ORIGINAL: BuschBarber
Stay with the old technology batteries if you want but do not discourage others from enjoying the freedom from endless charging.
Freedom from endless charging?
Is that what you think you are gaining?
I have news for you. The aircraft uses the energy - not the battery. You will charge the same no matter what kind of battery you use.
I have a Multiplex EVO that came with a NIMH battery when I bought it in 2007. The battery has never been out of the transmitter. I sometimes leave it in my car that sits in my garage in Phoenix while I go to Seattle for the summer. If I had a lipo in there I could possibly lose my transmitter, my car and my house.
I charge it about once every six weeks. I don't fly a lot but I do a lot of testing which can use it more than flying. I charge it in the transmitter with the charger that came with the radio. It doesn't need a fancy balance charger that costs an arm and a leg.
If you think there is a small risk then you should read the "Lipo fires are real" thread in RCG.