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Originally Posted by SoftwareBug2.0
It's easy to say that you shouldn't abuse batteries but I've seen people accidentily drill into their battery and the type we use now is surprisingly forgiving.
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Take a LiFePO4 battery and drill a hole in it, and then attack it with a propane torch. It'll turn out pretty safe given the action. You can also discharge to 0V and bring the battery back to life.
The only disadvantage of a LiFePO4 battery is it's current capacity per cost. If you need 600 AMPs, you can get that cheaper with SLA. However, it's pretty much at the breakeven point when you consider that we can use less batteries, and that the batteries don't need to be replaced as often.
LiFePO4 also doesn't need balancing, and technically could be charged with an SLA charger (it is suboptimal). Reasonable priced non-balancing LiFePO4 chargers exist too.
"If you abuse the easy button, you become it." / "What does that mean?" / "We hit you and you say 'That was easy'" - ScoutingNerd175 [more] 
05-10-2014, 11:42
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