Finished charging my 6S battery and went to unplug it from the charger. While pulling the charge cord off (blue connector) the battery there was a large spark and arc welding sound. I was using the blue connector of the 8 or 9 connectors on the Octopus charging cord. The exposed male Dean's plug touched the stainless steel sink and arc welded itself to the sink.
A lot of scouring with a Scotch abrasive pad, soap and water and the evidence just about disappeared.
Frank
Oof. That picture also looks suspiciously like it was taken indoors too...
Ben,
Yes, it was our basement laundry room sink.
After my charging fire issue about 6 or 7 years ago, I do all my charging on a 1' x 2' ceramic tile and place it on top of the laundry room sink so there is no fuel near the charging area. I also charge only when I am in the basement and discontinue charging if I have to leave the basement.
I continue to find ways to upset my wife with my battery charging antics. ;)
Frank
@Frank v B could you please let me know the date of the next welding course.
I need some welding to be done and would appreciate your insights. ;)
Have a great day!
PS: Thanks for the warning/safety issue raised. I think that one of my battery was shorted by touching a metal ruler on my workbench when being partially unplugged. ZAP! :o
Hmm... Usually, the female is hot by convention. So what makes your male hot, Frank?
It was "partially" open/connected... the MALE was visible...
Yep, the junk was exposed on the charge cord end. ;D
Found the photo of my Lipo fire about 6-7 years ago. It was scary. If we would have put in an insurance claim it would have been over $5,000 damage. Not as spectacular as Rob Dickinson's lipo fire but scary all the same.
Frank