I still use lipo sacks, I use one sack per battery. If you put more than one battery in there, then you have a chance of loosing two battery's. The track I co-operate, we require sacks to be used. Since we rent the building, it only makes sense.

cya.. cover your ass..sets!!! :)

Where was the fire extinguisher???????

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i have a ? so i cant use my onyx 230 with blinky balancer ? new to lipo .not safe?

nope....only need one if you're in my sig...:D

did you use one for nimh packs?.....no...well you should have because they were/are just as dangerous as a lipo.

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nimh will vent thats all

I didn't quote you so no I wasn't talking to you....and if you think that the only thing a nimh cell can do is vent you REALLY need to do some research. That's like saying a M80 will "vent"..:rolleyes:

lol iam not a noob to nimh i had them vent on me

You're saying the only thing a nimh cell will do is vent. All depends on what you mean by "vent". I've seen some vent like a shot gun shell...not pretty

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That sure appears to be a significant point of the thread. Built in balancers provide a much higher level of safety, they can slow or stop the charger if needed.

External balancers generally can’t do that. With the exception of a linked ThunderPower setup, maybe others I’m not aware of, but certainly most can’t.

Note the original poster didn’t have a problem for a time, just like someone else posted about not using balancing while charging. But lipos change with age and cycling, especially with heavy discharges, regardless of brand.

There is definitely an increased risk of problems developing over time.

Truth. Some of the last generations of nimh are scary.