Thanks to e_lm_70 for taking apart the Digi Propo Special, and
posting pictures of it in the gallery, we were able to learn about
a fuse in the controller that is not in the standard Propo
controller. It was a fair guess that the fuse was in line to
protect the controller from any damage from the batteries.
Because of that, I decided to use NiMHs in my Propo Special,
and after 2 weeks I'm having no problems yet
I decided to play with my regular controller, which I only used
for a few minutes the first day I got it with my car. I put the
NiMHs in, played for a little while, then I felt a little concerned
about damaging something, because I know that there's no
fuse in the controller. So I went back to the Propo Special.
I dug up the manuals for my controllers because I was looking
for any codes that might have been printed for the Propo
Special that I might have missed. First, though, I looked
through the manual for the regular Propo to check out the
warning about the NiMHs, and it was easy to spot because it
says 'NiMH' and has the recycle logo. And you see all the
exlamation marks. However, when I looked through the manual
for the Propo Special... there's no warning about using NiMHs!
Not on any of the pages, and not on the box itself.
I am truly convinced that using NiMHs in the Propo Special is
safe. But I do think that it's dangerous to use in the regular
Propo controller. I will continue using NiMHs in my Propo
Special, and will let everyone know if something does go wrong.
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