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Is My Damaged Battery Safe to Fly After a Crash?
Battery Status
After a recent crash, I flew home and realized the battery got hit on the way down. Is this still good to fly, I'm guessing not without some added risk. Can it catch fire mid-air/charging, etc? Should I fly it?
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91sett.
I would not risk it except as a battery for ground use such as charging other Lipos in the field. That way you aren't risking the aircraft.
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Next step, how do I dispose of the battery?
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91sett.
@Mikey Depends on where you live, but in the US, in WA at least, Home Depot will take lipos that are completely depleted (very close to 0 volts...hook them up to a low-current load for a very long time and check the voltage before taking them there). If there is a RC flying club near you, sometimes they will have a bin for damaged/puffed batteries, and might take them from non-club members if you ask nicely.
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91sett.
Plug it into a light and let it go until it runs out. Your charger (if you have a decent smart charger) probably has a kill/destroy/depose setting. That purposely burns the battery out.
When I do it I use the charger first. Then once that charger cycles it out, then I'll plug it into a light. You can usually find some cheap battery killer lights like on GetFPV or Racedayquads. I plug that in and let it sit for a couple of days until the light is completely out to ensure it's dead.
Then find yourself a battery recycling place and drop it off.
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91sett.
This is maximum a 1 on the famous scale. I'd just use it, just not charge inhouse 😅
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