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Old 01-08-2010, 03:41 PM   #112 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by hugho View Post
Good luck buying Chinese junque. I hate to throw cold water on someone willing and brave enough to be out there in front of the Pack. What happens if it catches fire? Will your insurance cover it? Probably not. I would keep my mouth shut. Unless cost and reliability show some positive direction, the Lithium battery future will be a dead end. It is so far. But good luck and good on you for trying to push the envelope.
It probably won't catch fire, although I wouldn't stick around to inhale the magic smoke. Insurance also won't cover it, but at least w/ these batteries I don't think there's much to worry about.
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