Argument thread: Low specc batteries don't kill ESC's. Or do they?

Allright, im in all out war with this dipstick from RCU who continuously states that there is no way that todays brushless systems, especially the ESC are damaged by batteries that are subpar both in quality and specc.

I was under the impression from day one of owning my first brushless truck, the Savage Flux that using Lipos and especially nimh batteries that are incapable of feeding the MMM with enough current results in the MMM going *poof* as we have seen many times before with alot of peoples MMM setups. But is this truly not the case? This guy states that the lipos should be exploding and smoking as a result of using below specc batteries for an application. Well, I sure as hell aint seeing Lipos going puff, but I sure as hell am seeing alot of MMM making smoke when the Lipos or Nimh arn't up to par.

We discussed this topic at length already. So why the hell is the theory that subpar batteries ARE NOT responsible for ESC failures appearing?

http://www.rc-monster.com/forum/showthread.php?t=24142

http://www.rc-monster.com/forum/show...ighlight=zippy

I want this settled once and for all, are using batteries either lipor nimh that are not up to specc capable of ruining ESC's or is it caused by some other force of nature according to this guy?

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_10...m.htm#10025159

I'm seeing MMM' going poof in these vids, not lipos.

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