Originally Posted by
Tanque
I'm sure many will consider me a Nervous Nellie but where practical I put in line fuse holders in my models as close to the battery as possible. Perhaps not in every last model but all my 1/10 ( some use 2 5000mAh packs in parallel) but I fear shorts. Perhaps the belief
in fuses is just a pipe dream but I'm hoping they'll head off some problems.
NiMH and certainly Li ion batteries just can't be taken lightly. I'm certain the original poster took all preventative steps but even the best intentions can't always counter the unexpected.
Jerry
EXACTLY! I think the lesson learned here is
to fuse any and all projects. I am spoiled because we don't do that with the Tamiya gear, but should (and I don't know if they are internally fused having never had one apart) so if there is an error or failure we save all that work and gear.
I am still in the planning stage... maybe add this to my Sturmpanzer Brummbar?
Jeff