Leave NiMH battery inside the tank?

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Re: Leave NiMH battery inside the tank?

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In conclusion, just keep the battery inside your tank when not in use or charging AT YOUR OWN RISK?
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Re: Leave NiMH battery inside the tank?

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My tanks all have their LI-PO batteries still in them, the last time they were run was probably 5 months ago, they're all still there no spontaneous combustion of any sorts. ;)

I do charge them out of the tanks in a left over metal dog water bowl juuuuust in case there's a problem.
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Re: Leave NiMH battery inside the tank?

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I was just looking at my Makita cordless drill which has a Lithium Ion rechargeable battery in it.
Is that a different or safer battery to a LI-PO battery?
Considering millions of tradies around the globe use these batt's and usually use them very roughly , are we over worrying about modern rechargeable batt's?
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Re: Leave NiMH battery inside the tank?

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I'm going to use my tank and battery for acid test -- leave the battery (NiMH) in the tank when not use and charge the battery when connected to board (switch off, of course).
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I suppose it depends on whether you are a gambler. Most of us buy insurance but never need it, it's all down to the odds on whether something will go wrong. At the end of the day do you want to gamble your tank against whether your battery is going to be the umpteen million to one possibility that the battery may overheat and damage your tank or the control board.

As Clint Eastwood would say 'Are you feeling lucky?' :) :)

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Re: Leave NiMH battery inside the tank?

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AlwynTurner wrote:I suppose it depends on whether you are a gambler. Most of us buy insurance but never need it, it's all down to the odds on whether something will go wrong. At the end of the day do you want to gamble your tank against whether your battery is going to be the umpteen million to one possibility that the battery may overheat and damage your tank or the control board.

As Clint Eastwood would say 'Are you feeling lucky?' :) :)

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If you consider this as gamble, we need to know/ask what is the bet. a TK22 board costs around $110, a 3000mah NiMH battery cost around $30, and a charger cost around $5. at worst, the whole tank cost $7000 (unlikely to happen). even the most expert here aren't certain if it is safe or not to do so, why not risking $150 to find an answer?
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Re: Leave NiMH battery inside the tank?

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$7000 R/C tank?!?! Not in 1/16 scale, not unless you're nucking futs! (Transpose the N and F)

Mine are maybe a $1000 each and I feel like an idiot spending that I couldn't imagine $7000 for a 1/16 tank! Maybe 1/6 or 1/4.
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Re: Leave NiMH battery inside the tank?

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Storing in a tank I really don't see the issue honestly, how many batteries in good condition spontaneously combust? Hobby shops have stacks of them all together, countless batteries in countless houses all over the world and they're all ok too.


Can a battery go bad and explode? Sure it can. Could you also be hit in the head and killed by a bolt falling off the international space station? Sure you can.
To use the gambler analogy from above I'll have to ask what are the odds!
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Re: Leave NiMH battery inside the tank?

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jackalope wrote:$7000 R/C tank?!?! Not in 1/16 scale, not unless you're nucking futs! (Transpose the N and F)

Mine are maybe a $1000 each and I feel like an idiot spending that I couldn't imagine $7000 for a 1/16 tank! Maybe 1/6 or 1/4.
Sorry, typo mistakes, it's $700.
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Re: Leave NiMH battery inside the tank?

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I have several tanks I run out on a regular basis with nimh batteries and lipos and I don't remove them from the tanks unless I'm changing batteries. I don't remove them even when I'm storing them for periods of time with little to no explosions.....

yet.
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