Thijking I might actuall get to fly some RC plamnes this year I dug out
my kit and whilst all but one of the LIPOS seems to have lasted 5 years
without a charge the same cannot be said for thle transmitter batteries
- all 9,6v Nimh. Every one of them is more or less dead and not holding
charge.

I've spend a bloody fortune on new ones - I have 5 transmitters - but
what does one do with all the old ones?


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On 10/01/2020 16:15, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
Thijking I might actuall get to fly some RC plamnes this year I dug out
my kit and whilst all but one of the LIPOS seems to have lasted 5 years
without a charge the same cannot be said for thle transmitter batteries
- all 9,6v Nimh. Every one of them is more or less dead and not holding
charge.

I've spend a bloody fortune on new ones - I have 5 transmitters - but
what does one do with all the oldÂ* ones?




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The Natural Philosopher wrote:

what does one do with all the oldÂ* ones?

check 'em in the old batteries bin at sainsbury's?

The Natural Philosopher wrote:
I've spend a bloody fortune on new ones - I have 5 transmitters - but
what does one do with all the old ones?

"Batteries should be recycled at your local collection point; these are
located at supermarkets, DIY stores and your local recycling centre"

https://www.westsuffolk.gov.uk/bins/...n-do-i-use.cfm

On 10/01/2020 17:00, Theo wrote:
The Natural Philosopher wrote:
I've spend a bloody fortune on new ones - I have 5 transmitters - but
what does one do with all the old ones?

"Batteries should be recycled at your local collection point; these are
located at supermarkets, DIY stores and your local recycling centre"

https://www.westsuffolk.gov.uk/bins/...n-do-i-use.cfm

Great. I've blast charged em instead of trickle and most seem to have
something left, but I've ordered much higher capacity (600mAh=2400mAH,
worst case)

Hope that waitrose have such a place.

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On Friday, 10 January 2020 18:32:34 UTC, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

Hope that waitrose have such a place.

My local one does, near the customer service desk.

John

The Natural Philosopher wrote:
Great. I've blast charged em instead of trickle and most seem to have
something left, but I've ordered much higher capacity (600mAh=2400mAH,
worst case)

Hope that waitrose have such a place.

The Cambridge (Trumpington) one does - just outside the doors on the
roundabout side.

Theo

On Fri, 10 Jan 2020 18:32:32 +0000, The Natural Philosopher
wrote:


"Batteries should be recycled at your local collection point; these are
located at supermarkets, DIY stores and your local recycling centre"

https://www.westsuffolk.gov.uk/bins/...n-do-i-use.cfm

Great. I've blast charged em instead of trickle and most seem to have
something left, but I've ordered much higher capacity (600mAh=2400mAH,
worst case)

Hope that waitrose have such a place.

All battery retailers are supposed to make provision for taking old
ones for recycling. I've never asked at the local Spar but I've found
that both Tesco and Wilkos do. Tesco's is near the customer service
counter, wanted emptying the last time I used it, and Wilko's is a
cardboard box under the battery rack.

On Fri, 10 Jan 2020 21:32:22 +0000, Peter Johnson wrote:

On Fri, 10 Jan 2020 18:32:32 +0000, The Natural Philosopher
wrote:


"Batteries should be recycled at your local collection point; these
are located at supermarkets, DIY stores and your local recycling
centre"

https://www.westsuffolk.gov.uk/bins/...n-do-i-use.cfm

Great. I've blast charged em instead of trickle and most seem to have
something left, but I've ordered much higher capacity (600mAh=2400mAH,
worst case)

Hope that waitrose have such a place.

All battery retailers are supposed to make provision for taking old ones
for recycling. I've never asked at the local Spar but I've found that
both Tesco and Wilkos do. Tesco's is near the customer service counter,
wanted emptying the last time I used it, and Wilko's is a cardboard box
under the battery rack.

Our Aldi does. On the end of the packing bench.

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Our Aldi does. On the end of the packing bench.

Same here, at both Aldi and Lidl..

On Friday, 10 January 2020 18:32:34 UTC, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 10/01/2020 17:00, Theo wrote:
The Natural Philosopher wrote:
I've spend a bloody fortune on new ones - I have 5 transmitters - but
what does one do with all the old ones?

"Batteries should be recycled at your local collection point; these are
located at supermarkets, DIY stores and your local recycling centre"

https://www.westsuffolk.gov.uk/bins/...n-do-i-use.cfm

Great. I've blast charged em instead of trickle and most seem to have
something left, but I've ordered much higher capacity (600mAh=2400mAH,
worst case)

Hope that waitrose have such a place.

Touching them on a car battery for a second or so zaps the whiskers away, how safe it is I'm not so sure. Often needs to be done several times & they do rewhisker.

My authority offers to recycle them if you put them into a bag on a certain
bin collection day. Might be worth asking your authority as there must be a
lot of batteries about.
Brian

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"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message
...
Thijking I might actuall get to fly some RC plamnes this year I dug out my
kit and whilst all but one of the LIPOS seems to have lasted 5 years
without a charge the same cannot be said for thle transmitter batteries -
all 9,6v Nimh. Every one of them is more or less dead and not holding
charge.

I've spend a bloody fortune on new ones - I have 5 transmitters - but what
does one do with all the old ones?


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"And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch".

Gospel of St. Mathew 15:14

On Friday, 10 January 2020 16:15:45 UTC, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
Thijking I might actuall get to fly some RC plamnes this year I dug out
my kit and whilst all but one of the LIPOS seems to have lasted 5 years
without a charge the same cannot be said for thle transmitter batteries
- all 9,6v Nimh. Every one of them is more or less dead and not holding
charge.

I've spend a bloody fortune on new ones - I have 5 transmitters - but
what does one do with all the old ones?


Almost anywhere that sells batteries must take them back:


Battery waste: retailer and distributor responsibilities

You must offer free collection (€˜takeback) of waste or used batteries if you sell or supply 32kg or more of portable batteries per year.

One pack of 4 AA batteries per day equals about 32kg per year.

You must have a collection point at all premises from where you supply batteries. This applies if you run a shop, a chain of shops or sell batteries online, by mail order or telephone.
Batteries you must take back

You must take back any type of sealed battery that can be carried without difficulty by an average person.

This includes (but is not limited to) AA, AAA and 9v batteries, rechargeable batteries and batteries from:

mobile phones
laptops
hearing aids
watches
portable cameras
torches
electric toothbrushes
razors
hand-held vacuum cleaners

You do not need to take back car and motorbike batteries or batteries from industrial equipment.
The collection point

You must have a collection point in your place of business.

It should be suitable for the safe storage of all kinds of portable batteries, not just the types you sell.

You must let people know that you collect used batteries, for example by displaying posters in your premises or publishing it on your website.

You can download posters at the RecycleNow Partners website.

Youll need to register but theres no fee.

https://www.gov.uk/battery-waste-sup...eponsibilities

Wish they'd have the same requirement for paint pots.

On 10/01/2020 21:37, polygonum_on_google wrote:

You must have a collection point in your place of business.

It should be suitable for the safe storage of all kinds of portable batteries, not just the types you sell.

You must let people know that you collect used batteries, for example by displaying posters in your premises or publishing it on your website.



I have bent, distorted, smelly sometimes sparking and smokin' Lithium
batteries, that I've gingerly removed from gadgets.

Now, which retailer don't I like....

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I have bent, distorted, smelly sometimes sparking and smokin' Lithium
batteries, that I've gingerly removed from gadgets.

Now, which retailer don't I like....

I tend to to dispose of our batteries at the local recycling centre which has a number of 100L bins usually full of old batteries and it has always crossed my mind that one partially discharged battery could easily cause a fire. I think all rechargeables have the potential to burn, I seem to remember a number of people getting burned putting NiCads in a pocket along with keys only to find them shorting out. A friend of mine into electric RC model aircraft once related a story to me of a club member who placed an aircraft with an undischarged LiPo battery into his car boot only to find a few moments later his car on fire!

Richard

In article ,
Tricky Dicky wrote:

I have bent, distorted, smelly sometimes sparking and smokin' Lithium
batteries, that I've gingerly removed from gadgets.

Now, which retailer don't I like....

I tend to to dispose of our batteries at the local recycling centre
which has a number of 100L bins usually full of old batteries and it has
always crossed my mind that one partially discharged battery could
easily cause a fire. I think all rechargeables have the potential to
burn, I seem to remember a number of people getting burned putting
NiCads in a pocket along with keys only to find them shorting out. A
friend of mine into electric RC model aircraft once related a story to
me of a club member who placed an aircraft with an undischarged LiPo
battery into his car boot only to find a few moments later his car on
fire!

I'd have thought if a small rechargeable cell was capable of enough
current to cause a fire, it would be suitable for further use?

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On 11/01/2020 11:00, Tricky Dicky wrote:

I have bent, distorted, smelly sometimes sparking and smokin' Lithium
batteries, that I've gingerly removed from gadgets.

Now, which retailer don't I like....

I tend to to dispose of our batteries at the local recycling centre which has a number of 100L bins usually full of old batteries and it has always crossed my mind that one partially discharged battery could easily cause a fire. I think all rechargeables have the potential to burn, I seem to remember a number of people getting burned putting NiCads in a pocket along with keys only to find them shorting out. A friend of mine into electric RC model aircraft once related a story to me of a club member who placed an aircraft with an undischarged LiPo battery into his car boot only to find a few moments later his car on fire!

Richard

Not as much fun as a ducted fan model going up in smoke and looking very
realistic for a few seconds


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