Thanks Tord - that's a very comprehensive list of the dangers of the LiPo cells. I guess we will probably learn to deal with the risks involved - just as now we don't (much) consider the bombs we carry round with 'Primus' or 'Camp-Gaz' written on the side of the tin ;-) Maybe I can have a special 'survival' mechanism that launches a big LiPo cell up into the sky and shorts it out - to produce either a seriously-visible distress flare & thunderclap or else a weapon against big launches on auto-pilot ;-) Instead of carrying the AC inverter, have you thought of attaching one or more 'female' cigarette-lighter sockets to the big battery and then plugging in all the car cables (cigarette-lighter charging cables) for the various devices. That usually saves weight and some inefficiency (as you convert up to 240V and then back down to DC). Even if the inverter is efficient (and at low loads, they rarely are); the plug-packs or wall-warts (whatever name we use) are usually terrible - just feel how hot they get. Best Regards Paul Hayward, Auckland, New Zealand *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Oct 20 2009 - 07:43:28 PDT
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