2008 INTERNATIONAL INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS "IIC" LAS VEGAS
08-08-2008, 11:12 AM
#1233
*sigh* Lack of knowledge for heating of lipo batteries. SMC bakes them in an oven at 180* for a temp test! The heat really gives a big performance boost to a lipos performance...People should really read, research, and do their own testing to see what happens. The battery in a mod run will hit the 130 degree mark anyways halfway through...
08-09-2008, 01:06 PM
#1238
Bah, go ahead and charge nimh @ 12amps. When you start to dump 4 minutes into the race and need a new pack every run..... well, I'm willing to compete with anyone using nimh using any method they want.
a pink tu-tu bet says the tc classes will be dominated by lipo.
a pink tu-tu bet says the tc classes will be dominated by lipo.
08-09-2008, 03:10 PM
#1240
Hmmm I see a worm in this can
Now that lipos are going to be used in national competition, where drivers and teams are looking for the smallest of advantages, if there hasn't been already, there is going to be experimentation. People will try all sorts of different charging routines and protocals. Hopefully they will resist the urge but I think the whole idea of "experimenting" with lipos is inherently dangerous.
It maybe that their is a direct relation or corelation between those methods which provide the most performance boost and those methods which are the least likley to cause the battery to self distruct.
My guess is that it is just the opposite, it is like most other things, pushing a given component to its performance limit, will also push it to its safety limit.
You also have to factor in chance. What if charging method X gives a significant performance boost but has a 1% chance of the battery exploding like a hand grenade. Even a dozen tests of this method are not likely to reveal the real danger prior to some one(s) being hurt.
In general looking to the future I can see the need for limiting or regulating the actual charging process/parameters.
It maybe that their is a direct relation or corelation between those methods which provide the most performance boost and those methods which are the least likley to cause the battery to self distruct.
My guess is that it is just the opposite, it is like most other things, pushing a given component to its performance limit, will also push it to its safety limit.
You also have to factor in chance. What if charging method X gives a significant performance boost but has a 1% chance of the battery exploding like a hand grenade. Even a dozen tests of this method are not likely to reveal the real danger prior to some one(s) being hurt.
In general looking to the future I can see the need for limiting or regulating the actual charging process/parameters.
08-09-2008, 04:42 PM
#1241
basically restating Sobottka's comment. There is a TON of information on threads like the SMC thread where testing has already been done under safe conditions by professional people.
if in the future there are rules and reg's on charging, it will probably be based off of a Scotty Earnst Production.........
if in the future there are rules and reg's on charging, it will probably be based off of a Scotty Earnst Production.........
08-09-2008, 06:37 PM
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