Hi, I do not have an hpi baja but rather the clone brand rovan.(sorry HPI guys, I needed to post this somewhere, it can happen to anyone). Today I must have overcharged the nimh reciever battery and one of the cells exploded about a foot away from my face. I noticed it smoking in the battery box and attempted to get the lid off so the damage would be minimal. < Worst idea I've ever had. The cell exploded, deafening me for maybe 10 seconds, so I got the fire extinguisher and sprayed the hell out of it. Ironically, I had just received the super bee remote kill switch in the mail 4 hours previously but had forgotten to get the mail which saved me 60 bucks, because otherwise I would have installed it once I got it. So, this is a warning... Don't over charge your batteries!
Battery explosion
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atom3624
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Good advice.
Easily done.
Sorry for you but hope the rig's up and running again fairly soon.
Hope you're not injured in any way as a result!!
Al.
Easily done.
Sorry for you but hope the rig's up and running again fairly soon.
Hope you're not injured in any way as a result!!
Al.
It happens, especially with cheap packs. You're lucky you didn't get hurt more. NiMh cells have a metal shell, so they can be like a little grenade. Was it the stock Rovan battery? Were you using a stock wall charger? Got pics of the carnage?
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Mike1970
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Lets face it, any power cell is dangerous - at least this time all you got was ten minutes free of the wife nagging......Mmmm thats got me thinking lol