(Updated 02Mar17) New Product? Venom Pro 4-Port [Cradle] Charger for Typhoon H
@NorWiscPilot
Glad I came across your post. Thanks for the lead on the Venom charger-balancer-discharger for the Typhoon H batteries. As I checked internet sources this evening, seems everyone is out-of-stock on these and they are on backorder.
I bought a Typhoon H a week ago (still have not yet taken it out of the box yet) and I was looking for something less "spaghetti bowl like" for charging the new batteries for my H as opposed to the "spaghetti bowl" mess I have in the outside-fireproof missile silo (300 feet from my house) where I charge and monitor the batteries for my four Yuneec Q500 4Ks. (I live on a ranch BTW and keep my stuff in my outbuildings, most of which are fire resistant.)
I read through the other comments here and saw some
disparaging remarks... of which I want to address. I had a LiPO ignite on me back in 2015 (luckily I was on the concrete pad just outside of my climate controlled missile silo, and HOLY MACKEREL I thought I was back in Vietnam (shows my real age)... As that battery ignited, I (being a Texan) I thought of "armadillo-gedden". I was able to kick it off of the concrete where I was, onto a 60 by 60 foot gravel pad sitting outside of my building. What a noxious smell! I got upwind from the fumes (still got a wife) and it made me think of the late 1970s Disco Inferno by Ray Ash song, "Burn bay, BURN."
I always charge my Lipos in flame resistant LiPO bags and as I charge them, I also monitor temps as well as humidity levels. Most often, I'll leave the missile silo while the batteries are being charged or balanced or discharged for storage BUT, I keep this device on my person so I can keep track of temps where the batteries are.
Once I have the batteries off the charger, I place them in a military surplus aluminum case made by Haliburton that I had powder coated white (the Army Olive Drab paint, heated the case up, thus the white powder coat for when I have the case in the bed of my pickup...) and as an added measure of safety, I also lined this military case in a very thick ceramic material, typically used in commercial applications for wood fired ovens and stoves. Then, I place a small device that transmits the temps inside the case and I have some other stuff inside the case that gives me an idea what the humidity level is. I try to keep the LiPOS from being exposed (very long) to humidity as well as excessive heat.
I think most drone folks place their LiPOs in the bags I mentioned and then they use surplus ammo cans. My surplus containers are much larger, allowing me to put the ceramic material on the inside walls. If for some reason a battery goes off, I can still use my bare hands and grasp one of the handles on the case and move it (hopefully) to a spot where nothing else will catch on fire.
I'll try and attach a few photos of the case. I might have some pictures of my remote temperature sending unit too. I think I still have a video of the "armadillo-ghedden" incident somewhere... If I can find it, I'll add it to YouTube later.