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Old January 18th 13, 01:17 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Martin Gregorie[_5_]
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Default Maybe Lithium batteries in gliders not quite such a good ideayet?

On Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:39:38 -0800, terry wrote:

Also... The other folks here are right... LiPo are the dangerous
battery. LiFePo4 are quite safe. The chance of an oxygen pocket being
formed are damn near zero.

Here's a bit more on the 878 problem. It includes a photo of the burnt-
out PSU at Boston. Scary.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/01...787_batteries/



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