Originally Posted by
khudzik
+1 on that one, my buddy was trying to start a stubborn GRP .28 for the first time just the other day. Got pissed off and decided he was going to win no matter what. The result's this, he did start the engine but ended up with a perfectly puffed up Losi starter box LiPo pack.
He kinda got pissed at himself after that.
And that's why I think lipo in the starter box isn't the brightest idea. It's too easy to generate a crazy load unintentionally. NICD is so much more robust -- the pack would have just heated up a little, not destroyed itself. By the time you realize what's going on, the motor is already stopped and the battery is already under crazy load. Just seems like asking for trouble to me.