Bad battery?

[broncosdad1317]

Pretty sure my like new battery just died completely the voltage checker says 1% total and the charger reads 00.00 and won't charge. Pretty sure it's obvious but my main question is..Do I unsolder the leads and the other connector and keep them for fixed no tore up packs in the future??!!

 

[M3talrocksFPV]

Pretty sure my like new battery just died completely the voltage checker says 1% total and the charger reads 00.00 and won't charge. Pretty sure it's obvious but my main question is..Do I unsolder the leads and the other connector and keep them for fixed no tore up packs in the future??!!

No, honestly Lipo packs are so dangerous, especially if discharged completely or damaged, so fixing another beat up battery would be pointless, nice photo of the new quad btw

 

[broncosdad1317]

No, honestly Lipo packs are so dangerous, especially if discharged completely or damaged, so fixing another beat up battery would be pointless, nice photo of the new quad btw

Okay cool thanks a lot man I appreciate the kudos and the pointer. How do I dispose of lipos

 

[M3talrocksFPV]

Lows, home depot, or best buy usually have the big recycle box. If you don't have one already, a Lipo bag is a great investment for when you charge your batteries, if it does explode, it'll contain the acid and fire. Arris makes one less than 10$
ARRIS Fire Retardant LiPo Battery Portable Safety Bag 215*155*115mm Sale - Banggood Mobile

 

[broncosdad1317]

Lows, home depot, or best buy usually have the big recycle box. If you don't have one already, a Lipo bag is a great investment for when you charge your batteries, if it does explode, it'll contain the acid and fire. Arris makes one less than 10$
ARRIS Fire Retardant LiPo Battery Portable Safety Bag 215*155*115mm Sale - Banggood Mobile

Yes I do have a mini one. Holds 3-4 packs. Good for now for me once I start buying more packs I'll probably buy a bigger bag

 

[VirtueViolater]

I'm thinking you have a bad charger, your lipo should have more life unless you have been running it completely down
EDIT: after a re-read, thinking you have been running your lipo down to far (below 3.5v)

 

[M3talrocksFPV]

I'm thinking you have a bad charger, your lipo should have more life unless you have been running it completely down
EDIT: after a re-read, thinking you have been running your lipo down to far (below 3.5v)

Agreed, this is something I've done before (That's how I found out it's super dangerous to do so) pretty much blew up, I was in the desert so it wasn't THAT big of a deal but i always have a small extinguisher near by now

 

[broncosdad1317]

I'm thinking you have a bad charger, your lipo should have more life unless you have been running it completely down
EDIT: after a re-read, thinking you have been running your lipo down to far (below 3.5v)

Possibly. I just think it's a bad battery I'll check my alarm readings on betaflight and see if it didn't save

 

[VirtueViolater]

I just think it's a bad battery

They go bad cell by cell, not all-at-once