lipo?

[haz]

hey all, i blew up a lipo at burgess hill the other day and i was told you cut the leads off and bare the terminal and put the lipo in a bucket of salty water, this i have done
my question is, when is it safe to take it out and what do i then do with it?
thanks, haz

[Craig_Anto3]

normally about 24hours to be certain

[earthwormjim]

Discharge the pack down to zero voltage using a motor, light bulb,(12v car bulb), etc. Next gently puncture the outer cases of the cells (knife blade attached to a stick,maybe??)and let it sit in saltwater overnight. Remove 24 hours later, wrap it up in a plastic bag and toss in the trash."

[haz]

its been there since sunday is ok to take out now

[Jonny]

hmmm well sunday + a day = monday and today is wednesday

take it out, puncture cells, bin it!

[peterwaller]

You should not bin old batteries but take them to a recycling centre.

[Craig_Anto3]

You should not bin old batteries but take them to a recycling centre.

Peter's right

[peterwaller]

There is always a first time for everything.
I get as far as collecting the old batteries and I now have a large Quality Street tin full but always seem to forget them when I got to the dump.

[Craig_Anto3]

if it helps I did it saturday, me and Peter have been doing antweights for over 10 years now it happens to us all

[earthwormjim]

wrap it up in a plastic bag and toss in the trash."

DOH!
Sorry chaps,copied and pasted from some jolly Yank RC forum.
Jim