what size lipo 5000 mAH cells?

[VegasF6]

I was looking around at some hobby sites for chargers, and I keep coming across 2S lipo packs at 5,000 and even 6,000 mAH packs.

http://www.ehobbies.com/thp50002sprd.html

That is just one example but there are many out there. Since these packs are pretty much designed to replace sub-c 6S packs, I am wondering if there are 2 very long cylindrical cells inside of them, roughly sub-c width?

Boy, with a 150A continous discharge rate and 5 amp capacity wouldn't that make a nice flashlight cell

Someone spend a 100$ or so and tear one of these apart

 

[Scottiver]

I hope you don't mean actually tear one of these LiPo's apart. If anyone is thinking of cutting into a LiPo.....DON"T! It will INSTANTLY vent with flame. I should know, it happened to me a few days ago while installing the electronics in an RC plane I was building. Very scary.

 

[gSPIN]

The individual cells are prismatic.
Inside the casing of the 7.4V pack u linked to would contain 2 rectangular foil pouches with the same footprint as the pack just each cell being half as thick.

yeah, don't be tryin rollin yer own pouches into a tube shape.

 

[VegasF6]

I hope you don't mean actually tear one of these LiPo's apart. If anyone is thinking of cutting into a LiPo.....DON"T! It will INSTANTLY vent with flame. I should know, it happened to me a few days ago while installing the electronics in an RC plane I was building. Very scary.

No, I didn't mean cut into the cells. Why would I want to do that? I meant extract them from the pack, as I had hoped they would be cylindrical.

But, Gspin points out they are prismatic.

Well, now to defy the laws of physics and shove em up a Mag

 

[43X16]

Car cells are too wide, but looks like some airplane cells fit, cool mag623 build here:

http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=220887

No, I didn't mean cut into the cells. Why would I want to do that? I meant extract them from the pack, as I had hoped they would be cylindrical.

But, Gspin points out they are prismatic.

Well, now to defy the laws of physics and shove em up a Mag

 

[Scottiver]

No, I didn't mean cut into the cells. Why would I want to do that? I meant extract them from the pack, as I had hoped they would be cylindrical.

I'm just trying to get the word out that these things can be very dangerous. One little nick and all hell breaks loose. So just be careful.

 

[VegasF6]

I hope you don't mean actually tear one of these LiPo's apart. If anyone is thinking of cutting into a LiPo.....DON"T! It will INSTANTLY vent with flame. I should know, it happened to me a few days ago while installing the electronics in an RC plane I was building. Very scary.

Got it. This experiment would be way to expensive for me anyhow. So what is the package made from? It is just something like a mylar or foil wrapper? I think I need to stick with metal cans.

That mag 623 is really nice, huh?

 

[Russel]

One possible option would be what A123 cells. At least that is what they are commonly called. LiFEPO4 might be a more accurate description.

http://www.battlepack.com/LiFEPO4.asp