Ive heard a lot about Li-Po batteries, can I use them in my Submarine?
Li-Po batteries, while providing very high power to weight ratios are extremely sensitive to over charging and discharging as well as being very delicate (structurally). Li-Po batteries require special charging and balancing stations to avoid the danger of explosion and fire. Another drawback is their need to have voltage limiters built into the speed controls attached to them. These speed controls limit the low voltage on each cell in the battery to around 3.2 volts per cell. Drawing Li-Po batteries down below this point will cause permanent damage to the battery pack. Normally, R/C submarines are low amperage draw models; therefore the need for a high output battery does not apply the same way it would in a model aircraft. The drawbacks to these batteries out weigh the advantages.
