Some possibilities that come to mind, based on what little information we have:
1) The battery was puffed 2) The battery had a bad cell or was unbalanced to begin with In both cases the exertion of powering the tank could be the cause 3) A bolt penetrating the cells or other mechanical damage Isaac Goldman 5142334423 This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. On Mon, Aug 24, 2015 at 9:41 PM, 'John Pittelli' via R/C Tank Combat < rctankcombat@googlegroups.com> wrote: > I'll let Will fill in the technical details as to the type and voltage of > the LIPO cell. > > So, for those who were not there Sunday, can you tell us why the cell > caught fire. > The were properly charged, installed, and then the SU100 was driven, > carrying equipment over 100 feet to the battle prep area.. It was resting > when the POP was heard.. > > > how did this happen <https://youtu.be/CU-0n9rYrh8> > > > [image: image] <https://youtu.be/CU-0n9rYrh8> > > > > > > how did this happen <https://youtu.be/CU-0n9rYrh8> > View on youtu.be <https://youtu.be/CU-0n9rYrh8> > Preview by Yahoo > > > -- > -- > You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. > To post a message, send email to rctankcombat@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe, send email to rctankcombat+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "R/C Tank Combat" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rctankcombat+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to rctankcombat@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe, send email to rctankcombat+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R/C Tank Combat" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rctankcombat+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
