Originally Posted by
COBRARACING
Basic information a battery is a volume unit with capacity like a oxygen cyclinder is try and push 3000 psi into a cylinder in one go and see what happens it will heat to extreme temps and will explode depending on the material used in the manufacture.A battery isnt any different try and push rediculous current through it and it will explode .
That is a flawed analogy. If you have a cylinder that will hold 1,000 cubic inches of air, it will not explode if you add 1,000 cubic inches of air in 60 seconds (like charging at 2C) versus adding 1,000 cubic inches of air in 120 seconds (or like charging at 1c). It still gets the volume it is rated for. Sure, if you charge in NiMH mode and go above 8.4v and/or fill the cylinder above 1,000 cubic inches, it will explode.
Either way the battery still peaks at 8.4 volts, one way just gets it there faster.