries. While I am not an RC hobbyist, I do have an electronics toolbox that I run off 4S LiPo batteries (lights, soldering iron,etc.). And it is not like I have heaps of them kicking around. One of those 50cal ammo cans in on the way right now (hopefully showing up really soon....looking at you DHL!). My plan is to line it with sheet rock for thermal insulation and give it a top with some vent holes as well as a compartment full of sand that is sealed with a sacrificial layer of plastic. So in case the stars align all wrong and one of the batteries goes rogue on me, the sand should take care of that. Does that approach make sense or am I overthinking this?
For now, the batteries live in a thick clay flower pot which stands on a concrete pavement slab on my desk, with 55lbs of sand sitting right next to it. Yes, I know - far from ideal. But I do not have a garage or garden shed to put them in. I am trying to make do with what I have and try to be as safe as I can be. I do not "fear" LiPos, but I have a healthy dose of respect for them.
(Edit: and of course I make sure to have them on storage charge at 15V, give or take .2V when they are not in use)
It sounds like you have some great plans there with the sheet rock, sand and venting. No, I don't think you're over thinking it at all. It's easier for me as I can leave my ammo box in an empty corner of the shed , well away from everything else. You don't have that option, so I think your sheet rock and sand idea is awesome. Better safe than sorry, and you're playing it safe! 🙂👍
I just got one of these from my Secret Santa at work and it has a seal on the lid. I'm debating on whether I should drill a hole or two but then I thought, if I add holes, this adds air for the fire to burn and wonder if not putting holes in would help reduce any flames (no air, no flames?) or would pressure build up and the box either explodes or eventually melts the seal and it burns anyway? Think this would be an interesting test for an accomplished you tuber such as yourself to try. I love the idea of using lipo bags as well, it might preserve a few of the batteries while you run out side to open the box and dump everything out, hopefully saving most of the other batteries.
I've done nothing with mine other that pull the rubber lid seals out. But I have mine on steel shelves with nothing else close to them. Without some venting, either by removing the seal or drill holes, you run the risk of the box exploding. I have see some guys drill holes in the lid and use fibreglass mat under the lid to help suppress flames/smoke. Hope this helps. Have a great new year! 👍
Lipos do not need oxygen to burn/explode keep in mind.
Great idea mate i am def going to do this!!!
you are in Australia like me!!
Good stuff! Aussie Aussie Aussie! 😁👍
Question: I have the same set up - lipo batteries in lipo bags in ammo boxes. I live in an apartment where pretty much all floor is carpeted. I have the ammo boxes on cinder blocks, but they are in a corner about 6 inches from the walls. Is this safe?
I should also mention, all my batteries are small, 2700 mah max, but I have about 25 batteries of varying strength and will likely have stronger batteries in the future. Hopefully, I'm being overly cautious. That's the goal at least. And I live in Florida, so there's too much heat and humidity to store them outside.
The only other thing I can think to do would be to put it all in the bath tub in the guest bathroom. If I moved it a meter away from everything, it'd be right in the middle of a room.
Hi Kathryn, sorry for the slow reply.
Wow, you have a lot of batteries! I'm think the cinder block is a great idea, but I personally would have them 1-2 foot away (at least) from the walls as inconvenient as it probably is. Or maybe put a sheet of metal or cement sheet against the wall.
I really think the bath tub idea will be the best for you though, great idea by the way! 👍
It may seem over cautious but it's better to be on the safe side. 👍
Great question! I am in the same boat
Nice lipo storage, I also use ammo cans to store mine
Have you ever had a LiPo go bad in the ammo cans? If so what were the results? Just wondering as it looks like I'll cop some flack (no pun intended lol) for this video.
@@RCHobbyShed nope I've never had a problem. I do use a few lipo bags too. I'm really not worried about my lipos just exploding randomly. Much more likely to have problems with charging them
@@VoidXRC It's better you've have no problem than have to tell me about a fire I guess. 🙂.
I'm the same I worry more about charging too, I usually just charge them away from everything. I have outdoor power outlets I use when I'm outside or charge them in the steel shed, also away from everything. 👍
I’ve been using these for a while now. I had a Gens Ace 2s 5000mah puff and burn while inside an ammo case. No harm done. Just a bad smell
It sucks you lost a battery but great you didn't loose a house or worse. Great feedback! 👍
i know without balance charge or doing over charge they can blust but can lipo batteries get blust when i store them in safe place some moths or some days without using ?plzz reply sir i am in new in this hobby. i have one 3s 4000 mah battery and two 2s 2000 mah battery is it safe in one ammo box ?
@@RCHobbyShed i know without balance charge or doing over charge they can blust but can lipo batteries get blust when i store them in safe place some moths or some days without using ?plzz reply sir i am in new in this hobby. i have one 3s 4000 mah battery and two 2s 2000 mah battery is it safe in one ammo box ?
@@soumiksaha720 if you’re not going to be using them regularly you need to storage charge or discharge to 3.85v per cell.
@@MrBonger88 thank you so much ❤️
Would putting the batteries on concrete affect the voltage on the batteries like it does with a car battery?
Yes, also parking on concrete will drain your battery.
Great idea mate , I'm terrible with lipos . I'd better store them properly. True about the freight costs these days. Been looking at a turbo scorpion is a beautiful car but they're all in the USA. The freight costs were silly prices. They have Tamiya champs here and the ultima or a javlen. These cars are so hard to choose from. Better buy a few ammo boxes .
Thanks mate. I have been storing mine dangerously for years, I knew full well but was just lazy. The ammo boxes are good, but they should really be vented as the pressure builds up insanely quick if they go off, they also say to store them with a 1m space around them. In my case they're on steel shelves in a steel shed with nothing within 1m. I've also been looking for cars to build, they're either all out of stock crazy high shipping prices. It's almost come down to just buying whatever they do have in stock, which is the ones nobody else wants. 😂
@@RCHobbyShed hey mate was lucky, found a hobby shop in Wa that had 3 midnight pumpkin low rider kits. Bought 2 ,the wife loves them to! Will be going brushless, they have plenty of upgrades for tamiya. Can't wait to build all these , should be really good fun drifting them in a Carpark. Place was called Ace hobbies in Perth, still 1 left .
@@petergoodwin2465 Good stuff! They a great kit to build. The first upgrade you'll be needing (after bearings) is shocks, the kit shocks are very bouncy. They are a fun little beast though, they're gonna be nuts running brushless! 😂👍
@@RCHobbyShed thanks mate will order bearings and shocks for sure and a pair of brushless systems. Was looking at kyosho fazer charger but it's rtr. Need to enjoy the builds and upgrades. The lunchbox would be great done as the A team van. Will need a couple to race in the backyard ,perfect size . I knew this addiction would happen, freight is slow so haven't even got the first truck yet and already ordered the 2 pumpkins. We're already looking at wall hangers for rcs ,the shelf is full . Thanks for the advice mate ,will definitely do it.
Walmart has ammo cans for 12 bucks, harbor freight also
Take off the rubber lining on the crate so if they do blow up there winter be pressure build up and blow up
It's better than nothing or even most cheap "solutions" however the fire will find a way out, could you pad it with some fire absorbing material?
I don't want to be the "party pooper" here, but I just watched another video on youtube where they set the battery off while in an amo box without the seal. It held up very well, except tons of smoke and some fire or sparks came out of each of the ends near the lid. You'd want to make sure the box is at least 3 or 4 feet from anything flamable, I would think. They measured the heat and it got up to about 1000 degrees. The box held up and the lid didn't pop, but I'd also want to have something non flamable underneath also. There are some guys drilling holes in the top to let the pressure and smoke out there. Just to let you know I watched another video of the bat-safe, (regular size) and it did great with the medium size battery, but when the guy put in one that was about 5000 mah or something that was big, it sent fire outside the box all over the place. He was about 60% over the recommended size when he did this, so there was a warning from the manufacturer on that. Wish I had the links for these video's, but I'm sure anyone could find them under lipo box or bat-safe demo or something like that. Marc T.
Top idea mate 👌
Is it just Australia that gets screwed on freight from overseas? Hmmmmm 🤔.
Hey give your mate Sedrick something to eat will you! He's looking a bit boney, Maybe he has worms haha. 😂
Thanks mate! I'm thinking we are the only ones, or maybe it just seems that way. Be buggered if I'm paying $500+ to ship 3 Bat-Safes valued at $390. Some people are dead against the ammo box idea but I'm sure they're fine if people aren't silly enough to store them near to flammable items. For the shipping price of the Bat-Safes I could buy a couple of Webbers and store the LiPo's in those with the lid locked! 😂.
Can't feed Sedrick too much, he might start throwing his weight around. 🤣
Nope NZ too😭 the prices of shipping from the states is often more than the product itself, I look into buying items under 20$ and they are for losi micro 1/36 scale micro trucks, literally envelope size bits and shipping will be double if not more the than the part I actually want, it really sucks but hopefully the price settles back down after this virus is gone👍
@Coolas RC I'm sure the shipping charges will go back to normal a bit down the track. We'll have to be careful though as I bet some sellers will still try it on with the high prices long after the virus issues are over. 👍
@@RCHobbyShed
Imagine using the Webber as a storage unit! If a battery does explode and you're quick enough you can throw some snags on 😂
Poor Sedrick! You could at least give him a pair of pants and a shirt to wear especially coming into winter if you're not going to fatten the poor bugger up 😂
@@outbackrcaustralia4895 Hahaha yes! Instant BBQ! 🤣
I have thought of putting clothes on Sedrick but think that could be bordering on playing with dolls. lol.
I'm kind of undecided what to do with him. Long story, I actually bought him to go into a 6 foot fish tank. I'd seen it done before and it looked awesome, have the skeleton laying in there like he's relaxing. It turned out my tank is a little narrow for him so now he lives in the shed. It was a laugh when I had to go pick him up at the post office. The guy brought a big box to the door on a trolley and said "it's kind of heavy, whats in it?"... My answer (with a straight face) "A human skeleton!". He had this look of shock/ horror on his face but the other guy in the office behind him almost fell off his chair from laughing. 😂
Just came across this I've been using my ammo boxes that my family had from ww2 and is inner lined with rubber and wood so u couldn't hear anything inside and they r spring loaded so u can grab the ammo right away not fight with opening them
That's really cool! Sounds like you have some real historical pieces there. 👌👍
I trust batteries as much as i trust a woman with my debit card
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Be sure to remove the rubber gasket in an ammo box. Or your ammo box will become a pipe bomb if a lipo battery vents.
Don't remove all the rubber. Keep the side nearest the lid clasp. That way the lid still closes tight, no flop or rattle, but you get venting on the 3 other sides. I bought two boxes and pulled the rubber out of both, cut the short ends on one, put one each back in each of the cans and kept a whole gasket in tack in case I ever want to fully reseal one.
I just drilled holes along the top/sides
Now you have to go through each bag and box to find that specific lipo haha. Nah just kidding. I have an ammo box I’ll put to use now too. Better to be safe than sorry with a lipo fire. Always balance charge and storage charge at the end of the day. Thanks for making this vid 👍
Lol that's right I do. I only backed them up for the camera, will take them all out today storage charge them and repack. I planned on numbering the boxes so I have an idea of which battery is in which box. 👍
@@RCHobbyShed Can you please tell me, why we need to discharge lipo?
any link to read
Literally almost everyone who stores lipos or talks about storing lipos in ammo cans, never thinks about or talks about the simple idea of lining the bottom and or the insides of the ammo can with a piece of drywall / hardi-backer.
Me personally, it's also a bad idea to store multiple lipos within the same ammo can unless you create dividers between each, otherwise you're creating a recipe for disaster for all of your lipos if one decides to catch fire.
On another note, test have proved that those lipo charging backs are trash.
Military surplus boxes are cheap
You shouldn't put more than one battery in a bag as they can set fire to the others in the same bag!
Good point, that is true! 👍