Monthly Archives: September 2010

Garage fire caused by Lipo charging

 in Electronics / RC Planes by

TVNZ program FSI covered a fire that seriously damaged an automotive service garage. Before leaving for the night the owner and a friend were flying model helicopters using Lipo batteries. One or more batteries was left on charge on a work bench overnight. The investigation concluded that the Lipo battery […]

Peak Oil – what earthquake 1

 in Rant Mode On by

Maybe something much worse than the recent Christchurch earthquake in our near future: A few leaked studies and rumours suggest that the world is reaching “peak oil” and oil supply is about to begin to decline with catastrophic consequences for world economies. Of course, 15 years could be 30 or […]