Battery explosion.

[The Smythe Meister]

Can only but repeat what the guys have said already Si ....
Sorry to hear about your incident,the risks of chargers are underrated these days.... mainly due to the fact that nearly everything needs/comes with one now.
At least you're still in one piece mate,I hope you don't quit the hobby due to this,after all.... it wasn't the Tank's fault. !

[Tworrs]

Sorry to hear of your unfortunate accident Si.
May I ask what battery it was?

[boatman]

well Garry yes i was wondering what type of batt it was an the age as my SLA batts have vents at the top so when the gases inside the batt build up they open up an let the gasses exscape so no bang
chrisb

[boatman]

AN Si i have one of them charges with the yellow front but i dont use it as when i did use it it never charged up the lipo batts properly so thats the reason why i dont use it now only use my big charger to charge up my batts with that auto cutout an all my batts are fairly new
chrisb

[eddiesolo]

Thank you fellas, the battery in question was a NiMhd, the charger should have turned off, discharged and then trickle charged as needed. It beeped to inform me it had finished the main charge. I was literally a foot and a half away when it blew, as said it was a very lucky day.

[boatman]

Thank you fellas, the battery in question was a NiMhd, the charger should have turned off, discharged and then trickle charged as needed. It beeped to inform me it had finished the main charge. I was literally a foot and a half away when it blew, as said it was a very lucky day.

YES YOU WAS SI very lucky indeed now go do the lottery eh but seriouly ive heard of other guys havin a batt explode as a neibours was chargin his car batery an he went an lent over the top of the batt as he took the plugs out of the batt to see if the water was bubbelin an he had a ciggerete gion in his mouth an the batt exsploded in his face but again he was very lucky to get away with some cuts like you an the shock of the bang made him think never again but to him havin a ciggy goin was stupid an crazy but he wont do that again in a hurry
chrisb

[Tworrs]

Just pleased that you are mostly OK Si.

[Geoffers]

Blimey what a frightening experience :surprised:

Glad you weren’t badly hurt Si but understand how shook up it left you.

Hope you are feeling better soon.

Geoff.

[Tim Marlow]

Very nasty Si. Glad you are OK and hope it has no lasting effects on you.

Not something you probably want to hear right now, but I think you should report that faulty charger to trading standards. It’s obviously not up to the job and should be investigated and possibly removed from the marketplace.

[Allen Dewire]

Damn Si, I just saw this and was shocked a bit. The main thing is you are Ok, cause there's only one you and the heck with the other stuff. You're much more important Sir!!! Take care of yourself...

Prost
Allen

[adt70hk]

Sorry to hear that Si. A lucky escape.... I'm in Dave's camp and never given it a thought, although I do try to use reputable batteries and charger.

Impact I'm actually charging four NiMH ones right now.

Hope you recover from the effects quickly!

ATB.

Andrew

[stillp]

Very nasty Si. Glad you are OK and hope it has no lasting effects on you.

Not something you probably want to hear right now, but I think you should report that faulty charger to trading standards. It’s obviously not up to the job and should be investigated and possibly removed from the marketplace.

True Tim, but also the battery should have a safe means of releasing excess pressure.
Pete
Edit: https://www.grepow.com/blog/do-nimh-...s-explode.html

[boatman]

Sorry to hear that Si. A lucky escape.... I'm in Dave's camp and never given it a thought, although I do try to use reputable batteries and charger.

Impact I'm actually charging four NiMH ones right now.

Hope you recover from the effects quickly!

ATB.

Andrew

HI andrew what are these NiMH Batt like a pic please ?
chrisb

[eddiesolo]

HI andrew what are these NiMH Batt like a pic please ?
chrisb

Hi Chris, NiMh batteries are rechargeable type, normally in AA size. These are then grouped together to produce a multi cell unit with a universal charging and usage connector eg-Tamiya etc.

[Tworrs]

I know what you mean Si, I bought a pack of 4 AA NiMH batteries last year for use in my TX, brought them home, put on charge in my Gyrfalcon AL-88 charger, and one of the batteries went into thermal runaway, fortunately I was there when it happened and I could switch off at the wall and prevent an explosion.
Of course I returned the pack to the store, and was refunded.
I now only use standard non-rechargeable AA batteries, I don't trust the rechargeable ones any more.