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VintageMA · 10.12.2007, 11:00 PM

I've had my experiences with my initial purcahses from FDM when I was first learning about brushless.

All I can say is that I bought 4 of the 2S 3700mAh lipos from him and I almost s**t myself when I discovered that when they were a year old 1 of them puffed just sitting in storage. About 2 months later the other 3 packs all puffed the same way. Needless to say that was about $500+ down the drain.

I've never had any other lipo puff up on me like that (and we're talking owning TP, Kokam, Orion, TrackPower, and MaxAmps packs).

Just as a side note - I read this about a puffed or vented pack somewhere - it said put the pack in salt water and put a knife through it. They didn't happen to mention how volatile the chemistry in the lipos really are. When I put the knife through the pack it literally melted the last 1/2" of the knife to the point where it looked like it came out of a blast furnace.

After learning my lesson, all I can say re: FDM is - "JUST SAY NO!!!"

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VintageMA RC-Monster Aluminum Offline Posts: 660 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: CT	10.12.2007, 11:00 PM I've had my experiences with my initial purcahses from FDM when I was first learning about brushless. All I can say is that I bought 4 of the 2S 3700mAh lipos from him and I almost st myself when I discovered that when they were a year old 1 of them puffed just sitting in storage. About 2 months later the other 3 packs all puffed the same way. Needless to say that was about $500+ down the drain. I've never had any other lipo puff up on me like that (and we're talking owning TP, Kokam, Orion, TrackPower, and MaxAmps packs). Just as a side note - I read this about a puffed or vented pack somewhere - it said put the pack in salt water and put a knife through it. They didn't happen to mention how volatile the chemistry in the lipos really are. When I put the knife through the pack it literally melted the last 1/2" of the knife to the point where it looked like it came out of a blast furnace. After learning my lesson, all I can say re: FDM is - "JUST SAY NO!!!" “Everyone has a right to be stupid; some people just abuse** the privilege.”