As any RC hobbyist knows, safe battery charging practices are a must. With today's Lithium based batteries, it is even more important than ever that we take care not to overcharge, over discharge, or mistreat our batteries. The threat of LiPo batteries bursting into flames is very real, and is not meant to be taken lightly.
I'm pretty sure many of us know someone, or have a friend that knows someone that has experienced a household, or garage fire due to a LiPo battery bursting into flames. Many times this is not even due to misuse, or bad charging practices. It can happen at any given time. Therefore, it has become important to find ways to charge more safely, and with a little added protection in the event that the worst does happen. Most of us nowadays have begun using what we call LiPo safes, or LiPo charging bags. I use LiPo bags not just for charging my batteries in, but I also store my batteries in LiPo safe bags. It simply gives me a little peace of mind knowing that if something does happen to go wrong, the fire should be contained to the bag, and not spread to the rest of my garage/house etc. My biggest issue with the LiPo bags I was using was that they just didn't seem to close securely when charging in them. They would seal up just fine as long as there were no wires going into the bag, but during charging, I just wasn't happy with a simple velcro closure. Well... HOBBYMATE to the rescue! As soon as I saw their new bag with its double zipper closure, accompanied by the traditional velcro flap, I knew I had to have one. This is by far the best storage, and charging bag I have owned. The double zippers allow me to position the wires coming from my charger in ways that the bag is still very securely sealed no matter which way I have the wires coming in, and with the zippers, and the velcro flap I feel very confident that I have little to worry about in the event of a fire. Check this bag out for yourself if your looking for a good size bag, with plenty of storage capacity. As you can see in one of my pics, there is room for a large variety of battery types. In the one picture I have a 4800mah 2s, and 5000mah 2s car/truck batteries, three 3s quadcopter batteries, and a 4s quadcopter battery, and I have only covered the bottom of the bag. It will easily hold 4 times that many packs. I personally try to keep a few packs in a few different bags, so if one goes up in flames, I still have some batteries in another bag. Don't hesitate to ask any questions. I will do my best to assist you if you are in search of a good bag for your particular needs. Click me to purchase this bag on Amazon. Use coupon code LIPOSAFE to get 30% off.
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