I too have brushed with fire on my pump as well. I was finished fueling and went to hit power switch and bumped the reverse switch on my panel and POOF!!! Nice blue flames dancing 4 inches from my 1/2 gallon of glow fuel. I quickly blew it out and have never made the same mistake again.

I do think they have a problem with the pump and it should be sealed and safe. NO excuses in this matter. Yeah, we play in a hobby that brings risk, but the tools BUILT for the hobby should be safe.

Here is the pump in question that sparked a fire on me: http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXVZ41&P=ML

I think a fire extinguisher should be close on hand at all fields. When my electric pump dies, I will do a bit of soul searching before purchasing another one.

Regards,

VG