ORIGINAL: 3d-aholic
Well we kinda know about abuse on Lithium batteries....they don't like it.
Thats why I'd like to see some abuse data on these A123 batteries. How do they handle vibrations? Are they reliable? Sure the ignition will run at 3.3 volts, but does it like it... Or say over 50 flights, does it cause an increase failure rate of the electronic components. I doubt it...but I'm a bit more conservative with my $2500.
No one sponsoring me.
No one is sponsoring me either... but consideirng the abuse I put foamies through including crashes if the battery is installed properly I dont see what the problem would be. I also have a friend flying lipos in an high end 2m pattern plane.. while electric is smoother.. those negative 1.5 snaps are pretty darn violent amoungst other things
People do more damage running them harder than they are designed to run, running them down too low, and improperly charging them than anything.