On Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at 7:30:38 AM UTC-7, Tango Eight wrote:
On Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at 1:10:56 AM UTC-4, jfitch wrote:

If it has lithium in it, it is a Lithium Ion battery...

Given the different charging/discharging *requirements* associated with "LiIon" vs "LiPo" vs "LFP", that's a very dangerous statement.

T8

The truth is never dangerous, but ignorance is. What people need to do is get used to saying LiPo or LiCo, or LiMn or LiFePo4 (LFP for short). The danger is in ignorance that these are different batteries. You don't charge NiCads the same as SLA the same as flooded LA do you? Yet they are all batteries. The details matter. Even in your post you imply that LiIon is different than LFP. An LFP is a LiIon (it uses a lithium compounded anode or cathode, and ions to transport current). There is a wide variety of lithium based batteries just as there is a wide variety of carbon, nickel, and lead batteries. Treat them the same at your own peril - please educate yourself.