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BrianG · 04.30.2010, 10:39 AM

The biggest issues about using lipos in a 4-cell transmitter are 1) the use of a BEC or any regulator will not let you know when the the lipo is at LVC, and 2) a BEC can fail, sending full input voltage to your radio.

Personally, for 4 cell radios, just get some low self-discharge NiMH cells. They are the next best thing compared to lipo without the shortcoming.

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BrianG RC-Monster Admin Offline Posts: 14,609 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Des Moines, IA	04.30.2010, 10:39 AM The biggest issues about using lipos in a 4-cell transmitter are 1) the use of a BEC or any regulator will not let you know when the the lipo is at LVC, and 2) a BEC can fail, sending full input voltage to your radio. Personally, for 4 cell radios, just get some low self-discharge NiMH cells. They are the next best thing compared to lipo without the shortcoming.