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Minor Incident Catalogue

This is the start of a catalogue of minor LiPo incidents where the root cause is clear. We are developing this in collaboration with our local community, and anyone else who can contribute via our Contact Us page. The initial focus is on charging related incidents.

Typical LiPo Charger
Typical LiPo Batteries

Incident List

Local Club Experience #1 – Root cause of our two incidents has been charging LiPo batteries without balance charging and with wrong cell count (4 cell LiPo charged as 5 cell). A combination of human error and chargers that did not auto detect the error in cell count.  Members were at hand when both fires started so quick to react with dry powder fire extinguishers, making a big mess.  Note, our bench tops have cement sheeting so this helps.

Please Contact Us with other incidents that can help expand our incident list.