[SPAM] Re: LiPos we aren't the only people to see issues

[Ken Thompson III]

All,
I have heard a lot of stories about problems with LiPo battery packs.
I don't profess to be anywhere near as knowledgeable as many out there, however, I do have some experience in this area.  The only time I have ever had problems with my packs is when I either discharge them at a rate much higher than recommended or charge them in the same manner.
I have ruined four Kokum packs doing just that.
Learning my lesson was expensive, but it was learned.
I have four packs that I use strictly on my foamies.  In charging them I stick to the recommended charge rate and have never had them get more than a slightly warm to the touch.                                                                             The only problem I have ever had, since my learning process, is that when I fly in windy conditions I use more WOT, to bring the plane back against the wind, and that is when the packs have gotten to warm and have swelled a little.  I tend to bring the plane in early when I know the wind is getting too strong to safely use the batteries.
Stating again that I am not nearly as experienced as many of you, still, having somewhere between 200 and 250 flights on this batch of foamy aircraft, in the last 6 months, I have a little experience.

Ken
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  I saw that... interesting. I also have herd of people being shocked in the bathtub by lightning....   :>)


  Brian 
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