Stop Charging FPV Drone Batteries Wrong!

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5 ай бұрын

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@MtbJai 5 ай бұрын

Well described man,I applied 👍. You for sure deserve more subscribers

@andrebenjamin3289 5 ай бұрын

I love your videos!! They're well thought out and put together.

@BrodieReed 5 ай бұрын

Glad you like them! Thanks ✌️

@TheBrokenRat 5 ай бұрын

Just came across your channel randomly and was surprised to hear a fellow kiwi accent keen up the good work mate

@vb7913 5 ай бұрын

Amazing explanation! Keep up the good work! 🎉

@lambo_drives 5 ай бұрын

18:47 ... so i'll just keep peering over the edge... (lol) glad to see it's not ALWAYS going to erupt, but yeah it can happen at anytime with a tiny short with the cell from an impact and the built up gas and self oxidizing scenario - poof. thanks for "taking one for the team" there

@BrodieReed 5 ай бұрын

Hahah yeppp, had to keep check on it ‘for science’ ya know 😅

@Finnphix 5 ай бұрын

Blew up a Tattu at our club just 2 weeks ago by dumping current into the pack at 20amps and at 30volts just using the main lead on an extention and telling the charger its a 8s lipo... without a balance lead....

@BrodieReed 5 ай бұрын

Good lordy 👀👀

@Fly_High_FPV 5 ай бұрын

That's fun! Usually get a real nice fireball when overcharging 💥

@LostCloudx4 2 ай бұрын

I've been using lipos since they were a thing... never had an issue. Last year I got 2x CNHL new batts. Put them on gentle charge in my condo.... (I'm in Thailand....there's no smoke alarms or fire protection or anything in the entire 300 unit condo). I was playing on my PC when suddenly couldn't see for smoke. I grabbed the charger threw out to balcony where one continued to burn itself out. Took me a few weeks for my lungs to recoup from the smoke inhalation. I still have no idea why one just went bang...especially brand new...and in parallel charge with another, which, to this day is still working fine. Since then I have bought a big steel toolbox, charge outside and never more than 2 at a time.

@Creamybokeh 2 ай бұрын

What’s the best way to extinguish a lipo fire if one does occur?

@abhilashpd4361 2 ай бұрын

So basically Lipo battery are not really dangerous unless u keep an eye on the screen of your charger... A really good informational video broodie bro! Thnx...

@BrodieReed 2 ай бұрын

I wouldn’t say not dangerous as they will always have a risk to them, but you can indeed lower the risk of things losing control by keeping an eye on them ✌️

@freshperspectiveproduction6044 5 ай бұрын

4 button charger? Is that supposed to be a bad thing?🤔

@BrodieReed 5 ай бұрын

Not necessarily a 'bad thing' but I would never recommend picking one up now. It's much better to use a charger that's a bit smarter, shows you the voltage and resistance of the individual cells, and also allows for higher amps when needed. 4-button chargers are still okay, and if you have one you can certainly still use it, I just found a world of better change when I switched to a budget 'smarter charger' ✌️

@Fly_High_FPV 5 ай бұрын

The old iMaxB6 was a 4button charger, that had a repuation for miss-reading cell voltage, overcharging cells and starting fires. Smart Chargers, like Hota, are better for your lipos, more intelligent, easier to use, and less likely to miss read 👍

@sam_fpv580 5 ай бұрын

At least you remembered what a lipo was called

@BrodieReed 5 ай бұрын

Im gonna start selling Brodie Bars if you aren’t careful

@sam_fpv580 5 ай бұрын

@BrodieReed don't tempted me, do I get them free?

@BrodieReed 5 ай бұрын

I’ll give you a discount of $2 off your first purchase

@sam_fpv580 5 ай бұрын

@BrodieReed I'll take it (I love how we are haveing a convo in your comment section)

@BrodieReed 5 ай бұрын

Why not aye ✌️

@Beauty.and.FashionPhotographer 5 ай бұрын

ReelSteadyGo and the gopro Hero 12 will work , or is the missing gps data making ReelSteadyGo not work anymore with the hero 12, would you know ?

@Outdoorandfpv 5 ай бұрын

Wow never knew it was that dangerous! Thanks!

@BrodieReed 5 ай бұрын

Well, I'm super glad to hear, they certainly are a serious topic!

@CozmicKiwi 5 ай бұрын

A fear we all have in common.

@BrodieReed 5 ай бұрын

Oh yeah...

@tk-maker 5 ай бұрын

Very deep cover on battery topic. nice 😍 I throw it into a bucket of salt water to dispose my batt

@BrodieReed 5 ай бұрын

Awesome! I've heard mixed things about salt water, some positive, some negative, I'd still opt for a battery discharger personally as that way you know for a fact that the voltage has drained out before any corrosion can happen from the salt water.

@nevezeraa 5 ай бұрын

this video is the reason i went for the avata instead of anything else xd im hoping to upgrade in the future for some gerpc with a o3 unit maybe? is there anything better?

@BrodieReed 5 ай бұрын

haha, well at the end of the day, the Avata still runs off of LiPos, so the risks do still apply. Albeit the safety features included with DJIs smart batteries do take a lot of the numbers side out of it. Most larger FPV drones can have an O3 unit now, the BetaFPV Pavo series is a pretty good place to look I'd say if you've already got an Avata. Have a look at the Pavo35, I'm testing it out currently and am loving it: bit.ly/48gHOJ7

@MattysDroneWorld 5 ай бұрын

I know first hand, Take care of your lipos....I had 4, 6s lipos go bad, all today...one cell in each is bad...4 lipos in one day, because i did not take cre of them last year when I first got them! geat video buddy

@BrodieReed 5 ай бұрын

Yep! I put another one to rest today as well lol, mistreat em, they'll mistreat ya back 😅

@RpgTurtle53 5 ай бұрын

perfect video, this needs to have 8 Billion views.

@BrodieReed 5 ай бұрын

Agreed 😎

@suave2870 8 күн бұрын

Unfortunately I didn't have to poke a hole in mine. Flames about 1.2 meters high. Scary shit. Learn your batteries kids

@mbunds 5 ай бұрын

Is it marginally safer to charge at slightly less than 1C, or is this just wasting time?

@BrodieReed 5 ай бұрын

I would say the slower the safer technically, but 1C is a pretty standardised charge rate which weighs up time to safety

@mbunds 5 ай бұрын

@@BrodieReed Thanks a million. I like to be safe, but I like to get my craft back into the air ASAP like everyone else. Impatience does not mix with LIPO!

@Fly_High_FPV 5 ай бұрын

Lower c is safer, and will do less damage to the chemistry than 1C, but takes longer. I generally charge at 1C at home and 2C if i'm in a hurry (typically charging 20 packs on a pair of 4way Hota F6 chargers)

@filiped7298 5 ай бұрын

Doing an experiment with no shoes on. 😂

@BrodieReed 5 ай бұрын

Just gotta send it you know 😎

@DmercuryMoyes 5 ай бұрын

@@BrodieReed the newzealand way o.s.h approved jandels used in severe conditions

@BrodieReed 5 ай бұрын

Absolutely, I also use my safety glasses for all experiments too 😎

@Partimepeasant 5 ай бұрын

Why can't you replace a dead cell?

@BrodieReed 5 ай бұрын

You’d be working with other live cells. If you shorted one of them it would most likely cause something dangerous, and your hand/face would be close to the battery as you work on it. I wouldn’t recommend at all

@Partimepeasant 5 ай бұрын

Christ just drop the ground. @@BrodieReed

@BrodieReed 5 ай бұрын

Im going to say agree to disagree here, I don’t think it’s worth it, especially not for beginners.