Norwegian federation closes down all electric races and training

[kyosho-viking]

Norwegian federation NMF closed today down all organized practice and all races with all electric classes due to battery problems.

Last weekend 3 (!) batteries blew up when charging in a 1/10 track national.
Due to this problem and similar problems around europe they choose to close down all events imidiatly.

rumors say that from april 1.st 2008, EFRA will change their battery list and none of todays batteries will be allowed in 2008.

[stefke]

Originally Posted by kyosho-viking

rumors say that from april 1.st 2008, EFRA will change their battery list and none of todays batteries will be allowed in 2008.

Dig out the good old NiCd's !!!!

Are they serious ?

I've only seen Lipo's blow up.

[bbq]

Not to suprised.
i remeber the pics from the World and the acadamy car that blew up!

[Northy]

An IB cell blew up at the last Worksop meeting.

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[RogerM]

If there is a percieved safety problem they will have to do something or else the legal bods will be after them in one way or another!!

I've just bought (not even recieved yet) IB4200s and the thought of not being able to use them next year is certainly a financial blow but after hearing some of the tales I have and being issued with a fairly lengthy set of instructions for looking after them I must admit that I'm a little nervious about them.

Do we really need 4200s anyway?

I have been told by so many people that they regularly come off the track with 40% left in the cells meaning they have used roughly (very approximately) 2500mAh .... would that not mean that old styles of cell, like the 3300s would be more than capable and easier to live with to boot???????

[tc2k]

TBH, people are using 7.5s with the IB42's, all you need to do is drop to a 6.5 if need be. I run GP3300's and would run them all the time if they had kept on making them, too bad all the 33's around now have been sat in cupboards for years

[losixxx]

bring back ib3800's bullett proof

[Chequered Flag Racing]

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[kyosho-viking]

Originally Posted by stefke

Dig out the good old NiCd's !!!!

Are they serious ?

I've only seen Lipo's blow up.

They are serious for sure, my club were supposed to host a big national indoors race 24.th-25.th nov. but as it looks now, we can all forget about it.

the problem in Norway has all been with ib4200's, some brand new, and some from last year, so this has nothing to do with newer cells.
as far as i know, all of the latest happenings has been with LRP V-tech 4200 and some Orions.

pics
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[Rob Fitzgerald]

I am sure plenty of things will happen on the FIRST of April next year

[Lee]

Yeah the cling film trick on the toilet seat always gets me

[Elliott Hopkins]

GP should have kept making the 3700s.