For andym

[Xzessperated]

Andy you know what this is all about....



It had the esc wedged between the hull and the battery. I was like a butcher opening up that hull with a pair of side cutters before it caught fire.

[andym]

Ouch, have replied in a PM, that looks dramatic!!!! Now the disposal method needs to be discussed. I have done this in the past , have a bucket of very salty water at hand as this nutrilisese the chemicals in a lipo. Now pull the pack apart carefuly and puncture each cell with a sharp peice of timber and place imediatly in the salt water. It will bubble a bit but if you leave for a while, I left overnight. The packs are now inert and can not hurt anyone. I know it sounds extreme but it does work.
DO NOT THROW IN THE RUBISH BIN until the packs are safe.

[Xzessperated]

Ouch, have replied in a PM, that looks dramatic!!!! Now the disposal method needs to be discussed. I have done this in the past , have a bucket of very salty water at hand as this nutrilisese the chemicals in a lipo. Now pull the pack apart carefuly and puncture each cell with a sharp peice of timber and place imediatly in the salt water. It will bubble a bit but if you leave for a while, I left overnight. The packs are now inert and can not hurt anyone. I know it sounds extreme but it does work.
DO NOT THROW IN THE RUBISH BIN until the packs are safe.

Andy I have a better disposal method. I have packaged it and posted it to you. After all, what are friends for?
I read what you said in your PM and I will just say this. I have 3 F/Power packs and they are all getting hard to balance. They are old 20C packs so I think I need to spend some money and get something more modern.

[Xzessperated]

Well folks this started out to be a thread about a race in Queensland later this year between Andym and myself. To get it back to topic I want to show you what my spy's have sent me. Andy has been doing some secret testing at an outback lake. I had my spy dress as a tourist and he got me this video. Very impressive Andy but my race manager has a surprise coming for you in the form of a new hull he is sending me.
Now readers put your volume on high and lay back in your recliner and watch the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHDivPWvb8s

Go little Southerner, go

[andym]

Thanks Paddy now everyone knows whats happening, I thought that Swedish girl was showing to much interest in what I was doing. The 1527 is going in this week and I think the extra weight will be a bonus.
Cheers
Andrew

[Xzessperated]

Thanks Paddy now everyone knows whats happening, I thought that Swedish girl was showing to much interest in what I was doing. The 1527 is going in this week and I think the extra weight will be a bonus.
Cheers
Andrew

I must congratulate the spy on the disguise. That Swedish girl was a man Andy.

A 1527 in a DF 33 ??? Before the week is over I am going to be getting reports of the motor, battery and speed controller punching a hole in the hull, leaving the boat behind and doing more than 100 mph on that police radar gun as they pass your patrol car.

[Xzessperated]

Hey Andy I see your thread about wanting a Cat. Taylor has one for free.....

http://forums.offshoreelectrics.com/...ead.php?t=5379

[Xzessperated]

Andy,
At the risk of spoiling my reputation as the Forum idiot I am going to write something sensible. You might remember I told you on the phone that I have been experimenting with a battery warmer. Instead of just keeping it to ourselves I thought I would share the results on OSE incase others need a cheap battery warmer.
First some pictures of the equipment involved.....

1. A $29 Tandy car warmer/cooler



2. A $70 Jump Starter so that you can take the warmer to the waters edge with you warm packs



3. A view of the inside. I guess you could put 6 Lipo packs inside.



Now the test results of the inside temperature....
At start 19 C
After 5 minutes 23 C
After 10 minutes 29 C
After 15 minutes 35 C
After 20 minutes 38 C
After 40 minutes 40 C
As you can see it is just the temperature we want and is close to it after just 15 minutes on the 12 volt source.
On the way home you can use it to cool your drink cans. It is portable, cheap and much more useful than an ashtray on a motorbike or a hole in a pair of underpants..

[andym]

Paddy that is great, I have been so excited I decided to try my little 12l Engel cooler/warmer. After 25min it came out to 43 deg celcius. Perfect. At the moment though with the day time temps in the high 30's and summer just around the corner where the day time temps spend weeks over 45 deg celcius will keep this on call for winter. Winters do get down to freezing in the desert!
I must say that pre warmed Li-Po's are the way to go. It lowers the internal resistance dramaticly and helps them servive high amp applications. People new to lipo batteries should understand that a starting temp of 100-125 deg F is a good way to go.
Enough of this type of testing how about a little word on the xs3, the xs2 Liquid Insanity and that other xs2? I feel that people on this site would be very interseted at how a Feigao powered rigger runs in race trim at 100 kph on 4s and how fast the saw rigger's you are running are going.
Hows that for a serious reply!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No stupidity any where, Paddy NO one will read this unless we are taking the piss!!!!

[egneg]

A cheap warmer at 100.00 !!! - hate to see what a high end one goes for. Wouldn't it be cheaper to put a brick on the dash with the defroster on high and then shove them all in an insulated bag?

[andym]

Mate I know you are all getting upset with the election and all but I read $ 29.00 for the warmer and in my opinion that is cheap. How you power it is up to you!!!!! Where Paddy lives it gets very bloody cold for most of the year and this is a good idea.

[Xzessperated]

Now you see why I posted it here Andy.

[egneg]

True 29.00 dollars isn't bad if you already have a power source for it.

[andym]

Bloody Hell Paddy, it does not matter where we go or how nice we are there is always a trail of contraversy and destruction.
Job well done mate!! Have you worked out the time required to get the cells up to an even temp?
Andy

[Flying Scotsman]

Bloody Hell Paddy, it does not matter where we go or how nice we are there is always a trail of contraversy and destruction.
Andy

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Keep up the good work lads but Andy, I think Paddy is a lost cause. The new houseboat with the huge beer esky or cooler has taken its toll on Paddy's brain cells.

Douggie