To all the kids who didn’t pay attention in school & criticizing him for recording instead of trying to put it out. He’s not an idiot. You won’t be putting that lithium fire out without a special fire extinguisher & even those aren’t very effective. You’re still going to watch it smolder for a while. Best thing to do if you’re going to run any lithium battery, especially the cheap ones, especially if you’re going to bash with them, is use Velcro straps & carry some wire cutters in your pocket. Snip the wires & knock out the burning batteries while they’re still on fire. It’s not just a fire burning fuel. It’s a chemical reaction that has to run its course.
yup correct, he actually got lucky. it wasn't the batteries just the battery terminals that started other plastic on fire.took me about 10 gallons of water. to get a battery fire out.
Don't use adapters my friend. But anything could have happened. I was just driving around before my batteries started smoking like crazy. I'm going to start carrying a fire extinguisher with me
It’s burning lithium polymer and composite, not to mention whatever is burning in the ESC, so you’d be likely to poison yourself with marshmallows cooked over this fire.
If it was possible to still drive, you can drive it while it's on fire in order to expel as much chemical energy left in the batteries. This should help the fire to run its course quicker by using up its fuel source - the batteries.
Crazy a woman can expect to be taken care of. There is an awesome documentary on netflix about how shat the US legal system and people really are compared to some happier countries.
That shit hit different cause I had a drone battery 5200mah AirOne battery and when I heard the first hissing I grap a bucket of water with rock salt,and put it outside and man it went poof,in smoke from being saltwater.... Call TRAXXAS....
My question is were they actual traxxas batteries or knock offs? Is there anyway to prevent this for my future reference..... Sorry for you loss that's heartbreaking 😢
I had an esc burst into flames. A castle xl x . First thing I did was remove the body and dump a bunch of dirt over it. But I don’t see dirt where you’re at. That’s a tough one.
I swore by nitro for the longest time, but ever since going electric, nitro is in the past, it’s slow, it’s finicky, it’s messy, it’s cumbersome, there just aren’t very many pros
Wow. That sucks! I was able to remove one of my lipos that was smoking like that from the my X-Maxx. And I had to remove the roll cage, the body and the I burned it my finger, but I saved it!
Man that sucks. At least the truck looks repairable thank goodness. Still some expensive electronics to have to replace. Hope it never happens to you again dude.
Happened to my esc one summer luckly i just saved the batteries although my esc and motor was completely toast and I burnt my hand it sucks but thats the hobby
If you did the connectors which i believe could be the issue i had my max 6 go up in smoke cause i had a loose connection that kept cuttin out and instead of me really looking at it i assumed it was my batteries. I then went and got better batteries cause i was doing speed runs and thought i was getting cut out on long pulls from voltage drop. I got lucky but when i seen the smoke, it was just esc but the batteries were super hot from it. The wire finally heated up and disconnected the connection all the way which i believe saved my batteries. Did anything still work?
Anyone who runs a LiPO batteried RC vehicle at an extreme should always have CLASS D FIRE EXTINGUISHER close at hand ! Follow up Post on after fire analysis ?
My Kraton 8S caught fire yesterday due to a Lipo fire I flip the thing over and shook the shit out of it knocked out battery out so fast minor damages.
LiPos are volatile. Regularly balance them, keep a conservative low voltage cutoff, and always monitor temps. Discard them when they start to puff up. Also, these beasts are hard on the batteries.
FUCK! That sucks man! I can feel it man, happened to me cuz i was testing some cheap banggood lipos on my cheap wltoys once and it caught fire, must suck even more on an xrt, luckily i use good lipos on my x-maxx, man that sucks...... U prob need a new center chassis, battery hold downs, receiver , receiver box, its modular so hsld be an easy but expensive fix though, u shld do a rebuild series in your youtube, its gonne be binge worthy
Ya man, and only in all my Traxxas i never change connectors & use only Traxxas batteries, i just added XRT to my collection. It happen to me once & for now on this is what i do. Sorry man, i hope it is salvageable 💯💯
Awww man that sucks! I have a rc that's been on fire 4 times lol your truck is probably okay just gonna stink forever. Not much to do there but next time if you're using battery straps. Maybe try tipping the rc over dumping the batteries out. Usually the straps will melt fast
Thanks man, yeah I didn’t know what to do I thought maybe the lipos would ignite more or something, I eventually got some leather gloves and ripped the batts out but.. ya know
Instead of trying to stop it let me get my phone out and record this. Smart one
I mean most people wouldn’t record it yes, but what can you really do to stop burning plastic with nothing to use?
I mean...what would you do? If you were too far away from a hose or fire extinguisher
@@tyruu3265 will go out with a few breaths. My slash did this same thing guess I have good lungs 🤷♂️🤷♂️
@@caseys_cozy_garage pliers. Cut the cord and pull it out.
@@Swigglewiggle438 yeah right!! You simply blew a lipo fire out...then again you might be superman
To all the kids who didn’t pay attention in school & criticizing him for recording instead of trying to put it out. He’s not an idiot. You won’t be putting that lithium fire out without a special fire extinguisher & even those aren’t very effective. You’re still going to watch it smolder for a while. Best thing to do if you’re going to run any lithium battery, especially the cheap ones, especially if you’re going to bash with them, is use Velcro straps & carry some wire cutters in your pocket. Snip the wires & knock out the burning batteries while they’re still on fire.
It’s not just a fire burning fuel. It’s a chemical reaction that has to run its course.
Thank you..... Someone with a brain cell who understands a lithium battery fire 🙏🙏😭
yup correct, he actually got lucky. it wasn't the batteries just the battery terminals that started other plastic on fire.took me about 10 gallons of water. to get a battery fire out.
Dirt or sand does a wonderful Job if you have enough to cover the whole thing.
Too long of a reply for morons bro. Only those who know will read lol
Thanks for this comment.
Could be worse. It could have been mine! Lol. Sry bro
Good ol Kevin Talbot quote! Haha indeed! Im working with HobbyWing to correct the issue
@@801rc did they do anything about it?
@@AdamNeisler not really gave me a discount on a new one
@@801rc a good discount? or like a 2% discount.?
U got that from Kevin talbot
“Looks like the lipos caught on fire” …. absolute Genius.
Don't use adapters my friend. But anything could have happened. I was just driving around before my batteries started smoking like crazy. I'm going to start carrying a fire extinguisher with me
No adapters, new XT 90’s
Lmao 😂
whats wrong with adapters?
Howd this happen anyway?
@@williamnutting9369 seriously i mean like what
Bro was so chill
All he had to do was bring some marshmallows 😂😂
It’s burning lithium polymer and composite, not to mention whatever is burning in the ESC, so you’d be likely to poison yourself with marshmallows cooked over this fire.
@@FalconfireRC it was a joke
What a bummer bro sorry to see that happened, I do keep a small fire extinguisher around for safety and gloves 🧤
Thats not a bad idea ill pick one up
If it was possible to still drive, you can drive it while it's on fire in order to expel as much chemical energy left in the batteries. This should help the fire to run its course quicker by using up its fuel source - the batteries.
I have a box of baking soda in my pit bag for this reason
Im doing that this season!!!
Stop cocaine
That's a great idea! Definitely doing that from now on
What's that going to do, good luck with that stopping a lithium fire
@@801rcwhat batteries were they
Thanks for sharing this. Never thought of this happening. Now I know how to be better prepared.
Man I feel for you brother that hurt me here in the U.K. . Sorry to see that 👍🏻👍🏻🇬🇧🇬🇧😎
Thank you, I appreciate the sympathy. Bash on Brother! I want to visit the UK one day and meet @KevinTalbot lol
@@801rc😎😎👍🏻👍🏻🇬🇧
Personally, I'd rather meet ANY of the OTHER UK 'Tubers,' than Talbot.
Still cheaper than paying spousal support every month. Loved my toys but had to let go because of separation and spousal support
Stay tuned bro, im going to be giving an RC away soon!
@@801rc I will be looking forward to that opportunity . Thank you
@Trav B Divorce only benefits , courts , lawyers and above all your spouse. I recommend getting a prenup before getting married
@Trav B Thank you for your well wishes.
Crazy a woman can expect to be taken care of. There is an awesome documentary on netflix about how shat the US legal system and people really are compared to some happier countries.
keep strong bro! 🔥
Thank you! I appreciate that!
Dang that sucks hope it mostly saveable
dang sorry to see it. Hope you get it all fixed up
I will for sure! Thanks
That shit hit different cause I had a drone battery 5200mah AirOne battery and when I heard the first hissing I grap a bucket of water with rock salt,and put it outside and man it went poof,in smoke from being saltwater.... Call TRAXXAS....
What LiPo's were they?
You know deserve more rc car
bro tried blowing on it 😂
That will buff right out 👍
Let me just record it with my phone lol. Gotta secure those batteries. I had a maxx and xmaxx catch fire because the batteries weren't super tight.
It wasnt the batteries, they both ignited at the same time. Im assuming the ESC was root cause
@@801rc ahh, yeah that sucks man. That's worst part of this hobby. Expensive toys to be burning up.
@@heavymetalrc7520 got to pay to play
@@801rc what esc ?
Hobbywing max6
My question is were they actual traxxas batteries or knock offs? Is there anyway to prevent this for my future reference..... Sorry for you loss that's heartbreaking 😢
I had an esc burst into flames. A castle xl x . First thing I did was remove the body and dump a bunch of dirt over it. But I don’t see dirt where you’re at. That’s a tough one.
It's good to have a fire exhaust or water or something when we run our r cs. One person side baking soda
Great idea
That's why I run nitro
I’d rather have 3 lipos burn than fight with a nitro engine.
I swore by nitro for the longest time, but ever since going electric, nitro is in the past, it’s slow, it’s finicky, it’s messy, it’s cumbersome, there just aren’t very many pros
At that point just buy a new one
Probably because you didn’t know how to tune your cheap ass nitro car for shot😂
Wow. That sucks! I was able to remove one of my lipos that was smoking like that from the my X-Maxx. And I had to remove the roll cage, the body and the I burned it my finger, but I saved it!
Man that sucks. At least the truck looks repairable thank goodness. Still some expensive electronics to have to replace. Hope it never happens to you again dude.
Thanks man I appreciate it
Nice to know those motor wires are fire proof😂
New batterys in and hes going dude!
This gave me an idea to always bring a small portable fire extinguisher
Glad you could learn from my mistakes lol
make sure its for chemical fires
Oh 😮 WoW !!!
My esc cause fire last year on my x max. Over amped it. I ran ripped top off and unplugged both my batteries. Only lost the esc
Do you recommend hobbywing? Or should I buy a spektrum firma combo? That’s what I want to get but many people say that the hobbywing is the way to go
What hobby wing ESC was that and what Lipo battery were you running?
My slash burned, I turned it upside down on some dirt and smothered the flames
Yea dirt or corn flower will take it out
thats hobby wing for ya lol
Pour water on it😂😂😂JK
Happened to my esc one summer luckly i just saved the batteries although my esc and motor was completely toast and I burnt my hand it sucks but thats the hobby
Was this a warranty issue? DId you get replacement or total loss? I need to know - can you give update?
Lipo battery’s are very hard to put out because if you spray water it does nothing
Glad that I will buy the XRT Ultimate.
That's some tough plastic 😳
Thats why you get a losi or an arrma
If you did the connectors which i believe could be the issue i had my max 6 go up in smoke cause i had a loose connection that kept cuttin out and instead of me really looking at it i assumed it was my batteries. I then went and got better batteries cause i was doing speed runs and thought i was getting cut out on long pulls from voltage drop. I got lucky but when i seen the smoke, it was just esc but the batteries were super hot from it. The wire finally heated up and disconnected the connection all the way which i believe saved my batteries. Did anything still work?
Not the first time and not the last. These things blow up like hot cakes
Baby, you should’ve brought it fire extinguisher, which would’ve been ideal for an electric RC car
Had a slash brushless to same! Got pack out but melted speed control
Traxxas replaced 100%
I have some marshmallows and hotdogs 🌭, we could make a tailgate party out of it😁
This happened to my kraton about 1.5 years ago. Haven't driven it since because the fire scared the absolute shit out of me!
No dirt or sand… or water around?
I wonder if u soldered his own adapters
I have heard soap does the trick, because every one carries a bottle of the dawn dish in their left hip pocket.
Anyone who runs a LiPO batteried RC vehicle at an extreme should always have CLASS D FIRE EXTINGUISHER close at hand ! Follow up Post on after fire analysis ?
Call traxxas customer oh wait..nvm😂😂😂
My Kraton 8S caught fire yesterday due to a Lipo fire I flip the thing over and shook the shit out of it knocked out battery out so fast minor damages.
How does this occur?
Why you didn’t turn it up so down and try and figure out way to get the batteries out I’ll never know
LiPos are volatile. Regularly balance them, keep a conservative low voltage cutoff, and always monitor temps. Discard them when they start to puff up. Also, these beasts are hard on the batteries.
It's the balance leads. Torn by the holder
Sucks this happened. Bright side is Arrma is on standby and ready to turn your day around.
Gäbe es die gleiche Power für NIMH wäre sowas nicht möglich zumindest habe ich sowas bei nem NIMH noch nie gesehen
I have the same truck one of my batteries caught on fire the funny thing is It fell out I have a video
How did it even happen anyway?
FUCK! That sucks man! I can feel it man, happened to me cuz i was testing some cheap banggood lipos on my cheap wltoys once and it caught fire, must suck even more on an xrt, luckily i use good lipos on my x-maxx, man that sucks...... U prob need a new center chassis, battery hold downs, receiver , receiver box, its modular so hsld be an easy but expensive fix though, u shld do a rebuild series in your youtube, its gonne be binge worthy
I appreciate that man, i should for sure do a build series im way overdue for something other than shorts for sure!
Ya man, and only in all my Traxxas i never change connectors & use only Traxxas batteries, i just added XRT to my collection. It happen to me once & for now on this is what i do. Sorry man, i hope it is salvageable 💯💯
Just looking at it from a distance cause im upset with it currently lol, I think it will be less than 100$ in parts not too much got burned
@@801rc yea luckily
Just dont leave it in a London borough over night 😂
how is bro so chill.i think one of the batteries cot fire 😂 for real tho that sucks im sorry
Seems to be a bit on the warm side wouldn’t you say?
Haha
If he a nitro he would still have a rc car, and still be running it .
U must take care for tempature battery , if u have heavy tires and gear ratio , nôt like fullgas 15minutes 😁
Save the tires and the shocks
Do yall bash yall trucks or what. Is this a battery issue. Was it a hard case battery
Painful to watch bro. I was depressed when my xlx2 when up in flames! I can't even imagine my whole rig burning up.
Thanks man
Maybe have a small extinguisher on hand
How did it happen!
No bro, just taking it chill
What model is it? Tesla what?
My condolences
Yup that’s insane that was trash about the high volt 8s batterys
They are not 8s, they are 4s x 2
Fuck I've got the same power system never had an issue tho, not running that one for a while 🤣
And with NiMH I don’t have to worry about the battery catching fire. Theyre much safer to use.
Hmm, took the cheap route on batteries? You need like 50c plus for that vehicle
Cooked xrt, ready to eat
always have a shovel so you can throw dirt on it
I'm sorry for your loss. Traxxas lipo sen
That is what you call a bad day
Why this happen?
I have never seen this happen before. Did he do something to the car ?
Yes. Changed the motor and Esc, soldered on his own connectors, most likely janky work but that’s just my opinion
The wires get pinched from the front of the battery holder. Sharp corner with 1cm gap. Pinches the battery cables
That sucks !!!! This is the second video where the xrt was on fire
Are you using a max 6 and what motor?
Yes with the HW Motor it came as a combo
Guys stop saying "oh he should have put out the fire instead of recording" You can't put out a lithium fire that easily.
Larger motor, heavier big tires and higher tooth pinion
😂😂😂😂 so true
Is that what caused it to go poof?
thats an xrt that how big all of it is. thats an 8s truck
Mine esc nearly went like that
Awww man that sucks! I have a rc that's been on fire 4 times lol your truck is probably okay just gonna stink forever. Not much to do there but next time if you're using battery straps. Maybe try tipping the rc over dumping the batteries out. Usually the straps will melt fast
Thanks man, yeah I didn’t know what to do I thought maybe the lipos would ignite more or something, I eventually got some leather gloves and ripped the batts out but.. ya know
the battery hold downs are there just burnt.. that rig has built in plastic hold downs that fold over and clip in
When are you guys going to learn to bring a fire blanket?
I hope they send you a new truck they owe that to you 😅
If it happens again ever get dirt or water or a big tub like a storage tub and put it over it so it traps it with no 02
lipos self fuel even in a vacuum
I didnt know that
I did eventually rip em out i found some leather gloves in my truck
what kind of lipos did u use
Zeee
Am I missing something. Why's is the esc at fault? Unlikely
Kevin Talbot did this with his arma