this "dangerous" lipo thing always makes me laugh.
I have seen lipo's in soft cases from r/c motobikes that are bent and damaged, yet they still run them
I have used Lipo's for one and a half full seasons in my 2wd, 4wd and truck. They have seen some huge crashes, including a snapped chassis on the truck and very high flying in the X5. one even fell out of a car and hit the track markings. Guess what? It didn't blow up, swell or set fire to the track and all it's surroundings. they still work fine and provide plenty of power - infact they feel as good now as they did when new.
How many ni-mih cells have blown this year? I think at least two went bang at the Southport National, some went "bang" in worksop, they have gone bang at the Supercup. And yet we have to charge lipo's in a sack. It's only been lucky that no-one has been injured with these ni-mih's blowing up.
Ni-Mih's go "bang" and send shrapnel far and wide, and still people say "oh, those Lipo's are dangerous, I think I will stick to my Ni-Mih's 'cos we know about them. They re safe....."
How many Lipo's have gone on fire or blown up this season in t/c's motorbikes or the off-road classes? I haven't heard of a single Lipo go on fire or fail in any way this year, and with forums such as this knocking about, if one had gone "bang", we would all know about it.
Lipo's are not dangerous in my opinion. Use the correct charger and follow the instructions an they are safer than ni-mihs.
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