Originally Posted by ShadowAu
Lipos are only "dangerous" because far too many people are lazy and don't take the care they should...
Agreed, 1000%
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Originally Posted by ShadowAu
but I've seen 1 PS catch fire and another start shocking the user every time he went near it... I have also seen more than one set of NiMH explode...
I wonder what caused the fire. Perhaps no short-circuit protection, or mis-configured wires? Bad soldering (loose connections causing short-circuits)? etc. I also wonder about the shocking. With a properly-grounded modern PS (that's well wired as well), that should not happen.
Even then though, I agree that commercial PSes are a lot better direction to go in the long-run. I eventually plan to "upgrade" to one once my other major purchases have been made.
I'm glad I haven't seen a NiMH explode yet. I've heard they go quite spectacularly as opposed to just "fire starters" that lipos tend to be.
Originally Posted by
ShadowAu
Its all relative... having used a converted PS and a proper "built for the job" commercial power supply, I know which I would rather have
Well, there's no way I'll argue that point
. I definitely plan to upgrade to a "real" commercial PS eventually. In the meantime though, I would rather that $60-80 go towards a radio or lipos
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