5 best lipo battery tips - avoid puffy, stressed and dangerous lipos that are a fire hazard.

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[@imnotstupidjustslow9366]

Living in a condo I don't have an outdoor place to store my Lipo batteries. So I store them in Lipo bags placed inside a 2 gallon Storage Cabinet made for Hazardous/Flammable materials. It's the yellow cabinets you usually see in an industrial factory. I also have Fire Blankets I can easily place over a battery to suppress a battery fire. Might sound like I'm paranoid but I live in a condo building and a bunch of people's lives are at risk if something happens to my batteries.

[@RCReviewChannel]

Good on you. Great advice. Ebikes and e scooters with lipo batteries are a huge concern in New York City apartments right now. Hundreds of fires a year

[@Danielxperez14]

I respect you for being cautious, you can never be too safe. I charge outside and even then I’m always thinking would could go wrong

[@Berserkjahraun]

I store my Lipos in a Lipo bag, in an ammo case on my back paver patio that is sheltered from the weather / sun during the summer. Temp might get to 100F a couple times a year. In the winter, I move it to my garage to keep it above 40F or so. Not really sure of a better way.

[@polymetalalloy]

Good video. You can set the voltage cutoff higher to keep the lipos closer to the 40-80 percent use range. This range will extend the life of your battery and is the prefered range if you do not need full 4.2+ volts for racing or speed runs.

[@RCReviewChannel]

Absolutely!!! 3.6 volt lipo cut-off is a common option on many modern ESC's.

[@OceanStateSwAmPpeR104]

I definitely agree with you on ZEEE Lipo's damn good product. Lipo bags are a huge plus as well.I also had good luck with Wolf Pack 3s Lipo batteries by reedy.

[@Elite_Air_Gunner]

Storage charge is 3.85v per cell not 3.7

[@redndeyes]

3.7 is trx safe cut off lol.

[@rhealgagnon1460]

If you have it in between that your fine years on my battery's traxxas included never lost one yet

[@Mikeylikesit1968]

WRONG

[@baldie250]

I heard it’s 3.84536532543 volts per cell. 😮

[@Elite_Air_Gunner]

@@Mikeylikesit1968 google is your friend. Use it.

[@Mikeylikesit1968]

Also IR is a big factor in having good lipos.

[@RCReviewChannel]

Internal Resistance.... yes. I will test and publish that number, now that I know what it means. Hope I can find some consistencies and conclusions. Lower internal resistance is a sign of quality, reportedly.

[@astridsactionrc545]

I have a couple of Flureon lipos that are 10 years old. They are still kicking. Alternatively, I have a couple of Spektrum Smart batteries that have less than half a dozen runs and they are absolute junk. I have numerous lipos from a variety of brands, and the Spektrum ones are the only ones that are garbage.

[@RCReviewChannel]

Good share, thank you!!

[@jeremycravens6973]

Preach on brother. Spektrum is junk batteries

[@FLRCQUAD]

Hi Guys and Gals, Great Video good tips! I have tried all the lipos brands have had the best luck with Zees, long run times and super performance and great prices from Amazon ,I ALWAYS charge at 1C (5000 mah battery 5.0 amps or 2200 mah 2.2 amps and etc)and we run a small volt watch with beeper and set to to 3.80 volts per cell, we all run 2s 5000 mah 80C in our 1/10 Crawlers when your battery gets to 3.80 volts per cell the beeper goes off and your at storage mode perfect keeps your battery's in great shape, I never depend on a LVC in the factory crawlers there just to inconsistent for me from storage mode 3.80 volts per cell, trust me volt watch with a beeper is the way to go we all you use XT60 connectors, it works great been doing this for a long long time LOL

[@BigBubbaBiker]

Hello RCReview. I'm new to the RC car hobby and not sure I want to keep lipos inside the house. Wondering if I could store Lipos outside in a grill? Maybe in a Ziploc bag for added protection from humidity and weather on storage charge. What are your thoughts on this? Outside can be upper 90s and humid during summer? Will they puff?

[@oi3]

Hi i seeing ur video 2 time u say to charge the rc battery w slow charger 10w charger is good or need to be less also the storage charger prevents hot temps?

[@chadcole7360]

I use hovoo batteries. They work really good. I've had a 5200mah 3s 80c for over 3 years.

[@proraptor4146]

Hoovo batteries have inflated Mah numbers....run times sucked. I went back to Zee and get a lot more run time now

[@JasonGunn418]

I have watched most of her floor exercises. She is so awesome.😊😊

[@GoudbergPhotography]

What about the 4s DXF lipo's? Are the still holding up for you? About a year ago you posted a video about them and never heard about those lipo's again? Great content btw, i realy enjoy your videos! Keep up the good work! 🙏💪

[@UP-NORTH_RC]

Hey huge fan of you and your content/channel. Have a question for you. I currently live in an apartment and I just got an Axial scx24 BUT I want to replace the ESC/receiver and battery because I don't want to risk the stock USB charger and lipo going up in flames especially with my kids here. So my question was could I replace the ESC/receiver from the scx24 with a ESC/receiver from a WPL C64-1? Since the motor plug is the same. Basically turn it into a WPL and use the stock C64-1 battery and radio.

[@Cachapeluo]

Do you recommend Gens Ace brand? I see that you have the “bashing” models. What happened to them?

[@alfredyost7972]

I used to treat my LIPO batteries badly. I had Venom batteries. I charged them wrong, I never even put them into storage mode when I was done. After 7 years they both puffed up. This is completely my fault. I do not do this today. It could be dangerous and it will ruin your LIPO batteries. I wish Venom was still in business. I do still have Venom LIPO that still work. I was wondering if you know of a LIPO battery that will fit the old Tamiya cars? It needs to be shaped like a nicad better. I do have a Venom battery that is like this and it still works. Do you have any ideas about what LIPO battery might fit? Thanks.

[@redndeyes]

Fuuny story all the gensaces I've owned puffed within 5 cycles 1c charged and storaged. Kept with care. I no longer over pay for packs. Zeee ovonic hovoo goldbat not 1 puff and they are all soo much older.

[@RCReviewChannel]

You know… I have the same experience

[@proraptor4146]

My gens ace batteries have never puffed and they are 2 years old lol

[@acmr3215]

my first aftermarket was a zee 2200 3s 50c short pack, second charge only showed 870mah......not sure if it's bad or the mah reading on the charger was correct? or maybe it doesn't matter much? it charged to full but I'm cautious to use that one.......haven't used it since. HTRC C150 smart charger by the way

[@redndeyes]

Charge rate was?...

[@acmr3215]

@@redndeyes 2.2

[@JD-tl7ld]

...but puffy lipos are the tastiest.

[@mikeyfourbarrel8473]

Francis, I keep my lipo packs in the fridge. Is that too cold?

[@RCReviewChannel]

That is ok, actually and I would say better than the wildly fluctuating temperatures outside. Just not the freezer. A fridge at about 45-55 degrees will be nice and consistent for the battery.

[@fourtwelve412]

I thought condensation was an issue

[@gillian9178]

Have you ran the Turnigy Rapide 100c - 200c you show in the thumb nail picture yet, these are really cheap batteries from Hobbyking. If you have run them, what did you think of them as I have some of those Rapides.

[@RCReviewChannel]

I’m testing them right now and they’re slightly puffy. They’re delivering 85% if promised mah only

[@Mikeylikesit1968]

That C rating is wrong. It's just a sale tactic to get people to buy there stuff.

[@Mikeylikesit1968]

I like the socokin lipos have been awesome

[@RCReviewChannel]

Good to know.

[@DadsRCGaragePNW]

Few things to add. A fully charged battery will puff up. All that energy HAS to go somewhere. Also ohms law people should know it. Will help ALOt with anything electrical. Also things to note adapters. Any connection point is a potential loss which is made into heat.

[@RCReviewChannel]

I’m not sure I understand. I have dozens of batteries that don’t puff up after dozens of full charges. Puffiness is not related to battery level as I have empty batteries that are puffy

[@DadsRCGaragePNW]

@@RCReviewChannel a fully charged battery left alone will puff up before a battery that’s kept at storage levels. Sorry I missed some words in my message. But ohms law prevails.

[@Casitascrawlers]

The question is how do you get rid of old batteries because you can’t just put them in the trash. And if they can’t be discharged because they are damaged what is the proper way to get rid of them???

[@Mikeylikesit1968]

Best buy takes old batteries, they normally have a bin near the entrance

[@RCReviewChannel]

To discharge them, I would say: 1) put the positive and negative wires to drain device like a lightbulb or motor. Let run til dead. 2)Use about 30g of salt per litre of water. Put the battery in the salty water, and leave it somewhere fireproof for two weeks or longer, depending on the original charge. Finally, wrap the battery with paper, and dispose of it at an authorized battery disposal facility. 3) Punch a hole in it with a pellet gun, or a very long pole-nail. This will set the lipo on fire and diffuse all the energy instantly. (danger, danger, careful)

[@Casitascrawlers]

@@Mikeylikesit1968 I just picture a news story a day latter saying there was a fire & they are looking at the video 😂🔥

[@johnlujan8706]

Always great information 👍

[@RCReviewChannel]

So nice of you

[@traildevil67]

Helios Rc batteries

[@bod3000]

Thought you were joking about squirrels

[@RCReviewChannel]

Squirrels and rats like insulating wires, it turns out. I guess car owners who leave their cars sitting outside for a while have known this for years.

[@roberttruesdell6151]

Tattu lipos are one of the best. You got a bum one if they failed you.

[@jeremycravens6973]

I don't believe that if you spend more money you get better batteries. Example, spektrum! I have several spektrum batteries that have craped out on me. The whole battery market is a scam! My oldest and cheapest battery is a $50 6s sundapow from Amazon. Going on 3 years now and has never not charged or any issues. So don't believe that you have to buy the big names to get a good battery!

[@RCReviewChannel]

That is true. I should caveat that into categories. Traxxas and Spektrum and other US brands are much more expensive. But just talking about Chinese brands, if you spend more, you usually get more quality. Almost all lipo cells come from China anyway.

[@Mikeylikesit1968]

C ratings are never correct. A 100 c lipo is probably a 30 or 40c in a cheap priced lipo.

[@RCReviewChannel]

There's that too... Lying manufacturers. That being said, once you find a manufacturer yo like, like Zeee batteries, their C ratings will be consistent within their brand and will help the user choose.