AxisOfOil wrote:Also, if there is a short somewhere in the electrical system, your battery is then also shorted out... bye bye battery if you don't have a fuse to protect it.
And if you're running a LiPo setup, you'll most likely destroy your gun if you remove the fuse, and somehow a dead short happens.
Here's some videos of what happens when LiPo's are abused or overcharged:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DcpANRFrI4&feature=fvwhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joe_TBzD49Yhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qBBvsab2PEIt does not matter if its 1 LiPo, or 10 LiPo's. They are not for the average Joe. Even people who have been using them for a long time have had problems with them venting/exploding.
This is why when charging even single-cell Li-Ion cells, I charge them outside. Charging them inside is asking for trouble. Chances are small that the cell will vent/explode, but I'd rather have that happen outside, where it will char the rock, versus in the house, where it can burn the house down.
* If you notice ANY cell starts puffing up/inflating, TAKE IT TO A BATTERY RECYCLING CENTER (like Batteries Plus)!!! DO NOT THROW IT OUT! I don't think you want to be responsible for causing a fire inside a recycling truck, or one of the sorting facilities, do you?*
As with all batteries for AEG's, DO NOT LEAVE THEM UNATTENDED!!!!! I have blown up a Ni-Mh battery pack when I left it unattended for a few days. Luckily, I left it on the table, and the only major damage was some stuff near it was melted, and there were some burn marks on the table. If that was a LiPo, there'd likely be nothing left if the house.
I don't mean to scare you guys, but you should know the risks of LiPo batteries.
~Brian