Originally Posted by
edokarlb
One caution from experience. I am using a metal box with a ceramic tile lining, which is probably not the best. The point is, I once closed the lid without noticing some battery leads were sticking out and managed to short, and ruin the battery. It happened very quickly.
Oh man, I did that once too.. it puffed within 15sec, but it also trashed a couple next to it.. ran outside and tossed the contents out quickly..
Today was purge day.. If it was puffed, it got discharged and tossed.. I didn't realize I had so many old batts laying round.. Its funny, the majority of them were 30C TP's and 30C Kokams.. go figure
An 1157 light bulb with both elements discharges between 1.5 and 2.5 amps depending on 2S, 3s, or 4S.. worked like a champ..