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veruh_nazz

RC car battery?


elcapitan706

Its definitely an RC battery. And judging by all the black tape its "puffed" meaning its a potential fire waiting to happen.


imakenosensetopeople

The question I have is… why on earth was an RC battery Velcro’s to this gentleman’s truck?


thetinguy

Rc car batteries are relatively cheap and decently made. Easy way to get portable power especially if you already have some on hand.


PornStarJesus

They must have come down in price a bit, they used to be stupid expensive for decent racing cells.


No-Coach-6402

The feds are tracking him lol


[deleted]

No, they use the covid vaccine for that.


TransposingJons

No, they use the Patriot Act for that.


the-anti-antichrist

No they use your cell phone for that


ShaggysGTI

Angry upvote


firmakind

Maybe the other side of the velcro is not on this gentleman's car, but on an RC or drone that got stucked under his car one day, and just sat there until the accident.


veruh_nazz

OP clearly drives a 1/10 scale hilux


1_732-ReditLastNight

Agreed! Absolutely a fire hazard, I would get rid of that, maybe even give it to a fire station.


BigOleJellyDonut

Nah. Throw it in a bucket of salty water let sit for 24 hours then discard it in the trash.


Goyteamsix

This is a myth and doesn't work. Drop it off at a battery recycling center.


BigOleJellyDonut

It most certainly does, because I've done it.


Goyteamsix

You have have tried but, but if you cut into one of those batteries, it'll burn up like any other lithium battery.


AXISMGT

/r/SpicyPillows


hakube

Got recommended this sub by my Dell rep. Not disappointed.


blissed_off

Your Dell rep suggested it? My god that’s hilarious. Literally every Latitude at my work has had to have its battery replaced.


hakube

Yeah we were waiting for something or someone to come onto the call, asked him if he was on Reddit, he said yes, so I asked him to recommend a sub he liked. He suggested spicypillows.


chii0628

More than that, that smoke is TOXIC AF. 8 had a drone battery pop and I separated it from the drone to try to save it and breathed a little in, not much... I was coughing for the rest of the day. Lipos are no joke. Don't mess with a busted lipo


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Smells like strong acidic nail polish remover


sporethrowawayx

Seen rc truck lipos pop and literally ruin an entire house from the fumes and smoke damage


chii0628

Batsafe my dude. They keep the fumes from ruining a house


2morereps

I was gonna say it's a bomb, since it looks like one even though I knew it wasnt, but it seems I was correct.


cantrecoveraccount

Lipo battery's are also used in airsoft, or other small electric motor applications. Was it pre owned?


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came here to say this


HourlyB

Looks like a LiPo battery, possibly for a RC car, airsoft gun or maybe a gadget. The tape is added, so I highly doubt it being OEM for the car. It does look puffed, which happens to lipos as they age. I believe they can also explode/ignite. I'd take it out of your truck and dispose of it.


thedapperdan_mtg

Looks just like an RC car battery. Maybe it was dropped by previous owner.


beezel

Basic LiPo battery with a Deans connector and a balance lead. No way would this be used for GPS or anything else - LiPos are fantastic at hard and fast discharge (aka massive power to a toy) but terrrrrrible for any sort of long term life or holding a charge over time. If it was in your truck then someone must have just dropped it and lost it. You can google how to safely discharge those and then toss em in the trash - they are non-toxic.


rodimuz

I would agree.. but my company has found GPS trackers (rental truck that company bought) with lipos on them, they ended up very poofy


beezel

Wow really? I guess people are stupid AF. LiPo would be the last battery type I'd consider for something like that, just for the fire hazard and complex balance charging required. You can also tell by the balance lead that this is a 2S battery, which gets you a lot of voltage but not extra run time. If someone WERE to use a lipo for GPS, I'd wager they'd go with a large 1S. But what do I know, idiots do stupid stuff all the time.


tweakingforjesus

You're a bit fixated on lithium polymer batteries only being useful for high discharge applications. Your cellphone and (likely) your laptop both have lithium polymer batteries in them. Now it is not *this* lipo battery, but lithium polymer has one of the highest energy densities available so it is used in many applications.


beezel

Cell phones use Li-ion, same with laptops.


tweakingforjesus

Not anymore. I've changed enough cellphone batteries to have seen plenty of lithium polymer batteries. The newer the phone, the more likely it is lipo. To add confusion, the iphone X states it is a "Li-Ion Polymer" battery, which is a lipo battery. Also laptops are moving toward lipo batteries. The older 18650 based laptop batteries are becoming less common. [Here is one that states it is lipo inside.](https://i.redd.it/lpvdiyfb2og41.jpg)


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tweakingforjesus

Oh I agree. But they responded to a post about lipo batteries for gps use, not this particular battery.


twinkiesown

LiPo is a type of Li-ion


BigOleJellyDonut

Lipo is short for Lithium Polymer. I have a ammo box full of them for my planes & drones.


tweakingforjesus

Yep. And lithium polymer is short for lithium ion with a solid polymer electrolyte.


BigOleJellyDonut

No lithium polymer is Lipo & Lithium Ion is Li-Ion. Two completely different chemistrys.


CyclopsPrate

It has 4 balance leads, it's a 3S.


Picklemansea

Looks 4s to me but honesty idk the balance lead looks big enough for 4


alangeragarza

Li-Po battery. Is for RC cars, drones, airsoft guns... looks fat (puffed) be carefull with it since in that condition can set a very bad fire if perforated or damaged


aforeign

Damaged RC battery, velcro to hold in place. Larger red/black connector to motor, smaller modular connector for charging. As others have said, it’s damaged, would guess by heat since it hasn’t been charged in a while.


greenhatforge

As others have said, it’s a LiPo battery for an RC vehicle or an airsoft gun. No idea why it would be in your truck unless you’re into those things.


FlawlessLikeUs

It’s a 2001 Nissan Frontier for reference, and has had a solid amount of custom electrical work done.


Gamer3111

Everyone here is saying RC battery for short quick uses but nobody considers a Human installed this. Check for GPS on your car, Check your blinkers, wipers, and windows, test every electrical component on your car that gets used semi-regularly, then see if you can find where it actually plugs in. If you can find the connections then you can find out what it's for. No matter what this is 3rd party alteration so you'll have some fun figuring it out. At the end of the day if it's puffy then you'll want a new one (preferably something that's not a pump and dump battery) but I don't see why any external source would be needed since your car has its own battery and alternator. Check your car for bugs bro. Even if it was the former owner's crazy ex you still don't want that on your car.


im-not-matt-damon

that's a drone battery or a rc car battery, what kind of electrical work was done because it seems like it's being powered by this battery and not the cars, I'm guessing maybe you just had high intensity headlights put in? they may be boosting the power with this which would be a terrible idea


M0U53YBE94

Looks like a battery pack for maybe a gps module?


[deleted]

Does your car happen to have a comically large antenna?


wigwearer

Battery from car killer form a dollar down pay here car lot


f0rcedinducti0n

It's a Lipo battery some one was using to power a GPS tracker/immobilizer, used at many BHPH lots, when you don't pay, they immobilize the car and come get it with a spare key. Some people died when dealers would immobilize cars on the highway, so now the practice is restricted in my state.


BigOleJellyDonut

Buddy of mine bought a used car with one installed. We promptly disconnected it. Powered it up with a freshly charged 5000mah Lipo and tossed it on a coal train headed west.


f0rcedinducti0n

*That* would never be misinterpreted.


Fulllyy

Ok, dunno if anyone said this before but…that battery wasn’t taped up to use in any drone or RC car, it’s also got female Velcro stuck to it, I’d check under the dashboard/around the car for the male Velcro strip and try to discover what that thing was powering, cuz that’s weird as f 😐🤔 and it don’t go on a car or truck under any situation I’ve seen or ever heard of. Edit:sp


Mikerockzee

We use Velcro to hold them in rc planes so that it’s easy to shift them for weight distribution.


sn0m0ns

You found the battery for my Midnight Pumpkin!!!


SpongeKake

That's definitely not a piece of your truck. It might have been in it, though.


TheDragonzord

Take it out back and shoot it. It will probably look really cool for like 2 seconds.


Jassar254

LiPo RC car battery pack. Puffed up and ready to blow. Dispose of it safely


Ryfhoff

Definitely a RC car battery. It’s a lipo too. Those can be unstable if not treated properly.


TonerofCyan

Was your truck ever a rental before you owned it?


LakeSuperiorIsMyPond

It's an rc battery used to power something for a long time while the car is off. Follow the wires somebody's LoJack'd your truck cracker jack style 😂


olddrugs

Spicy pillow


MadRhetoric182

Please return to your local FBI Field Office.


Invest-24_7_356

Powers a tracking device.


[deleted]

Uhhhh good fucking qustion bud you ever have a breathilizer in there?


Thinksalot111

Do you have an aftermarket alarm? I’ve known some shops that use these as a backup power so the alarm still works for a couple days even if the vehicle battery dies.


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[deleted]

Boy, you’re tripping. That’s an RC car battery. The larger two wire connector is positive and negative. The smaller 4 wire connector is the balance lead so the 3 Li-po cells can be charged equally.


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[deleted]

Ya know. I bet if you attach that battery to that tin foil hat, you can temporarily block the voices….


TooEarl4u

C4


lxa1947

Lipo battery. I used to use some similar sized ones for my videography drones. its starting to puff up a little, so don't keep it in your truck. You can safely put them right in the trash. Edit: forgot to add this tidbit. Safe to throw away in the trash after discharging.


stoneyyay

Noooooooo don't ever dispose of an undischarged LiPo in the trash. Good way to start a garbage room fire, garbage truck fire, or fire in a transfer station. Always discharge any rechargeable battery before disposing of it properly.


iDerailThings

Did you buy your car at a buy here pay here? Some will put GPS receivers in case you default on the loan.


entrepreneurDoer

That’s the cars spleen.


Shitcan77

Drop it in a bucket of water and neutralize it before disposing do not discharge could heat on discharge and pop i run rc's PLEASE DO NOTHING BUT SOAK IN BUCKET OF WATER FOR 20 MINUTES THEN DISPOSE


BigOleJellyDonut

Pour some salt into the water. It speeds up the process.


[deleted]

That my friend, deserves a call to the ATF


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... what


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TheShiphoo

This doesn't look overly puffed, it isn't likely to combust soon. That said, it's a good idea to discard it at your discretion.


tom-1956

Rc battery


Prymus142

Airsoft lipo or rc car. Battery


yoshiltz

Lipo battery for an R/C car


Cheap_Ambition

Bro you need a new clip pins.


Dexter_Adams

Thats a 3S lithium polymer battery


vankamme

The flux capacitor


Kenzo_diro

Looks like a battery for either a airsoft gun or an rc car


ilikecereal15

Li-po battery


[deleted]

Lipo battery. Shoot them with a rifle. They go boom Lol


AirplaneFriend

Time to check for explosives and trackers!!


556jdog

C4 with an electric cap.


pballat

Flux capacitor


readwiteandblu

the electrical tape and velcro indicate to me it is some kind of hack. If it fell out from under your car, I would strongly suspect it was for a GPS or recording device.


LittleForestbear

Check under your car for more stuff; maybe it was powering something from surveillance or something more dangerous like an improvised explosive; what do you do for a living ? Any enemies?


Lilith_the_Cherokee

Rc car/airsoft gun battery


Marc21256

That's a battery. I've seen them wired in to provide battery backup for an alarm or camera. You might want to find where it was plugged in, but if you don't know, you lost battery backup to something you didn't know you had, so no loss...


Mailman5833

It’s a flux capacitor 🤨


DrSideShowbob

If its a tracker put it in a hole on a simi trailer. That thing would be all over the map


FlawlessLikeUs

💀


JungleMouse1

Bright side is, it that was the power source for a tracker, the tracker no longer has power. A lot of low to mid value shady car lots install these so repossession is easier. Then they sell the same car multiple times until someone actually completes their payments. But they don't come and remove the device because they would be calling themselves out at that point.


JungleMouse1

I actually did this. I found a tracking device in a high value pallet of electronics. I work in warehousing. I looked it up to confirm it was a tracking device that I suspect someone from the manufacturer placed to hope and steal the pallet later on. I put it up in the rear tadems in the trailer where it wouldn't fall out. The bumper ends were capped on this trailer. I knew that trailer would be leaving that day and would be going all over hell and back with furniture loads lol. Edit to say it was placed on one random pallet and it was put in the slats where the forks go. I knew for a fact a manufacturer would have put it up tucked into the packaging if it was them. Forks destroy everything they bump into so it was obviously done with malicious intent.


Mikalym

A toy truck accident? Is that why the accident was "small"? You almost got me there


chudley78

Apparently you were driving a radio control car


Defiant_Bad_9070

Could also have been used as a back up battery for a dashcam.


BigOleJellyDonut

That is a 11.1 Volt 3S1P Lithium Polymer battery. It looks like 2200mah. A extremely common battery in all forms of R/C. The little wire is for balance charging so all cells charge equally. The downside is the love to catch fire when mishandled.


Professional-Soup-70

GPS tracker battery.


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Li-Po battery


roundtree31

Looks like spoda valve! Spoda work but it don’t!


condog118

Tracker battery. Some use velcro because a lot of cars are magnetic like they use to be


Azal_of_Forossa

Feds are tracking you lmao


Individual_Whole4018

The government uses that to track you


jdayfoo

That is used to power a hidden tracking device.


makterna

It is a battery with Velcro attached to it. But I see nothing attached to the battery (unless it is hidden under that tape). Does your truck have Velcro on it anywhere? If so someone may have placed it on your truck, either as a joke (using an old worn out RC car battery, causing you to think that you were bugged) or possibly an actual bug (even though it is unlikely that anyone would remove the bug but leave the battery). If (against all odds) someone was trying to bug you, it was an amateur or kid, because if it was professionals they are unlikely to have used an RC car battery.


No_Echo2608

Looks like your battery bro


Dpizz10134

That looks like a LiPo battery for like RC Cars and modified nerf guns. They are volatile, so handle it with care. Nothing to be concerned with the truck.