Stuff you have made today

[Erie Fred]

A tree.....

 

[MattF]

For what purpose?

 

[Moose McAlpine]

When not in use, and provided they're not damaged, there isn't much risk from a LiPo.
The risk is when charging them (biggest risk is a faulty charger causing them to go over-voltage), or they're damaged.

So i came across an old phone the other day. Not been used for.. i don't actually know how long, 1-3 years i suppose.

The battery has "expanded" somehow and split the phone open. It hasn't been charged or used since it was replaced by a newer one.

Any idea why this would happen?

 

[julianthegypsy]

So i came across an old phone the other day. Not been used for.. i don't actually know how long, 1-3 years i suppose.

The battery has "expanded" somehow and split the phone open. It hasn't been charged or used since it was replaced by a newer one.

Any idea why this would happen?

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I had a tablet do exactly that.

 

[finyuk2005]

over discharging a battery can do damage also, maybe over time the voltage has dropped too low?

 

[Pete.]

So i came across an old phone the other day. Not been used for.. i don't actually know how long, 1-3 years i suppose.

The battery has "expanded" somehow and split the phone open. It hasn't been charged or used since it was replaced by a newer one.

Any idea why this would happen?

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I had a starter pack do that after I left it on my dashboard in the sun.

 

[Maker]

So i came across an old phone the other day. Not been used for.. i don't actually know how long, 1-3 years i suppose.

The battery has "expanded" somehow and split the phone open. It hasn't been charged or used since it was replaced by a newer one.

Any idea why this would happen?

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My Galaxy S21 is peeling apart like that, the battery doesn't seem to have expanded though, and it still works fine, so I'm ignoring it, just stick it back down occasionally.

 

[Farside]

So i came across an old phone the other day. Not been used for.. i don't actually know how long, 1-3 years i suppose.

The battery has "expanded" somehow and split the phone open. It hasn't been charged or used since it was replaced by a newer one.

Any idea why this would happen?

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Separation of layers in the lipo.
I have an unused lipo hard-case* battery I bought a few years ago. I was disturbed to find it quite blown when I went to look for it.
I have to get rid of it responsibly by dumping it into a battery collection box sometime.
Bit of a buggre and a waste of forty quid.

*Internally, it's just a soft-bag lipo, but encased in hard plastic.

 

[Moose McAlpine]

Separation of layers in the lipo.
I have an unused lipo hard-case* battery I bought a few years ago. I was disturbed to find it quite blown when I went to look for it.
I have to get rid of it responsibly by dumping it into a battery collection box sometime.
Bit of a buggre and a waste of forty quid.

*Internally, it's just a soft-bag lipo, but encased in hard plastic.

Is it just a chance thing that can happen to them, or caused by something specific? I don't recall ever having an issue with that phone.

I did once pierce a battery while opening up a phone, it caught fire, quite ferocious and quick.

 

[striker]

So i came across an old phone the other day. Not been used for.. i don't actually know how long, 1-3 years i suppose.

The battery has "expanded" somehow and split the phone open. It hasn't been charged or used since it was replaced by a newer one.

Any idea why this would happen?

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Is it diesel powered?

 

[Sergei Slovenija]

OFF: Didn't do anything other than work with a band saw, but as a bonus, I ate these mushrooms in dry form. A friend treated him, his prey. Bush weight, 14 and 9 kg. Mushroom Grifola frondosa.

 

[m_c]

Is it just a chance thing that can happen to them, or caused by something specific? I don't recall ever having an issue with that phone.

I did once pierce a battery while opening up a phone, it caught fire, quite ferocious and quick.

I think it's one of those things that can randomly happen, but the usual cause is overheating.
As it's not been used for a while, it could be caused by being over discharged, as over discharging can be as bad for lithium batteries as over charging in terms of battery life.

 

[Craig-SM]

Toad int hole
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Snap but earlier in the week and individual portions

 

[Kram]

An old friend wanted me to raise the skirt of these leylandii
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View attachment 421260It ca be raised about 1/3rd but after seeing some issues, dead branches and a lot of rubbing damage, 6+ stems.. decided best to remove.
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Needed the practise and plan to do some more tomorow, hopfully take the tops and start on the trunks.

Trimmed a bit more, found some problems higher up but I found some reasonable unions for proper DRT anchor and Im almost high enough to start topping it. Next I want to jump across and take down the poplar? as I'm not keen to anchor on that.

 

[m_c]

Today I made some electricity flow where I wanted it to.



I might go and start a separate thread for this now the plan appears to be (almost) working.

 

[magnet]

Snap but earlier in the week and individual portions

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Oh wow looks great. Can't beat home cooked.

 

[Craig-SM]

Oh wow looks great. Can't beat home cooked.

looked even better full of thick onion gravy but not for long.

 

[Farside]

Is it just a chance thing that can happen to them, or caused by something specific? I don't recall ever having an issue with that phone.

I did once pierce a battery while opening up a phone, it caught fire, quite ferocious and quick.

Usually happens when they're over or under-charged and, in the case of mine, left neglected for too long.
Annoyingly, I'd checked the state of charge a few times over the years, and it was fine for voltage, but I never put it into service.

 

[Farside]

Toad int hole
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[Erie Fred]

For what purpose?

Hidden from view, the 2 levels (for the grinders) have a oval slot in each for a wheel wrench.