any cell is dangerous if mistreated, if lipo was so dangerous would we be using it??
have to say this though, ALWAYS balance charge, you are protecting yourself and the pack by doing it.
i shorted, overcharged and shot a dying lipo cell and it did little more than smoke, they will catch fire, but it aint easy, the cell needs to be well charged and either greatly overheated or punctured. nicad will also explode and catch fire, from personal experience when a charger failed to cut off back in the good old days.... nimh cell went up at the club two weeks ago. in short anything that provides energy and gets abused is dangerous. treat your cells like a can of petrol!!
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