Was away for some time but just came back to see this news had come and gone. Sorry that you guys had to del with suh a disaster, and t the same time, relieved that it didn't turn out as badly as it could have (if the LiPos had joined the fire). Wishing you guys all the best.
As for everyone else reading this (myself included): just because, in this particular instance, LiPos were not the culprit does not mean that we should let our guard down with respect to the dangers associated with the batteries! Kopterworx should be considered very lucky that the ammunition just happened to be saved from making their problem an enormous one. Recently, a good family friend whom my brother grew up flying model heli's and turbine jets with who owned a local hobby store for over twenty years had the misfortune of having his garage burn down completely; in it were a couple beautifully restored classic cars from his antique collection of cars...DEVASTATING. You'd think, after 20 years experience owning a hobby store he'd not be susceptible to such an overnight, but it happened in such a way that he was charging some batteries before going out on a Sunday to the field when his buddy called and was in the area and said he was gonna pick him up just to go around the corner for a cup of coffee. He agreed, hopped into his friebd's car, got coffee, and returned 30 minutes later to the fire department and a bunch of heartbreak.
Thats the scary part. It just takes one small oversight to teach you the hard way. Anyway, just wanted to point this out so as to possibly save someone who might be reading this right now from the pain, hassle, and heartbreak of enduring a LiPos fire while not supervising the charge by being in the same vicinity for the duration of the charge.
Have a nice dy and an even better week!
Jonathan
