Li-Polymer or Li-Ion?

[MACH1]

What battery is better and why?

[TheB1GDude]

Go with Li-Ions if your new to liths then you less likely to blow yourself up! Spend a year or so working with them then move to Li-Pols..... seriously guys amatuers shouldn't play with li-polys.... you have been warned!

[KITT222]

i like my NiMHs. they're powerful, and i dont need any soldering, and they recharce in 15 minutes or less.

[Sweed]

If your asking about it, you won't need LiPo for your application.
Go with Li-Ion. More speed than you'll ever need.

[texan_idiot25]

Li-ion and read all the warnings. Chemical explosions are no bueno.

[MACH1]

I see that somes Li-poly they indicate 10C, 12C, 15C, 18C or 20C High discharge rate. This means higer discharge current gives you powerful acceleration. In this case, the Li-poly is better or Li-Ion have more discharge current rate?

[texan_idiot25]

li-po is better, li-ion is safer for what it's worth..

[Dark Knight]

is 10+ c safe for the xmods? stock fets

[benoj]

yes 10+ C is safe i have 15C and 20C lipos on my stock xmods. and with lipos the common thing said is go with li ion bc they are safer just bc of the metal casing on it (which is true but they both are still very dangerous if you dont have any prior knowledge). only go with lithium in general if you are comfortable working with it

[Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by benoj

yes 10+ C is safe i have 15C and 20C lipos on my stock xmods. and with lipos the common thing said is go with li ion bc they are safer just bc of the metal casing on it (which is true but they both are still very dangerous if you dont have any prior knowledge). only go with lithium in general if you are comfortable working with it

i just bought a 2s 610mAh 20c lipo. i will be running it on a stock gen1 with a stage 2