Originally Posted by
Bengsch85
I am a very tech savvy person when it comes to technology and you are wrong about that. Laptops, cell phones, and cameras use a Lithium Ion battery for its long battery life abilities where as the RC world use Lithium Poly batteries for their extreme power output. Lithium Ions are very docile and are not anymore dangerous then a regular battery.
I beg to differ. Li-po and Li-ion are both made up of lithium which is what explodes or catches fire when something goes wrong. I have been in the rc hobby for 20 years and we used Li-Ion and Li-Po in Helis long before rc cars even knew about them. I have personally seen Li-Ion explode. The main difference between a Li-Ion and a Li-Po is the amount of current/AMPs that the battery will give up/the C rating.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJCZ4ayioCU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNeeIzaeYDo
http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=tC0U...eature=related
These are ALL Li-ion battery's.