Quote Originally Posted by Chris230291 View Post
Yeah i understand Li-pos can be dangerous.
We are building COMBAT ROBOTS, not Barbiemobiles.
That's why i can't understand Li-ion being disallowed. They seem just as safe as Ni-Mh :S
Primary cell batteries ain't in the rules either, just because they are unsuited for our purposes. But I don't believe, if you turn up with a suitable Li-Ion pack, you would be "disallowed" to compete.
I was worried about discharge rates. I don't want the batteries to bottleneck my motors.
If you want discharge rates, you could look at the Hawker Cyclon SLA cells. Those start @2V 2.5Ah , and those little ones have a discharge rate of 500A+ that's 200C