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Default Urgent help with disposal of LiPo cells that are swollen

Hiya

Hope someone can shed light on this for me. I have 2 IP LiPos that are now both very swollen, one case cracked open. I had discharged them to as lower voltage as they will go, and now seem to have swollen up like mad.

Firstly I guess I need to how to neutralise the cells so they wont blow and secondly where i can actually take them to dispose of them ?

If anyone has the right info I really would be gratefull for your help

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Drop them in a bucket of very salty water,when they stop fizzing in a couple of days,you can pop them in the landfill bin.
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without wanting to sound daft, how salty ?

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http://thunderpowerrc.com/PDF/DISPOS...-BATTERIES.pdf
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Lipos in water.... I don't know if thats a good idea

Not sure if salt water would make any difference.

Id take them to your local recycling centre. They will take them off you.

Never over discharge your LIPOS that the main reason the swell.
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without wanting to sound daft, how salty ?

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1/2 cup of salt per gallon of water.

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Lipos in water.... I don't know if thats a good idea

Not sure if salt water would make any difference.

Id take them to your local recycling centre. They will take them off you.

Never over discharge your LIPOS that the main reason the swell.
coleman that's the worst piece of advice I have ever seen you post
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The thunderpower link posted by i4n sound good. I'd recommend you follow those instructions.

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You Must Discharge as per Thunderpower!!!!
I think 2 weeks is excessive though if they are low voltage already just leave for a night or 2 in a bucket of salt water!
Never take to landfill unless fully discharged as they could start a fire!!!!!
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I hear you're best off stabbing them with a knife as well before the salty water.

Sounds crazy I know
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I hear you're best off stabbing them with a knife as well before the salty water.

Sounds crazy I know
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Lipos in water.... I don't know if thats a good idea

Not sure if salt water would make any difference.

Id take them to your local recycling centre. They will take them off you.

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I hear you're best off stabbing them with a knife as well before the salty water.

Sounds crazy I know
and that ladies and gentlemen is why lipos get a bad name.....
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To be fair, our local recycling centre has a separate bin for "special" batteries. Laptop, mobile, etc etc. And that includes lipos
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Anyone know how watertight our typical hard case packs are? And if the answer is very then how can the saline penetrate the actual cells to make them inert? Just wondering....
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To be fair, our local recycling centre has a separate bin for "special" batteries. Laptop, mobile, etc etc. And that includes lipos
You can take them there AFTER you have followed the Thunder Power instructions. Those types of batteries have a low energy density compared to what we use. You won't find any of those batteries with ratings above 4000mAh (best laptop ones) and most are in the range of 800 to 2500 mAh. All are rated around 1C for charge and discharge.

Please follow the Thunder Power instructions, including leaving them in the water for two weeks. Two days is not enough, and just because they've stopped fizzing does not mean they are properly neutralised.

It doesn't matter what people think they should do if they don't understand the science. Thunder Power understand the science and they have distilled that into a simple set of instructions. HTH
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Anyone know how watertight our typical hard case packs are? And if the answer is very then how can the saline penetrate the actual cells to make them inert? Just wondering....
the salt water, shorts them on a discharge through the terminals
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it does not get into the cell, just shorts them on a discharge through the terminals
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...which is why you use a saline solution - water is actually almost an insulator compared to saline solution that conducts electricity better! The appliance of science...
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What about life batteries? Anybody know the procedure for these please?
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i always like twisting the wires together and throwing it like a grenade
sometimes its great , flames and smoke an all that
other times its a bit dissapointing and just swells up more so you have to throw rocks at it to make it pop
then its always good to dispose of it in a local fishing lodge or outdoor swimming pool

( still better advice than colemans offering i think)
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with weather as it is. I would stab the lipo and enjoy the warmth. I done it, it goes out like massive flame thrower.
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