Splitting Large Lipo Packs?

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Originally Posted by RCRacing88

Because I live in the UK. I dont like buying from US especially for batteries

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Then buy the batteries from Hong Kong... :o

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Originally Posted by TheChris1696

Then buy the batteries from Hong Kong... :o

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No your not getting my point, I don't want to buy batteries from abroad. end of

Because if anything goes wrong, I cannot be bothered to deal with returns and postage and all that crap. Not to mention the long wait. average of 3 weeks

thanks andersonwal for that link to r/c calculations, thats what i was looking for when i was building my life packs using old laptop batteries

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Originally Posted by RCRacing88

No your not getting my point, I don't want to buy batteries from abroad. end of

Because if anything goes wrong, I cannot be bothered to deal with returns and postage and all that crap. Not to mention the long wait. average of 3 weeks

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Well if you buy locally, they are like a hundred a piece. I've been waiting for about 3 months for Lipos to run my E Revo. Never run before :(

Personally, i think if you get the cheap lipos at 20 dollars a pack, you can buy 5 for the price of one at your local shop and if one goes bad, your only out 20 bucks and you can easily afford a new one.

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Originally Posted by TheChris1696

Well if you buy locally, they are like a hundred a piece. I've been waiting for about 3 months for Lipos to run my E Revo. Never run before :(

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wait you have been waiting 3 months for your lipos to come to your house?

Splitting Lipo packs is definitely not for the inexperienced. It involves using a METAL soldering iron to un-solder the individual cell tabs that sit only millimeters from eachother. One small slip and you can have a disaster. I've been soldering for 10+ years and have split and rebuilt countless Lipos packs and I still get a little nervous when I'm tearing into them.

RCN has considered a tutorial for this very procedure but decided against it because of the raw danger involved.

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Originally Posted by shnebo

wait you have been waiting 3 months for your lipos to come to your house?

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No we sent the bad lipos back and they keep saying "We understand your concern. We will have to consult the relevant department for more information."

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Originally Posted by BSRC

Splitting Lipo packs is definitely not for the inexperienced. It involves using a METAL soldering iron to un-solder the individual cell tabs that sit only millimeters from eachother. One small slip and you can have a disaster. I've been soldering for 10+ years and have split and rebuilt countless Lipos packs and I still get a little nervous when I'm tearing into them.

RCN has considered a tutorial for this very procedure but decided against it because of the raw danger involved.

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What type of danger is involved? Will the packs explode if not unsoldered correctly or if there is something else wrong?

They can explode if soldered incorrectly, or if the paste inside gets to hot it can explode, you can accidentally cut the cell when cutting the pack which can make it explode, and much more.