Originally Posted by or8ital
Safety is a big concern for them and they dont have the means right now to determine on their own which cells are safe and which are not. His hope would be that there perhaps will be some standardization and governance around lithium-x batteries in general that they could look to for help on safety. He pointed to the fact that its not just RC batteries that catch fire but you hear of cell phone and laptop batteries doing the same.
With NiMH batteries, doesn't a "brand" get submitted for approval? (Not the NiMH cell design/manufacture/etc).
So what's to stop Orion or Trakpower from submitting their "Hard Cased" LiPo cells for approval? Safety? come-on everyone please take their cell phone from their pocket and open it up and see what type of battery it is. My Blackberry 8700g says Lithium Ion 3.7v (meaning that it is a LiPo cell). How my 8700g Blackberry's are there in the world...
Safety guidelines are needed not just for LiPo but NiMH too.