Someone finally did it.

[2genewb]

in the end it's your call. your point on the safety of lipo might be valid, but i'm not that paranoid. nor do i assume anyone posting in this thread is likely to burn their house down with one.

simply put, the insurance companies have to qualify any reasoning for not paying your claim. in the event it's possible they can't do so, it's only going to cost them more if the victim is intelligent, educated and driven enough to fight it. if they see lack of intelligence and drive, they're going to run you over no matter what equipment failed.

you're right... they are among the most profitable businesses. they didn't become that way by fighting frivolous, useless battles, either. that would highly effect the bottom line and they're very weary of that whether you'd like to believe it or not.

the squeaky wheel gets the lube. people who don't fight their insurance companies get the shaft all the time. people who call their local news station and get their story on the 10 o'clock news get immediate action. it's your choice.

if you're not interested in the battle, buy what you want... but in the event it fails, hire professionals with good reputations to fight your fight for you. if it appeals to you, that's your prerogative. if i ever need anything even remotely close to this power, i won't be buying this unless i first put a dedicated 240V line with a dedicated breaker in my house, personally. adding the almost $600 price tag to that work is good motivation for me to just wire up a couple server PSU's, but that's just me. i won't knock you for your decision.

i have stated how it's done 99% of the time and how public adjusters win your case for you. if that's not good enough for you, that's acceptable to me. i've seen it, i've done it, i'm sure i'll be in a position to do it again eventually. take that for what it's worth, but i'd rather not argue the information i put up for the benefit of others any further.

[_paralyzed_]

12 volts dc is 12 volts dc, and a power supply is a power supply. The power supply in question wasn't "designed for lipos", it was designed to supply power.

[magman]

Originally Posted by _paralyzed_

12 volts dc is 12 volts dc, and a power supply is a power supply. The power supply in question wasn't "designed for lipos", it was designed to supply power.

Good point....what you do with that power is up to you

[JERRY2KONE]

Everyone has an opinion but just because you believe that it should be viewed that way, does not make it so. I get what your saying and I agree to a point. A PSU is a PSU, right? The second you have to modify wiring, or any of the components of a peice of electronic equipment that was designed for a specific purpose in order to make it work for your personal desire it no longer meets the intended use prescribed by the manufacturer. Regardless of how simple you may think the modification is, or whether it is still being used to convert power or not. Yes the PSU still converts power, but computer server PSU's were not designed for charging batteries regardless of whether you or I think it will make no difference to its operation. We can split hairs all day long arguing back and forth trying to make each others point heard, but when you are dealing with the letter of the law in a law suit there has to be no doubt that whatever modification you might do meets the intended use of the manufacturer. I can garuntee you that no manufacturer will stand behind your changes to his design if burns down a house.

This particular disagreement reminds me of the "No helmet" laws in various states. Yes millions of motorcycle riders ride every single day without squashing their mellons, but there are still motorcycle deaths every week atributed to not wearing a helmet. You may use your home made rig every day to charge your Lipos and never ever have a problem with it, but if it does short circuit and burn your home down or even kill someone in the process you will be kicking yourself in the arse every single day after you lose everything in a fire caused by your insistance that it is OK. Just call me the Devil's advocate.