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Don’t Trash Your Lipos!

Lithium-polymer batteries (LiPos) have been a great boon to those of us involved in electric flight: They’re lighter and more energy dense than the Ni-Cd and NiMH batteries we used in the past, and they’re being used by more people all the time. But like all batteries, LiPos have a finite lifespan. Whether by way of crash damage, overcharge or overdischarge damage, or just plain old age, our batteries eventually come to an end of...

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