gday gents ,
i do use lipos, in a small, new way , to drive my foam plane trainer, so i do know a little about them ,but far from a large experience. I suspect some of my issues come from motor drawing more Amps than the controller could handle , I didnt check that , rather only voltage ,and from memory , it was close to 12V, as battery was a 11.1V, I thought I was good
for the record, lipo` s are safe too use,if in doubt, buy a good charger , both mine charge the battery, and the battery is almost cold to the touch, very safe useage, but they are capable of delivering high current.
In the past , I have always treated this part of the circuit, as a power supply, in the future i will also, but I will be more careful checking both amps+voltage supply, to motor .
but do we need a lipo s/c ?? may be we do, when it comes to the older design s/c ?????
to solve my small battery issues, I have ordered some 123 NiMh cells , looking at LiFe cells,as a AA cells produces 3.3V
regards and thanks bill s