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Right. Intrigued by this Lithium Battery witch hunt, I consulted my triton charger hand book. When I oponed the box, the first thing that dropped out was a sheet of A4 with Important warning concerning the use of li-ion and li-poly cells Stating that The Li-io/Li-poly chemistry is a very volatile mixture. Misuse can quickly result in Li-ion/Li-poly cells getting hot, exploding, or igniting, which could lead to serious damage or personal injury. When I got the charger out, there was a sticker on it saying exactly the same thing. When I oponed the instruction manual, which details how to charge the types of batt that the triton can charge- Nicad, Nimh, Li-ion, Li-poly, SLA etc, under the Li-ion/Li-poly section, it says right at the top, in bold Important warning concerning the use of li-ion and li-poly cells Stating that The Li-io/Li-poly chemistry is a very volatile mixture. Misuse can quickly result in Li-ion/Li-poly cells getting hot, exploding, or igniting, which could lead to serious damage or personal injury.
I get the impression the triton manufacturers are trying to tell me something. I then spoke to some folks at Sussex Model Centre. The conclusion was the same. Whether or not the explode when you look at the, as some ppl seem to be claiming, it is clear that they are more dangerous than the other battery types, and whilst we all strive to be as careful as possible with our batteries anyway, extra care should be taken when using these.
As a bare minimum, ensure all your li-ion/li-poly batts have obtained UL1642 approval (quality of construction) and I would say you also want to ensure it has a built-in protection circuit. When draining this things quickly, and charging them, there is a much much greater risk of them exploding than there is with Nicads or Nimhs and so on.
As with most things like this, ensuring you use the safest and best practise (and I would be dubious as to whether or not use in a fighting root is safe practise) then there shouldnt be a problem.
Happy new year,
Eddy
Right. Intrigued by this Lithium Battery witch hunt, I consulted my triton charger hand book. When I oponed the box, the first thing that dropped out was a sheet of A4 with Important warning concerning the use of li-ion and li-poly cells Stating that The Li-io/Li-poly chemistry is a very volatile mixture. Misuse can quickly result in Li-ion/Li-poly cells getting hot, exploding, or igniting, which could lead to serious damage or personal injury. When I got the charger out, there was a sticker on it saying exactly the same thing. When I oponed the instruction manual, which details how to charge the types of batt that the triton can charge- Nicad, Nimh, Li-ion, Li-poly, SLA etc, under the Li-ion/Li-poly section, it says right at the top, in bold Important warning concerning the use of li-ion and li-poly cells Stating that The Li-io/Li-poly chemistry is a very volatile mixture. Misuse can quickly result in Li-ion/Li-poly cells getting hot, exploding, or igniting, which could lead to serious damage or personal injury.
I get the impression the triton manufacturers are trying to tell me something. I then spoke to some folks at Sussex Model Centre. The conclusion was the same. Whether or not the explode when you look at the, as some ppl seem to be claiming, it is clear that they are more dangerous than the other battery types, and whilst we all strive to be as careful as possible with our batteries anyway, extra care should be taken when using these.
As a bare minimum, ensure all your li-ion/li-poly batts have obtained UL1642 approval (quality of construction) and I would say you also want to ensure it has a built-in protection circuit. When draining this things quickly, and charging them, there is a much much greater risk of them exploding than there is with Nicads or Nimhs and so on.
As with most things like this, ensuring you use the safest and best practise (and I would be dubious as to whether or not use in a fighting root is safe practise) then there shouldnt be a problem.
Happy new year,
Eddy
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