reeve1987

okay so in my back yard i have built a wooden case. looking front on it looks like this

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it has a blue tarpaulin that covers the front across the top and down the back to keep rain off. its not airtight, its not 100% water proof. however my flat is so tiny and i have 2 RC nitro cars and a nitro heli. so i store them in there. now i have 5% nitro fuel for the heli (1L) along with a litre each of 16% and 20% car fuels. i need to know the combustion points of each to know if its safe to store them under there.

the whole box thing is shaded by metal stairs for upstairs flats but still like to know as we're in summer atm with VERY ranging weathers. some days are like 30 degrees celcius.

oneofakindtrini

huh?

reeve1987

sorry, wooden box outside under the metal stairs that lead upstairs. the box has a top and 2 sides. plastic drapped over back top and front to keep rain out. i wanna store my nitro fuel in ther ebut need to know the combustion point of 5% 16% and 20% fuels

MiamizFinest

Nitro fuel should never be outside period with in 2 or 3 days it will be pretty much worthless due to the heat outside in any shed.

I keep my nitro fuel inside my house in a closet inside a box and NEVER on the floor. Nitro fuel needs to be stored somewhere with tempetures dont change drastically.

reeve1987

sounds to me like nitro fuel is more tempremental than the vehicles it powers lol

snowbl!nd

Without an ignition source or catalyst the "Fire Point" (where the whole lot spontaneously combusts) of methanol is 470 Degrees C.

Even during the very hottest summer day you'll be absolutely nowhere near that figure.