LIPO

hi,

are LiPos anygood for heavy batteries???

A) Expensive
B) Require specialised charging
C) Dangerous if damaged
D) Wont handle discharge

Kane...The word you are looking for is NO! :)

Never say no... Otherwise we wouldnt have pillow torque

Good point there Kane, but I still wouldnt fancy trying to run a heavy on LiPo for all the reasons stated above..Have you ever seen a LiPo battery fire?..I have, very pretty, unbeleaveably hot and you just cant put it out!!

We had a battery explode while on charge in the house... fortunately someone heard the pop and we managed to extinguish it.

Not a nice experience, and that was only one cell.

What batteries ar the best on the market right now then? According to everyones personal oppinions of course.

Sanyo NiCds seem to be the best choice at the moment... Just dont connect them in parallel for too long (e.g. charging, storeage).

(Message edited by kane on November 07, 2005)

Salt is required when dealing with LiPo fires, weve run them in ants for yearskeep them from being damaged and ur fine but cant honestly say that theres any LiPo on the market tough enough for heavyweights,

http://masterinstruments.com.au/browse/Model/SLPB80460330.htmlhttp://masterinstruments.com.au/brow...B80460330.html

100amp cells... 200amps discharge... 2.6kg per cell... Good enough for ya ?

Nice find.

Somehow I think these cost a packet. Plus it says Minimum order quanities may apply.

looked at putting these types of battery in a robot once, might do it some day, but not quite brave enough at the moment.

Aaron, Bit heavy maybe. Youll need at least 6 to 10 cells. 10 cells is 26 kg. Then hawker SBS16Ah are lighter and cheaper, faster to charge and safer to use.