How hard to do you suppose it would be to remove the battery bars from the cells. You guys have me really curious about these A123s. I just got a 7XL to run in a buggy conversion that I am doing and lipo has me kind of worried because racing can get kind of rough. I'm even considering going back to nimh for running at the track.

I want to use the cells in power tubes. One in a 3S2P configuration and the other in a 2S2P configuration for a total of 5S. I think that my Mamba Max ESC can handle that and the A123s should be much safer than lipo too. I figure I could have a complete set for about $140, if I use cells from a dewalt pack.